communist part of the soviet union and the soviet union itself all in very close proximity is really about personal ambition about between yeltsin and between got a bunch off and it didn't matter not be provocative here it didn't matter the damage they both left behind it was a power grab and it was for prestige and and legacy essentially and they didn't care if the promised party fell apart or the soviet union it's there it was their place in history and how they would rule in the future obviously mr yeltsin won. yes very much i. couple points i agree peter that i was it was a power grab between those two leaders but i think it's more deep as well and two elements i don't think we may have touched upon in sufficient depth one would be the role of nationalism not only russian nationalism which level yeltsin managed to put himself ahead of but also in the various ethnic republics i think it's no coincidence that the leaders of several sent to several central asian republics today were or have been former communist party bosses and i think the second point i would add would be the stru

communist part of the soviet union and the soviet union itself all in very close proximity is really about personal ambition about you know between yeltsin and between got a bunch off and it didn't matter not be provocative here it didn't matter the damage they both left behind it was a power grab and it was for prestige and and legacy essentially and they didn't care if the promised party fell apart or the soviet union it's there it was their place in history and how they would rule in the future and obviously mr yeltsin won . yes very much i. couple points i agree peter that i was it was a power grab between those two leaders but i think it's more deep as well and two elements i don't think we may have touched upon in sufficient depth one would be the role of nationalism not only russian nationalism which level yeltsin managed to put himself ahead of but also in the various ethnic republics i think it's no coincidence that the leaders of several sent to several central asian republics today were or have been former communist party bosses and i think the second point i would add wou

communist part of the soviet union and the soviet union itself all in very close proximity is really about personal ambition about you know between yeltsin and between got a bunch off and it didn't matter not be provocative here it didn't matter the damage that both left behind it was a power grab and it was for prestige and and legacy essentially and they didn't care if the promised party fell apart or the soviet union it's there it was their place in history and how they would rule in the future and obviously mr yeltsin won . yes very much i. couple points i agree peter that i was it was a power grab between those two leaders but i think it's more deep as well and two elements i don't think we may have touched upon in sufficient depth one would be the role of nationalism not only russian nationalism which level yeltsin managed to put himself ahead of but also in the various ethnic republics i think it's no coincidence that the leaders of several sent to several central asian republics today were or have been former communist party bosses and i think the second point i would add wou

communist part of the soviet union and the soviet union itself all in very close proximity is really about personal ambition about you know between yeltsin and between got a bunch off and it didn't matter not be provocative here it didn't matter the damage they both left behind it was a power grab and it was for prestige and and legacy essentially and they didn't care if the promised party fell apart or the soviet union it's there it was their place in history and how they would rule in the future and obviously mr yeltsin won . yes very much i. couple points i agree peter that i was it was a power grab between those two leaders but i think it's more deep as well and two elements i don't think we may have touched upon in sufficient depth one would be the role of nationalism not only russian nationalism which level yeltsin managed to put himself ahead of but also in their various ethnic republics i think it's no coincidence that the leaders of several sent to several central asian republics today were or have been former communist party bosses and i think the second point i would add w

communist part of the soviet union and the soviet union itself all in very close proximity is really about personal ambition about you know between yeltsin and between got a much off and it didn't matter now be provocative here it didn't matter the damage they both left behind it was a power grab and it was for prestige and and legacy essentially and they didn't care if the promised party fell apart or the soviet union it's there it was their place in history and how they would rule in the future obviously mr yeltsin won. yes very much i thought couple points i agree peter that i was it was a power grab between those two leaders but i think it's more deep as well and two elements i don't think we may have touched upon sufficient that for one would be the role of nationalism not only russian nationalism which a lot of yeltsin managed to put himself and head of but also in the various ethnic republics i think it's no coincidence that the leaders of several sent to several central asian republics today were or have been former communist party bosses and i think the second point i would

communist part of the soviet union and the soviet union itself all in very close proximity is really about personal ambition about you know between yeltsin and between got a bunch of and it didn't matter not be provocative here it didn't matter the damage they both left behind it was a power grab and it was for prestige and and legacy essentially and they didn't care if the promised party fell apart or the soviet union if they it was their place in history and how they would rule in the future obviously mr yeltsin won. yes very much. a couple points i agree peter that i was it was a power grab between those two leaders but i think it's more deep as well and two elements i don't think we may have touched upon and sufficient one would be the role of nationalism not only russian nationalism which yeltsin managed to put himself ahead of and also in the various ethnic republics i think it's no coincidence that the leaders of several central several central asian republics today were or have been former communist party bosses and i think the second point i would add would be the struggle o

