La Fin de l'Union Soviétique
On 25 December 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as President of the USSR. He handed over the nuclear trigger to the President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin. After reaching the summit of power in March 1985, Gorbachev- in the space of less than seven years- profoundly transformed the course of history in his own country, the whole of the Soviet bloc, and in the process the entire world. Caught in the crossfire of attacks by both Conservatives and Radicals, Gorbachev found that the more his reforms led to action, the more isolated he became. As the Secretary General of an omnipotent party- whose monopoly he had however broken and whose legitimacy to govern he had called into question- and the President of a Union which exploded once the republics' rights of self-determination were recognised, Gorbachev found himself forced to resign in December 1991. These events have all been abundantly described, analysed, chronicled and of course filmed. But to a very considerable extent, they have been seen through Western eyes, from viewpoints shaped by years of Cold War realities. The aim here is to have the story told by the protagonists, those who committed themselves to backing Gorbachev in this unprecedented venture: what were they hoping for? Why and how did they take a particular decision?
France / France - 2001 - 52 mn - Betacam SP - Colour
Réalisation
Elisabeth Kapnist
Scénario
Lilly Marcou, Elisabeth Kapnist, Andrei Gratchev
Image
Marc Seferchian
Son
Myriam René, Benjamin Malrieu
Montage
Françoise Besnier
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Production
Institut National de l'Audiovisuel,
4 avenue de l'Europe,
94366 Bry-sur-Marne Cedex, France
Tél : +33 (0)1 49 83 25 99
Fax : +33 1 4983 3182
E-mail : gcollas@ina.fr
Co-Production
France 5, Discovery Channel & Discovery Networks
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Ventes
Institut National de l'Audiovisuel,
4 avenue de l'Europe,
94366 Bry-sur-Marne Cedex, France
Tél : +33 1 4983 2000
Fax : +33 1 4983 3182
E-mail : mgautard@ina.fr |
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