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Mikhail Gorbachev

On the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Stephen Sackur meets Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the Soviet Union. How does he see East West relations today?

HARDtalk is in Berlin as the city marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall - that extraordinary moment which dramatised the collapse of the communist system and the end of the Cold War. Stephen Sackur speaks to Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the Soviet Union, architect of the policy of reform and openness which was supposed to revitalise the Soviet empire but instead hastened its demise. How does he see East West relations today?

30 minutes

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Sat 15 Nov 201407:30GMT
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PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestMikhail Gorbachev

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