communist part of the soviet union and the soviet union itself all in very close proximity is really about personal ambition about you know between yeltsin and between got a bunch off and it didn't matter not be provocative here it didn't matter the damage that both left behind it was a power grab and it was for prestige and and legacy essentially and they didn't care if the promised party fell apart or the soviet union it's there it was their place in history and why how they would rule in the future obviously mr yeltsin won . yes very much i. couple points i agree peter that i was it was a power grab between those two leaders but i think it's more deep as well and two elements i don't think we may have touched upon in sufficient depth one would be the role of nationalism not only russian nationalism which level yeltsin managed to put himself ahead of but also in their various ethnic republics i think it's no coincidence that the leaders of several sent to several central asian republics today were or have been former communist party bosses and i think the second point i would add w

communist part of the soviet union and the soviet union itself all in very close proximity is really about personal ambition about you know between yeltsin and between got a bunch off and it didn't matter not be provocative here it didn't matter the damage they both left behind it was a power grab and it was for prestige and and legacy essentially and they didn't care if the promised party fell apart or the soviet union it's there it was their place in history and what and how they would rule in the future obviously mr yeltsin won. yes very much i. couple points i agree peter that i was it was a power grab between those two leaders but i think it's more deep as well and two elements i don't think we may have touched upon in sufficient depth one would be the role of nationalism not only russian nationalism which level yeltsin managed to put himself ahead of but also in the various ethnic republics i think it's no coincidence that the leaders of several sent to several central asian republics today were or have been former communist party bosses and i think the second point i would add

communist part of the soviet union and the soviet union itself all in very close proximity is really about personal ambition about you know between yeltsin and between got a bunch off and it didn't matter not be provocative here it didn't matter the damage that both left behind it was a power grab and it was for prestige and and legacy essentially and they didn't care of the promised party fell apart or the soviet union it's that it was their place in history and why how they would rule in the future obviously mr yeltsin won . yes very much i. couple points i agree peter that i was it was a power grab between those two leaders but i think it's more deep as well and two elements i don't think we may have touched upon in sufficient depth one would be the role of nationalism not only russian nationalism which level yeltsin managed to put himself ahead of but also in the various ethnic republics i think it's no coincidence that the leaders of several sent to several central asian republics today were or have been former communist party bosses and i think the second point i would add woul

communist part of the soviet union and the soviet union itself all in very close proximity is really about personal ambition about you know between yeltsin and between got a bunch off and it didn't matter not be provocative here it didn't matter the damage they both left behind it was a power grab and it was for prestige and and legacy essentially and they didn't care if the promised party fell apart or the soviet union and its that it was their place in history and how they would rule in the future obviously mr yeltsin won. yes very much i thought a couple points i agree peter that it was it was a power grab between those two leaders but i think it's more deep as well and to and i don't think we may have touched upon the succession of that one would be the role of nationalism not only russian nationalism which yeltsin managed to put himself in hello but also in the various ethnic republics i think it's no coincidence that the leaders of several central to several central asian republics today were or have been former communist party bosses and i think the second point i would add wo

communist part of the soviet union and the soviet union itself all in very close proximity is really about personal ambition about you know between yeltsin and between got a bunch off and it didn't matter not be provocative here it didn't matter the damage that both left behind it was a power grab and it was for prestige and and legacy essentially and they didn't care if the promised party fell apart or the soviet union it's there it was their place in history and how they would rule in the future and obviously mr yeltsin won . yes very much i. couple points i agree peter that i was it was a power grab between those two leaders but i think it's more deep as well and two elements i don't think we may have touched upon in sufficient depth one would be the role of nationalism not only russian nationalism which let the yeltsin manage to put himself ahead of but also in their various ethnic republics i think it's no coincidence that the leaders of several sent to several central asian republics today were or have been former communist party bosses and i think the second point i would add

communist part of the soviet union and the soviet union itself all in very close proximity is really about personal ambition about being yeltsin and between got a child and it didn't matter not be provocative here it didn't matter the damage they both left behind it was a power grab and it was for prestige and and legacy essentially and they didn't care if the promised party fell apart or the soviet union it's there it was their place in history and what how they would rule in the future obviously mr yeltsin won. yes very much i thought a couple points i agree peter that it was it was a power grab between those two leaders but i think it's more deep as well and two elements i don't think we may have touched upon sufficient perhaps one would be the role of nationalism not only russian nationalism which a lot of yeltsin managed to put himself and head of but also in the various ethnic republics i think it's no coincidence that the leaders of several central several central asian republics today were or have been former communist party bosses and i think the second point i would add wou

