The Second Russian Revolution

50m2 Seasons

EnglishEnded

1 · Enter Gorbachev

2 · The Battle for Glasnost

3 · The Yeltsin File

4 · Revolution from Below

5 · Breaking Ranks

6 · End of the Beginning

Crew and Cast

John Woodvine

John WoodvineNarrator (voice)

Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Boris Yeltsin

Eduard Shevardnadze

Eduard Shevardnadze

Storyline

The acclaimed documentary series from 1991 that examined political in-fighting in the Soviet Union and the battle for perestroika.

The Second Russian Revolution poster

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Info

Status: Ended
First aired: 31 May 1991
Last aired: 30 November 1991

Production

Studios: Brook Lapping Productions
Countries: United Kingdom
Networks: BBC Two

Episodes

Seasons: 2
Episodes: 8
Runtime: 50m
Type: Documentary
In production: No

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English, Russian