(31 Aug 2022)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Moscow, Russia - August 1991
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1. Mid of Mikhail Gorbachev alighting airplane on return to Moscow
HEADLINE: The last Soviet leader dies at 91
2. Mid of Gorbachev shaking hands with officials
3. Wide of his wife Raisa Gorbacheva and granddaughter alighting airplane on return to Moscow, pan to Gorbachev shaking hands with officials
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Washington DC, United States - December 1987
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4. Mid of Gorbachev going toward crowd and shaking hands with people
5. Mid pan of Gorbachev shaking hands with people, crowd greeting him
6. Mid of Gorbachev and George Bush Sr. greeting people and waving
ANNOTATION: Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, died Tuesday at a Moscow hospital at 91.
WTN
Geneva, Switzerland - November 1985
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7. Wide of Gorbachev and then US President Ronald Reagan at Geneva Summit
8. Mid of Gorbachev and Reagan shaking hands
ANNOTATION: Before Gorbachev, the Soviet Union seemed an immovable superpower in perpetual antagonism to the United States.
9. Mid of Gorbachev and Reagan signing documents at press conference
10. Wide of Gorbachev and Reagan exchanging signed documents, audience applauding
11. Mid of Gorbachev and Reagan shaking hands
ANNOTATION: But with a breathtaking series of reforms, Gorbachev changed all that, and re-directed the course of the 20th century.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom - December 1984
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12. Wide of Gorbachev and British Prime Minister on steps of Chequers posing for picture, zoom in to handshake
ANNOTATION: Alongside Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, he was a key protagonist in a global drama.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Berlin, Germany - November 1989
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13. Mid of person climbing the Berlin Wall
14. Mid of people sitting on top of Wall helping others to climb up
15. Wide of man holding hammer breaking the Berlin Wall
ANNOTATION: Under Gorbachev, the Berlin Wall crumbled, and thousands of political prisoners were released.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Germany - July 1990
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16. Mid of Gorbachev greeting people, shaking hands with them
17. Close of crowd greeting Gorbachev and waving hands
18. Various of Gorbachev shaking hands with people
19. Mid of fragment of Berlin Wall falling
ANNOTATION: Millions of people who had known only communism got their first real taste of freedom.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Location and date unknown
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20. Wide of people queuing in front of empty shelves
21. Mid of people storming shop as it opens
22. Wide of people running toward shop doors
ANNOTATION: But Gorbachev was unable to control the forces he unleashed.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Moscow, Russia - March 1991
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23. Various of people marching along central street calling for end to communist rule
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Moscow, Russia - May 1991
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24. Close of Red flag with Soviet emblem cut out
25. Mid of Gorbachev and Politburo watching crowd
26. Various of crowd shouting (Russian) "Resign" at Politburo
ANNOTATION: He ultimately waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Moscow - 13 September 2018
27. Various Gorbachev speaking to journalists
ANNOTATION: Gorbachev won the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the Cold War.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Moscow - 9 December 2016
28. Various of Gorbachev signing book
ANNOTATION: He spent his later years collecting accolades and awards from all corners of the world.
STORYLINE:
No other details were given.
His decline was humiliating.
Yet he was widely despised at home.
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