economy is part of the soviet union and the soviet union itself all i'm very close proximity is really about personal ambition about you know between yeltsin and the queen got a much off and it didn't matter not be provocative here it didn't matter the damage that both left behind it was a power grab and it was for prestige and and legacy essentially and they didn't care if the promised party fell apart or the soviet union it's there it was their place in history and what and how they would rule in the future obviously mr yeltsin won. yes very much i thought a couple of points i agree peter that i was it was a power grab between those two leaders but i think it's more deep as well and two elements i don't think we may have touched upon in sufficient depth one would be the role of nationalism not only russian nationalism which a lot of yeltsin managed to put himself ahead of but also in the various ethnic republics i think it's no coincidence that the leaders of several sent to several central asian republics today were or have been former communist party bosses and i think the second p

union but the end of soviet communism. c-span: what years did you write about? >> guest: well, the main part of the story really takes place between 1986 and 1991, the very last years of soviet rule. c-span: what were you doing in 1986? >> guest: well, i was traveling back and forth quite a lot before i met the man who became my husband, and i was representing the eisenhower world affairs institute at the time. i'd helped them put together a u.s.-soviet program. i thought it would be a very appropriate area for the institute to focus on. so i was traveling there just not long after gorbachev came to power and watching all of this change take place -- slowly at first, and then of course, much more quickly. c-span: where do you live now? >> guest: well, we are now married, and we live in the washington area. c-span: you've got some kids. >> guest: well, that's right. between the two of us, we've got five. mind you, three of them are really -- well, four of them are all but grown up. he has a son and a daughter who are in the

of the soviet union. how do you see the future of kazakhstan? >> it is very much a place writing its own future. they made commitments, last year, they were the head of the organization of security and cooperation in europe. they made a long-term vision for a country that is very much a western country in the sort of democratic and human rights values. that is not something that is going to happen overnight. over the next five or 10 years into the future, this country will continue to remake itself. it has gone from an impoverished soviet country to a modern, growing one. where it goes next is up to the people. it is a constant process. all countries change, but the pace of change here is something different. from independence to today in the same 200 years the united states took, but here it is only 20. >> i know this is a new posting for you. congratulations on being confirmed by the senate. what do you see as your mission? >> my mission in every country i have served in is to try to implement u.s. poli

of the soviet union. how do you see the future of kazakhstan? >> it is very much a place writing its own future. they made commitments, last year, they were the head of the organization of security and cooperation in europe. they made a long-term vision for a western country in the sort of democratic and human rights values. that is not something that is going to happen overnight. over the next five or 10 years into the future, this country will continue to remake itself. it has gone from an impoverished soviet country to a modern, growing one. where it goes next is up to the people. it is a constant process. all countries change, but the pace of change here is something different. from independence to today in the same 200 years the united states took, but here it is only 20. >> i know this is a new posting for you. congratulations on being confirmed by the senate. what do you see as your mission? >> my mission in every country i have served in is to try to implement u.s. policy on a broad basis. in kaza

another one made minivans which were used as ambulances throughout the soviet union. today their production line stand idle. factory workers an engine is going to small business. plans for years highly skilled professionals have left the country in search of a job. cashers that so much as i can recall right out of the year and a g.o.p. race for the white house in foreign policy front runners for the republican presidential nomination have made it clear that they're almost all foreign policy hot. under the soviets this factory provided jobs for twelve thousand workers it made radio sets radio cassette players and tape recorders to cater to the needs of people across the soviet union. by the late one nine hundred eighty s. several plans making radio and electronic equipment had been set up in latvia they were the soviet union's most advanced enterprises wilcannia of the korbel in soviet times the a word in a similar oratory for about fifteen years or years go through before the break up of the soviet union in europe there were close to eight hundred employees in the des

plays and tape recorders to cater to the needs of people across the soviet union. by the late one nine hundred eighty s. several plans making radio an epic tronic equipment had been set up in latvia they were the soviet union's most advanced enterprises. in soviet times i worked in a similar oratory for about fifteen years before the break up of the soviet union to there were close to eight hundred employees in the design bureau where i myself was employed and where you have no you can see what's left of its former splendor the only one designer working here. when lanphier achieved independence the republic's government began closing down its industrial giants. the new regime expected most compact and mobile enterprises to replace the old sluggish and largely outdated soviet factories but they were never built in adequate numbers. during the first five years of independence many enterprises were turned into scrap metal levy has sold off cheap and lived off the money real estate and landrieu also soldiering this time which was the summit biggest source of funds duri

