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End of the Beginning

Gorbachev visited London in 1991 to ask world leaders for aid, and they demanded that he move to an open market economy. His plan to do so failed. The programme contains tapes of Gorbachev’s meetings with Deputies and interviews with Yeltsin and Shevardnadze.

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  • Originally Aired July 5, 1991
  • Runtime 49 minutes
  • Network BBC Two
  • Production Company Brook Lapping Productions
  • Notes Is a season finale
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Name Type Role
Angus Macqueen Director