as well it's communist party has chosen mikhail gorbachev as his general secretary. in nineteen ninety five gorbachev started his policy of perestroika to bring down the iron curtain soon after supper of receive that famous call from gorbachev he told his seventy exile was over. when he abnormality of the situation became clear everyone went on to discuss it i said so what let's face the issue. i think we should get suckered back let him come back from exile and get to work because even at that time glasnost was already under way in a country where the only than a week off the gorbachev phone calls etc of return to moscow and was met by dozens of journalists sattar of had no idea what was in store for him he abstained from giving any political statements the first place he visited was a martyr the level of physical institute he went there to attend the scientific seminar but unlike seven years before he was not detained by the k.g.b. on his way led the growth of the three seven with germany to the seminar as usual on tuesday it was a seminar very much like the one th

an employee of the photos post office was receiving scores of telegrams addressed to mikhail gorbachev they included both official telegrams and telegrams from people all over the country urging him to hold out to the bitter end but it was impossible to pass them on to the soviet leader. we had no idea how the situation would work out in the end whether we would be allowed to go home or if it would be a resistance. no effective measures were taken that they simply let things slide. in the end the coup failed and gorbachev returned to moscow and the soviet union was already doomed less than six months later the leaders of former soviet republics met to establish a new union the commonwealth of independent states. nearly craft took the first president of independent ukraine was among the. kid being an active communist but he. quickly changed his views your deal from william reprogram when you were during the soviet years i would often tell you koreans that soon we would live under communism some people responded to my words and with a smile others would ask a very naive questions like wh

in the end the coup failed and gorbachev return to moscow of the soviet union was already doomed less than six months later needers of former soviet republics to establish a new union a commonwealth of independent states. learned craft took the first president of independent ukraine was among them. he'd been an active communist party. quickly changed his views. from william rydberg when you during the soviet ears i would often tell you cranes that soon we would live under communism some people responded to my words with a smile other east would ask a very naive questions like what is communism vocal suppose i want to have two suits will i be entitled to two suits or only one under communism this means it's unlikely that they believed in communism they were simply pulling my leg and easy well it was. the collapse of the soviet single financial banking systems deprived hundreds of thousands of people of their savings. these are activists of the ukrainian socialist party demonstrating against nato ships entering ukrainian ports they have their own version of what course the breakup of th

one of mikhail gorbachev residences had been built and for last only a few years before those fateful events. but there were their country houses a secret object that was a complete failure take a look at the places in full view from all sides as you can see your residency is clearly visible from everywhere obviously hills the mountains and so on it seems like gorbachev's residence had been built here deliberately you know order to isolate him later. been. k.g.b. colonel leo tolstoy was involved in those events he's a direct descendant of the famous russian writer of the same name. for more than twenty years he served as a bodyguard for every soviet leader coming to the crimea from ration have to go off . on august the nineteenth one thousand nine hundred one colonel tolstoy received an order from top k.g.b. officials instructing him to block all exits from the residence both to the mountains and to the sea. i was under orders not to let anyone out what about the president i inquired the reply was that he too was not to be let out . was completely isolated all communications in t.v. b

gorbachev, and mrs. gorbachev also spoke to the graduates. and that, too, offered an interesting counterpoint to nancy reagan, because nancy reagan and mrs. gorbachev did not get along at all. so it was quite a bit different. >> the comment i was waiting for you to talk about was the rhymes with witch comment. could you put that in context? >> i certainly could. unit, i just ran out of time out of time to answer, i did have it here. the comment that this gentleman is referring to came about in 1984. mr. bush was running for reelection as vice president, and he had a debate with geraldine ferrero, the democratic nominee for vice president. and in the debate for our of said -- had no idea what normal people who are going through because his wealth insulated him from a normal life, if you will. so mrs. bush was on the campaign trail -- the campaign airplane the next day, and she was talking to reporters. and she was obviously really unhappy about that comment, and she said, well, you know, geraldine ferrero and her husband, they probably have mo

your residence is clearly visible from everywhere it heals the mountains and so on it seems like gorbachev's residence that had been built here deliberately in order to isolate him which are. then. k.g.b. colonel leo tolstoy was involved in those events he's a direct descendant of a famous russian writer of the same name for more than twenty years he served as a bodyguard for every soviet leader coming to the crimea from britain have to go. on august the nineteenth one thousand nine hundred one colonel tolstoy received an order from top k.g.b. officials instructing him to block all exits from the residence both to the mountains and to the sea. well we're still i was under orders not to let anyone out what about the president line quired their reply was that he too was not to be let out. was completely isolated all communications in t.v. broadcasts were cut i was this footage was around. the basement of the saudi residence of the child dictates a sticker is a concern that was an unconstitutional has taken place. meanwhile your balls should avail an employee at the photos post office was recei