another one made minivans which were used as ambulances throughout the soviet union. today their production line stand idle. factory workers an engine is going to small business. plants vs highly skilled professionals have left the country in search of a job. in . wealthy british style. markets financed scandal find out what's really happening to the global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines going in to cause a report on r g. under the soviets this factory provided jobs for twelve thousand workers it made radio sets radio cassette players and tape recorders to cater to the needs of people across the soviet union. by the late one nine hundred eighty s. several plans making radio an elec tronic equipment had been set up in latvia they were the soviet union's most advanced enterprises one of the go in syria times i worked in a similar ordering for about fifteen years before the break up of the soviet union there were close to eight hundred employees in the design bureau where i myself was employed to be of no you can see what's left of i

another one made minivans which were used as ambulances throughout the soviet union. today their production line stand idle. factory workers an engine is going to small business. grant for years highly skilled professionals have left the country in search of a job. well for. science technology innovation all the list of elements from around russia we've got the future covered. under the soviets this factory provided jobs for twelve thousand workers it made radio sets radio cassette players and tape recorders to cater to the needs of people across the soviet union. by the late one nine hundred eighty s. several plans making radio in elektra equipment had been set up in latvia they were the soviet union's most advanced enterprises group and you know of the coup in soviet times i worked in a similar oratory for about fifteen years before the break up of the soviet union there were close to eight hundred employees in the design bureau where i myself was employed but you have no you can see what's left of its former splendor the only one designer working here. when lanphie

seven decades israel communist still the soviet union accepted no rivals now they find themselves in a parliamentary election race with six other bodies including their major one and the ruling united russia party which won six times as many seats in the state duma four years ago. that it's hello mr zyuganov and welcome to the show that. says we have an international audience my first question go to this is the communist party happy with russia's current foreign policy and if not how would you change it but he's. pretty good he's. definitely not happy for one simple reason. russia's plan to following other country's policies and i'm able to resolve many of his problems will affect among other things how russia survives the crisis russia produces approximately five hundred million tons of crude oil which accounts for fifteen percent of global production at the same time where not convulsed in determining the price of that oil the price is determined by b. wigs in london and new york and since natural gas is packed to oil this basically means they decide gas prices to users it's not re

another one made minivans which were used as ambulances throughout the soviet union. today their production line stand idle. factory workers an engineer is going to small business. grant vs highly skilled professionals have left the country in search of a job. cashers that so much i am critical of right out of the year and a g.o.p. race for the white house and foreign policy front runners for the republican presidential nomination have made it clear that they're almost all foreign policy hot. wealthy british style bankrolls. market finance scandals find out what's really happening to the global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines join in to cause a report on our key. under the soviets this factory provided jobs for twelve thousand workers it made radio sets radio cassette players and tape recorders to cater to the needs of people across the soviet union. by the late one nine hundred eighty s. several plans making radio an elec tronic equipment had been set up in latvia they were the soviet union's most advanced enterprises. in soviet t

another one made minivans which were used as ambulances throughout the soviet union. today their production line stand idle. factory workers an engineer is going to small business. plants vs highly skilled professionals have left the country in search of a job. commission free accreditation three guns for chargers free. range human grief. three stooges free. download free broadcast quality video for your media projects and free media on down to r t dot com. under the soviets this factory provided jobs for twelve thousand workers it made radio sets radio cassette players and tape recorders to cater to the needs of people across the soviet union. by the late one nine hundred eighty s. several plans making radio and electronic equipment had been set up in latvia they were the soviet union's most advanced enterprises. of the times i worked in a similar tree for about fifteen years before the break up of the soviet union where there were close to eight hundred employees in the design bureau where i myself was employed to produce no you can see what's left of its former spl

another one made minivans which were used as ambulances throughout the soviet union. today their production lines stand idle. factory workers an engine is going to small business. plans for years highly skilled professionals have left the country in search of a job. under the soviets this factory provided jobs for twelve thousand workers and made radio sets radio cassette players and take recorders to cater to the needs of people across the soviet union. by the late one nine hundred eighty s. several plans making radio an elec tronic equipment had been set up in latvia they were the soviet union's most advanced enterprises group i know of the goober in soviet times i worked in a similar oratory for about fifteen years before the break up of the soviet union there were close to eight hundred employees in the design bureau where i myself was employed but you have no you can see what's left of its former splendor the only one design a working here though. when lanphier achieved independence the republic's government began closing down its industrial giants the new regime

another one made minivans which were used as ambulances throughout the soviet union. today their production lines stand idle. factory workers an engine is going to small business. grant for years highly skilled professionals have left the country in search of a job. under the soviets this factory provided jobs for twelve thousand workers it made radio sets radio cassette players and tape recorders to cater to the needs of people across the soviet union. by the late one nine hundred eighty s. several plans making radio an elektra on equipment had been set up in latvia they were the soviet union's most advanced enterprises would know of the go in soviet times i worked in a similar tree for about fifteen years before the break up of the soviet union there were close to eight hundred employees in the design bureau where i myself was employed but have no you can see what's left of its former splendor only one designer working here. when lanphier achieved independence the republic's government began closing down its industrial giants the new regime expected more than compac

