The Last Days of the USSR

Plot

From 1989 to 1991 a string of unpredictable events happened that brought to light the rivalry between two men: Gorbachev, hindered by the economic results of his perestroika, and Yeltsin, embodying the hopes of the Russian people. Illustrated with interviews of top protagonists such as Mikhail Gobachev himself, the documentary recounts the critical last two years of the former USSR.

Cast

Philippe Faure

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Stephen F. Cohen

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Grigoriy Yavlinskiy

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Andrei Gratchev

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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Algirdas Brazauskas

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Eduard Shevardnadze

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Alexander Yakovlev

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Valentin Pavlov

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Gennady Burbulis

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Valery Boldin

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Kazimira Prunskienė

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Yegor Ligachyov

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Roland Dumas

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Noam Chomsky

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