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The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean: Gorbachev's decision
Was there any hint that the was going to fall when Rory Maclean was there in the spring of 1989? How important was Moscow and the decision that Gorbachev made? The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean, Part 2
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean: Putin's Russia
Does Putin feel like he is in a position of strength or is his troublemaking a profound weakness? Does Rory MacLean think we might be looking back at our failure of underestimating the Putin regime? The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory...
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean: Optimism of days past
What became of Rory Macleans optimism of those days when the wall fell? What are his thoughts on what went wrong in Russia? The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean, Part 3
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean: Revisiting West Berlin
What was West Berlin like just before the wall fell? When in West Berlin, how obvious was the wall at the time? The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean, Part 1
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Alexander Dubcek and Soviet premier Leonid Brezhnev hug and kiss after their 1968 Prague Spring meeting in Czechoslovakia.
Alexander Dubcek and Soviet premier Leonid Brezhnev hug and kiss after their 1968 Prague Spring meeting in Czechoslovakia.
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Saturday, August 24, 1968 Streets of Prague during Soviet occupation. The opposition sabotage Soviet plans. Soviet politicians in conference.
Part two of Seven Days to Remember Part 2, documenting events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia in August, 1968. Made by valiant Czech filmmakers, who risked their lives to film the defiance in the streets and to get their...
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Sunday, August 25, 1968 Prague citizens opposing the Soviet occupation rename their streets and put up posters and signs of protest.
Part three of Seven Days to Remember Part 2, documenting events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia in August, 1968. Made by valiant Czech filmmakers, who risked their lives to film the defiance in the streets and to get their...
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CLEAN : Thousands gather at concert for Ukraine in Prague
Thousands of people attend a benefit concert for Ukraine in central Prague's iconic Wenceslas square, rallying point for both the 1968 Prague Spring and the 1989 Velvet Revolution (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Friday, August 23, 1968 people of Prague protesting against Soviet occupation. Marching and striking. State Bank is occupied. Soviet tanks in the city.
Part one of Seven Days to Remember Part 2, documenting events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia in August, 1968. Made by valiant Czech filmmakers, who risked their lives to film the defiance in the streets and to get their...
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Tuesday, August 27, and Wednesday, August 28, 1968 People against the Moscow Protocol. Public meeting at night. Remembrance service for those killed.
Part six of Seven Days to Remember Part 2, documenting events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia in August, 1968. Made by valiant Czech filmmakers, who risked their lives to film the defiance in the streets and to get their...
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Monday, August 26, 1968 Prague citizens watch tanks go by and mourn the dead.
Part four of Seven Days to Remember Part 2, documenting events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia in August, 1968. Made by valiant Czech filmmakers, who risked their lives to film the defiance in the streets and to get their...
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Tuesday, August 27, 1968 Soviet tanks have left Prague. Moscow Protocol is announced and people protest. Emil Zatopek and Alexander Dub_ek speak.
Part five of Seven Days to Remember Part 2, documenting events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia in August, 1968. Made by valiant Czech filmmakers, who risked their lives to film the defiance in the streets and to get their...