players and tape recorders to cater to the needs of people across the soviet union. by the late one nine hundred eighty s. several plans making radio and electronic equipment had been set up in latvia they were the soviet union's most advanced enterprises what we know of the global in soviet times that i worked in a similar tree for about fifteen years ago school thoroughly for the break up of the soviet union in europe there were close to eight hundred employees in the design bureau where i myself was employed but you have legacy what's left of its warmest glinda the only one designer working here though. when lanphier achieved independence the republic's government began closing down its industrial giants the new regime expected more than compact and mobile enterprises to replace the old sluggish and largely outdated soviet factories but they were never built in adequate numbers. yes during the first five years of independence many enterprises were turned into scrap metal levy has sold it off cheap and lived of the money real estate and land were also sold during t

seven decades a liberal communist still the soviet union accepted no rivals now they find themselves in a parliamentary election race with six other parties including their major one and the ruling united russia party which won six times as many seats in the state duma four years ago. that with you hello mr zyuganov and welcome to the show that. says we have an international audience my first question go to this is the communist party happy with russia's current foreign policy and if not how would you change it please let me go to goodies we are definitely not happy for one simple reason but russia's plan in forming other countries policies and unable to resolve many of its problems will affect among other things how russia survives the crisis russia produces approximately five hundred million tonnes of crude oil which accounts for fifteen percent of global production of the same time where not involved in determining the price of that oil the price is determined by b. wigs in london and new york and since natural gas is packed oil this basically means they decide gas prices to them.

plays and tape recorders to cater to the needs of people across the soviet union. by the late one nine hundred eighty s. several plans making radio an electronic equipment had been set up in latvia they were the soviet union's most advanced enterprises with a middle of the go over in soviet times i worked in a similar trade for about fifteen years before the break up of the soviet union in europe there were close to eight hundred employees in the design bureau where i myself was employees of the i have now you can see what's left of its former splendor the only one design a working you know. when lanphier achieved independence the republic's government began closing down its industrial giants. the new regime expected more compact and mobile enterprises to replace the old sluggish and largely outdated soviet factories but they were never built in adequate numbers. during the first five years of independence many enterprises were turned into scrap metal levy or sold off cheap in lived off the money real estate and land were also soldiering this time which was a somew

another one made minivans which were used as ambulances throughout the soviet union. today their production line stand idle. factory workers and engineers going to small business. plants vs highly skilled professionals have left the country in search of a job. cashers the so much of. which are called right out of the year and a g.o.p. race for the white house informed policy front runners for the republican presidential nomination have made it clear that their almost all foreign policy hot . michelle would be so much brighter. than someone from feinstein pression ones. who for instance totty dot com. under the soviets this factory provided jobs for twelve thousand workers it made radio sets radio cassette players and tape recorders to cater to the needs of people across the soviet union. by the late one nine hundred eighty s. several plans making radio and electronic equipment had been set up in latvia they were the soviet union's most advanced enterprises. in soviet times i worked in a similar trade for about fifteen years but of course only for the break up of the s

another one made minivans which were used as ambulances throughout the soviet union. today their production line stand idle. factory workers an engineer is going to small business. plant fee is highly skilled professionals have left the country in search of a job. the question is that so much as i wish a coffee right on it will be a g.o.p. race for the white house and foreign policy front runners for the republican presidential nomination have made it clear that their almost all foreign policy hot . wealthy british style holds and that's what i'd like. for their. markets finance scandal. find out what's really happening to the global economy in cars a report on our key. under the soviets this factory provided jobs for twelve thousand workers it made radio sets radio cassette players and tape recorders to cater to the needs of people across the soviet union. by the late one nine hundred eighty s. several plans making radio in elektra on equipment had been set up in latvia they were the soviet union's most advanced enterprises what we know of the goober in soviet times

another one made minivans which were used as ambulances throughout the soviet union. today their production line stand idle. factory workers an engineer is going to small business. plants vs highly skilled professionals have left the country in search of a job. well the coolies technology innovation all the least of elements from around russia we've got the future covered. under the soviets this factory provided jobs for twelve thousand workers it made radio sets radio cassette players and tape recorders to cater to the needs of people across the soviet union. by the late one nine hundred eighty s. several plans making radio in elec tronic equipment had been set up in latvia they were the soviet union's most advanced enterprises. of the times i worked in a similar tree for about fifteen years before the break up of the soviet union there were close to eight hundred employees in the design bureau where i myself was employed are you know you can see what's left of its were almost burned out of only one design a working year. when lanphier achieved independence the repub