an important part of the moldavian economy and first came under attack and soviet leader mikhail gorbachev declared war on hard drinking then yards over the total area of thousands of factors were cut down after mulled over achieved independence the industry could not be restored to previous levels either in terms of quantity or more importantly quality. although it was biggest customer russia stops importing its produce at the turn of the century. all those in why no longer conforms to strict russian senator standards moreover the russian market was drowned in produce new european one because. the. the orange ones are the world's best but moldovan warrants are not much different from damn well don't we situated at the same latitude as france in this he's only a short distance away so russia certainly lost out in this case. placing its goes your way take some types this is the post surgery won't the stitch and the scar get we're going to the doctor at this hospital in the village of mn j.-a has case of several patients likely gauri people in the surrounding villages might report about a hu

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human rights rejects thank you's age is that russia's prosecution of jailbreaks oil tycoon mikhail gorbachev kosky was driven by politics . than serbia turns down general rocky rollout of his appear like again sex addition to the international criminal tribunals on charges of genocide during the bosnian war. most serbs believe that luggage won't get a fair trial in the hague which they accused of being biased against their country all the details from belgrade just a few months. a very warm welcome this is all not even live from moscow our top story now the man believed to have five the shot that killed russian journalist on the part of course has been arrested in chechnya. has been on the run for four years and the caucuses correspond with you know a quarter of the house that house. one of the main suspects in the killing on the but of course was detained i don't want to use the early morning at his praise house in the republic so far we have very little information as official sources how many had commented on the news but it is already known that he has arrived in moscow for further quest

soviet leader mikhail gorbachev said the collapse of the iron curtain would have been impossible without> the people shouting santos" some people are saying "hold the halo." >> same people saying "hold the halo" now are the same that would say it five years ago. >> his name will forever be blessed, pope benedict proclaimed in today's beatification mass. that moment, an enormous tapestry unfur rowed. bless pope john paul. >> to declare a person blessed or beatified means they nr heaven. it's a statement by the church, recognition of heroic virtue of sangty tilt, saying this person is with good. >> investigators pored over his life looking not just example of world peace but his life both public and private. and after his assassination attempt, pope john paul was critically wounded. later he sat down with the man who shot him and offered forgiveness. >> one of the most hero exacts of virtue is forgiveness. to forgive someone who tried to kill you and almost did, it doesn't get much more powerful than that. >> under the vatican process, heroic vir tours are not enough. >> for beatification,

gorbachev, tear down this wall. we need to let people know we're with them even when we can't be with them militarily. >> when you look at the children, the women in these countries, understand the humanity of all involved with this, see the variable that is the corrupt and repressive regimes, they don't let the women go to school, all these things, how does that affect your emotions when you as a group trying to release some liberty into these worlds on your best days and at america's best? >> well, it really strikes home. you relate to your own friend and family and see that it's very real. when your boots on the ground with these folks, you see how they live and the conditions and what their lives are like. you know what it could be like if they had a say and more of a closer model to what we enjoy here in the united states. so yeah, you do want to share more of that with them and you would like to see things improve for them and have their quality of life improved. so it makes the fight a passionate one. >> how

. >> rose: or if there had been changes in the soviet bloc or if you had gorbachev come on earlier it might have... >> yeah. look. when president... >> rose: did... go ahead. >> when president kennedy acquiesced to the wall he could not have known that it was going to fall down 28 years later. he just couldn't have known. he was acquiescing to a situation, a status quo that he was willing to live with if it didn't get any worse. at that point, we were worried about things getting worse with the communist world. communism would spread even further. so to lock in the status quo and to get in a situation where eastern europe is yours, east berlin is yours, west europe... west berlin is ours. president kennedy went further than any president before him to accept the division of europe. >> rose: any lessons in this for america and the world today? are they comparisons to be made between barack obama and john kennedy? >> well, there's a simple lesson and there's a complex lesson. the simple lesson is when american presidents show weakness and indecisions to their adversaries and their frien

