The Last Days of the USSR
2011•52m•8.0•Released
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
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.
Director
Jean-Charles Deniau
Writer
Serge Kostine, Jean-Charles Deniau
Languages
Russian, French, Polish
Studio
Roche Productions
Cast
Philippe Faure
Self (voice)
Stephen F. Cohen
Self
Grigoriy Yavlinskiy
Self
Andrei Gratchev
Self
Mikhail Gorbachev
Self
Algirdas Brazauskas
Self
Eduard Shevardnadze
Self
Alexander Yakovlev
Self
Valentin Pavlov
Self
Gennady Burbulis
Self
Valery Boldin
Self
Kazimira Prunskienė
Self
Yegor Ligachyov
Self
Roland Dumas
Self
Noam Chomsky
Self
Production
Company
Roche Productions
Company
France Télévisions
Company
Planète+
Company
LCP - Assemblée nationale
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