another one made minivans which were used as ambulances throughout the soviet union. today their production lines stand idle. factory workers an engineer is going to small business. plants vs highly skilled professionals have left the country in search of a job. culture is that so much going to make a lot of people a area at berkeley uncertain future as the eurozone grapples with the single currency what is the future of political union to save the euro is it necessary to get. the world. science technology innovation all the means developments from around russia we've got the future covered. under the soviets this factory provided jobs for twelve thousand workers and made radio sets radio cassette players and tape recorders to cater to the needs of people across the soviet union. by the late one nine hundred eighty s. several plans making radio and electronic equipment had been set up in latvia they were the soviet union's most advanced enterprises wilcannia of the in soviet times i worked in a similar tree for about fifteen years because goethe only for the break up

plays and tape recorders to cater to the needs of people across the soviet union. by the late one nine hundred eighty s. several plans making radio and electronic equipment had been set up in latvia they were the soviet union's most advanced enterprises. in soviet times i worked in a similar ordering for about fifteen years before the breakup of the soviet union but it was close to eight hundred employees in the design bureau where i myself was employed but you know you can see what's left of its wellness blend it's only one design a working here. when lanphier achieved independence the republic's government began closing down its industrial giants. the new regime expected more than compact and mobile enterprises to replace the old sluggish and largely outdated soviet factories but they were never built in adequate numbers. during the first five years of independence many enterprises were turned into scrap metal levy or sold it off cheap in lives of the money real estate and land were also soldiering this time which was the summit biggest source of funds during ano

communist party which created and eventually destroyed the soviet union who are you these days actually. are you liberals or social democrats. or are you missing the paternalist style in that state. mr goulden always knew that you are a master of smart and tricky questions this is a subject that can only be treated in a big volume curse the communist party of the soviet union was not a political party but the system of administrative and political control developed in the crucible of two world wars when it was necessary to centralize control over the country as much as possible but originally it was a pause a yes it grew out of a political party but then it was betrayed by the socialist revolution it is an expense to provocations then the war broke out of chile the communists pursued are extremely flexible policy given lenin adopted a number of consecutive programs while communism surplus requisition could tax and the new economic policy which was a fine balance between public and private property and the girl a plan was the most prevalent on innovation project and russian history so th

another one made minivans which were used as ambulances throughout the soviet union. today their production line stand idle. factory workers an engine is gone into small business. grant fee is highly skilled professionals have left the country and search of a job. commission free accreditation free transfer charges free. range month three. three stooges free. download free broadcast quality video for your media projects and free media on down to r.t. dot com. under the soviets this factory provided jobs for twelve thousand workers it made radio sense radio cassette players and tape recorders to cater to the needs of people across the soviet union. by the late one nine hundred eighty s. several plans making radio an electronic equipment had been set up in latvia they were the soviet union's most advanced enterprises. in soviet times i worked in a similar trade for about fifteen years before the break up of the servian in europe what they were close to eight hundred employees in the design bureau where i myself was employed to produce legacy what's left of its former sp

the soviet union the war in afghanistan has. it so badly back in the eighty's you know it very much contributed lessons to be very well this is a lesson that did not and put it to a multiple occasions osama bin laden had been part of the anti soviet resistance originally as a humanitarian worker in pakistan and then eventually went to the battlefield and got so caught up with that that he ended up leading a team of arabs who fought against the soviets inside of afghanistan you know they were pretty incidental to the fights there are far more afghans there were arabs in any given point inside of other afghanistan fighting the soviets but to this was kind of the parity that it failed of how you get a superpower by training them that the afghan soviet war brought down the soviet union and i think it's not entirely clear historically that it did. especially if you did get it it's it's not entirely clear what kind of battle has historians have mixed views on this given that you by the age of eighty six the afghan war cost about three

some millions of russians into poverty many became this knowledge of the times of the soviet union when low prices in the. and wages were guaranteed by the state because party grew in popularity on the back of that sentiment throughout the turbulent ninety's but the turn of the century so great you can only expect there within russia and the subsequent song in the party's approval ratings yet despite the ups and downs the party has seen its candidates always the second you know presidential elections since the school of if you insist on seven decades a liberal communist illicit union accepted no rivals now they find themselves in a parliamentary election race with six other parties including their major opponent the ruling united russia party which won six times as many seats in the state duma four years ago. that with you hello mr zyuganov and welcome to the show that. says we have an international audience my first question go to this is the communist party happy with russia's current foreign policy and if not how would you change it it's. good to go yes we are definitely not happy fo