soviet leader mikhail gorbachev said the collapse of the iron curtain would have been impossible without also had plenty of detractors because of the handling of the massive church abuse scandal that happened on his watch. >> the people shouting santo subito, are still the people shouting "santo subito. but some people are saying "hold the halo." >> same people saying "hold the halo" now are the same that would say it five years ago. >> his name will forever be blessed, pope benedict proclaimed in today's beatification mass. that moment, an enormous tapestry unfurled. bless pope john paul. >> to declare a person blessed or beatified, means they are in heaven. it's a statement by the church, recognition of heroic virtue of sanctity, saying this person is with god. >> investigators pored over his life looking not just example of world peace but his life both public and private. for instance, after that assassination attempt in 1981, pope john paul was critically wounded. later he sat down with the man who shot him and offered forgiveness. >> one of the most heroic act of virtue is forgiven

i have had decorations -- gorbachev was in, and medvedev of russia awarded us. we made a very dangerous runs towards the black sea, romania, supplying soviet services and military. if it wasn't for us, i don't think we would and have one of the war, because the soviet union played a big part in it also. we got a raw deal -- white, one more thing. we have two bills in the house and senate, to get just compensation. we were denied gi bill of rights. our lives may have been changed if we did get some benefits now, those two bills -- if we did get some benefits. those two bills are right now in congress and we hope the people of the united states call their congressmen and senators to support the bill. host: thank you for calling in. guest: the caller is absolutely correct. the merchant marines did get a bit of a raw deal. they were not in the gi bill, and they should have been. i want to restress that this memorial day, we of not forgotten the merchant marines. i believe it began in it 17 70's, the founding of our country, and it is included with the marines and ar

. >> gorbachev speak, u.s. trade council. i'd like to ask the ambassador whether there is also an emphasis on the economic development by because poland's transformation to democracy was supported of course by the economic development that went on with it and you have the shock therapy program and things like the enterprise fund that provided financing to tens of thousands of businesses in conjunction with democracy building efforts that you initiated and north africa, are you also bring in a lot of those kinds of people who initiated the economic changes? >> thank you for these questions. the polish transformation, the result of the transformation came to one single conclusion, that the security freedom and market economy was worth every penny spent. and when you mention the enterprise, i we are the only country where we receive american assistance and returned ever since from the recent u.s. budget. when you look for his safety and cost effective relationship, look for the experience and we look for working with you in the

i have had decorations -- gorbachev was in, and medvedev of russia awarded us. very dangerous runs towards the black sea, romania, supplying soviet services and military. if it wasn't for us, i don't think we would and have one of the war, because the soviet union played a big part in it also. we got a raw deal -- white, one more thing. we have two bills in the house and senate, to get just compensation. we were denied gi bill of rights. our lives may have been changed if we did get some benefits now, those two bills -- if we did get some benefits. those two bills are right now in congress and we hope the people of the united states call their congressmen and senators to support the bill. host: thank you for calling in. guest: the caller is absolutely correct. the merchant marines did get a bit of a raw deal. they were not in the gi bill, and they should have been. i want to restress that this memorial day, we of not forgotten the merchant marines. i believe it began in it 17 70's, the founding of our country, and it is included with the marines and army and nav

i have had decorations -- gorbachev w in, and medvedev of russia awarded us. we made a very dangerous runs towards the black sea, romania, supplying soviet services and military. if it wasn't for us, i don't think we would and have one of the war, because theoviet union played a big part in it also. we got a raw deal -- white, one more thing. we have two bills in the house and senate, to get just compensation. we were denied gi bill of rights. our lives may have been changed if we did get some benefits now, those two bills -- if we did get some benefits. those two bills are right now in congress and we hope the people of the united states call their congressmen and senators to support the bill. host: thank you for calling in. guest: the caller is absolutely correct. the merchant marines did get a bit of a raw deal. they were not in the gi bill, and they should have been. i want to restress that this memorial day, we of not forgotten the merchant marines. i believe it began in it 17 70's, the founding of our country, and it is included with the marines and army

i have had decorations -- gorbachev was in, and medvedev of russia awarded us. we made a very dangerous runs towards the black sea, romania, supplying soviet services and military. if it wasn't for us, i don't think we would and have one of the war, because the soviet union played a big part in it also. we got a raw deal -- white, one more thing. we have two bills in the house and senate, to get just compensation. we were denied gi bill of rights. our lives may have been changed if we did get some benefits now, those two bills -- if we did get some benefits. those two bills are right now in congress and we hope the people of the united states call their congressmen and senators to support the bill. host: thank you for calling in. guest: the caller is absolutely correct. the merchant marines did get a bit of a raw deal. they were not in the gi bill, and they should have been. i want to restress that this memorial day, we of not forgotten the merchant marines. i believe it began in it 17 70's, the founding of our country, and it is included with the marines and ar