the soviet union the war in afghanistan has. it so badly back in the eighty's that you know we very much contributed lessons to be very well this is a lesson that did not have pointed to a multiple occasions osama bin laden had been part of the soviet resistance originally as a humanitarian worker in pakistan and dead he then she went to the battlefield and got so caught up by that that he ended up leading a team of arabs who fought against the soviets inside afghanistan now they were pretty incidental to the fight there were far more afghans than there were arabs in any given point inside of afghanistan fighting the soviets but to this was kind of the parity that excited how you get a superpower by training. the afghan soviet war brought down the soviet union and i think it's not entirely clear historically that it did. especially tributed. it's it's not entirely clear what kind of impact it has historians have mixed views on this given that you by nine hundred eighty six the afghan war cost about three billion dollars we're go

soviet union the war in afghanistan has. it so badly back in the eighty's you know we very much contributed lessons to be learned with this is a lesson that did not and put it to a multiple occasions that osama bin laden had been part of the resistance originally as a humanitarian worker in pakistan a dead he eventually went to the battlefield and got so caught up by that he ended up leading a team of arabs who fought against the soviets inside afghanistan now they were pretty incidental to the fight there were far more afghans there were arabs at any given point inside of afghanistan fighting the soviets but to bin laden this was kind of the parity fate of how you get a superpower training that the afghan soviet war brought down the soviet union i think it's not entirely clear historically that it did. especially if you did get it it's it's not entirely clear what kind of impact it has historians have mixed views on this given that you're by nature to sixty afghan soviet war cost about three billion dollars when one looks a

the soviet union the war in afghanistan has. it so badly back in the eighty's there you know it very much contributed labs any lessons to be learned well this is a lesson that bit by bit put it to a multiple occasions osama bin laden had been part of the anti soviet resistance originally as a humanitarian worker in pakistan and then he eventually went to the battlefield and got so caught up by that he ended up leading a team of arabs who fought against the soviets inside of afghanistan no they were pretty incidental to the fight it's there are far more afghans there were arabs at any given point inside of afghanistan fighting the soviets but to this was kind of the parity got bad faith of how you get a superpower of training that the afghan soviet war brought down the soviet union i think it's not entirely clear historically that it did. especially if you do get it i mean it's a it's not entirely clear what kind of impact it has historians have mixed views on this given that you by nine hundred eighty six the afghan soviet war c

union after nine hundred ninety one with the collapse of the soviet union the agenda of i.m.f. privatization free market economy and so forth so that western banks and financial agencies and corporations could come in and take the plunder the second agenda is militarily in places such as libya or south sudan now the so-called republic of south sudan to militarize those oil sources that are directly strategic to china's future economic growth so this is all about controlling eurasia some things are bigger brzezinski talked about it back in one thousand nine hundred seven in the famous book the grand czeska. and controlling especially russia and china and any potential cohesion of the eurasian countries economically and politically but as a result of. the so-called arab spring what can we honestly say that the middle east and. north african countries which have gone through with their changes have they really become more democratic gyptian tunisian friends of mine say that it's just the opposite the economy is in far worse shape libya had the highest living standard in all of afr

union after nine hundred ninety one with the collapse of the soviet union the agenda of i.m.f. privatization free market economy and so forth so that western banks and financial agencies and corporations could come in and take the plunder the second agenda is militarily in places such as libya or south sudan the so-called republic of south sudan to militarize those oil sources that are directly strategic to china's future economic growth so this is all about controlling eurasia something's a big numbers and ski talked about it back in one thousand nine hundred seven in his famous book the grand chess game. and controlling especially russia and china and any potential cohesion of the eurasian countries economically and politically but as a result of. the so-called arab spring what can we honestly say that middle east and. northern african countries which have gone through with the changes have they really become more democratic gyptian tunisian friends of mine say that it's just the opposite the economy is in far worse shape libya had the highest living standard in all of africa

and we get into the cold war with the soviet union. all of these things from barry goldwater's perspective for pretty black and white -- especially compared to today's politics where you don't know quite who is doing what to goma. -- to whom. he was the personification of good versus bad, right versus wrong, whether you agree with him or not. i think that had a lot of appeal by the time the 1950's and certainly 1964 came about. >> i'm going to come back later and ask you about your impressions of him. let's focus on the 1964 race. you had other dented the race like governor scranton of pennsylvania who was in and out again. nelson rockefeller spent a lot of money to try to secure the nomination. walk us through how the search candidates challenged barry goldwater. >> the republican party was a different institution and then it is now. it was controlled by moderates and even liberals. the entire ideology of the party system was different. each party had in it both conservatives and liberals. the democratic party's had very conservative

the afghan soviet war brought down the soviet union i think it's not entirely clear historically that it did. especially if you did get it it's it's not entirely clear what kind of good bad it has historians have mixed views of this given that you're by nature to six the afghan war cost about three billion dollars i would want to accept the loss of oil export money as well as shortages within the soviet union and you will price tag but those far do worth the after observing it war but if the afghan soviet war was a significant contributor it was precisely by the ground to get down in that one theater and thus making it an evil for the soviet union to adapt to other crises that if they so i think there are definitely lessons image a lesson in the first instance because this is precisely how did you decide against the united states which means that wouldn't when your enemy is so intent on grinding down your economy one thing you have to do is make sure that you don't fall into that trap and a second lesson is that even if it expenditure isn't a massive part of your budget it can have it

union after nine hundred ninety one with the collapse of the soviet union the agenda of i.m.f. privatization free market economy and so forth so that western banks and financial agencies and corporations could come in and take with plunder the second agenda is to militarily in places such as libya or south sudan and the so-called republic of south sudan to militarize those oil sources that are directly strategic to china's future economic growth so this is all about controlling eurasia somethings we can abridgements he talked about it back in one thousand nine hundred seventy his famous book the grand czeska. and controlling especially russia and china and any potential cohesion of the eurasian countries economically and politically but as a result of that they are the so-called arab spring what can we honestly say that the middle east and. north african countries which have come through with the changes have they really become more democratic gyptian tunisian friends of mine say that it's just the opposite the economy is in far worse shape libya had the highest living standard

union after nine hundred ninety one with the collapse of the soviet union the agenda of i.m.f. privatization free market economy and so forth so that western banks and financial agencies and corporations could come in and take the plunder a second agenda is militarily in places such as libya or south sudan and all the so-called republic of subsaharan to militarize those oil sources that are directly strategic to china's future economic growth so this is all about controlling eurasia something's making abridgements we talked about it back in one thousand nine hundred seven in this famous book the grand czeska. and controlling especially russia and china and india potential cohesion of the eurasian countries economically and politically but as a result of. the so-called arab spring what can we honestly say that the middle east and. north african countries which have gone through with the changes how they really become more democratic egyptian tunisian friends of mine say that it's just the opposite the economy is in far worse shape libya had the highest living standard in all of

union after nine hundred ninety one with the collapse of the soviet union the agenda of i.m.f. privatization free market economy and so forth so that western banks and financial agencies and corporations could come in and take the plunder the second agenda is militarily in places such as libya or south sudan the so-called republic of south sudan to militarize those oil sources that are directly strategic to china's future economic growth so this is all about controlling eurasia something's a big numbers and so he talked about it back in one thousand nine hundred seven in his famous book the grand chess game. and controlling especially russia and china and any potential cohesion of the eurasian countries economically and politically but as a result of they are the so-called arab spring what can we honestly say that middle east and. northern african countries which have gone through with the changes have they really become more democratic gyptian tunisian friends of mine say that it's just the opposite the economy is in far worse shape libya had the highest living standard in all

the soviet union the war in afghanistan has. it so badly back in the eighty's there you know we very much contributed a lot of thing lessons to be very well this is a lesson that did not put it to a multiple occasions that osama bin laden had been part of the resistance originally as a humanitarian worker in pakistan had a dead he eventually went to the battlefield and got so caught up by that but he ended up leading a team of arabs who fought against the soviets inside of afghanistan now they were pretty incidental to the fight it's there are far more afghans there were arabs at any given point inside of afghanistan fighting the soviets but to bin laden this was kind of the parity of how you get a superpower training with the afghan soviet war brought down the soviet union i think it's not entirely clear historically that it did. especially if you did get it it's it's not entirely clear what kind of impact it has historians have mixed views on this given that you're but nine hundred eighty six the afghan soviet war possible of

union after nine hundred ninety one with the collapse of the soviet union the agenda of i.m.f. privatization free market economy and so forth so that western banks and financial agencies and corporations could come in and take the plunder and second to end it is militarily in places such as libya or south sudan the so-called republic of south sudan to militarize those oil sources that are directly strategic to china's future economic growth so this is all about controlling eurasia something's making abridgements he talked about it back in one thousand nine hundred seven in this famous book the grand scheme. controlling especially russia and china and any potential cohesion of the eurasian country's economic and political what is the result of that they are the so-called arab spring what can we honestly say that the middle east and. north african countries which have come through with the changes have they really become more democratic gyptian tunisian friends of mine say that it's just the opposite the economy is in far worse shape libya had the highest living standard all of a