Videos

Mrs. Bush’s invitation to speak created controversy on campus when a group of students petitioned to have the invitation rescinded. Mrs. Gorbachev accompanied Mrs. Bush and spoke with a…

Ambassador Ken Adelman talked about his book, Reagan at Reykjavik: The Forty-Eight Hours That Ended the Cold War, in which he provides a firsthand account of the 1986 summit in Iceland,…

On December 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the USSR. The following day, the Supreme Soviet recognized the collapse of the Soviet Union and disbanded itself. Fifteen…

Sidney Drell and Jim Goodby talked about Reykjavik Revisited: Steps Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons (Hoover Institution Press; December 30, 2008), which they co-edited with George Shultz and Steven P.…

Mr. Doder, co-author of Gorbachev: Heretic in the Kremlin, discussed his recent book in which focuses on Gorbachev’s first five years in power. The book tells stories that show the Soviet…

Former Soviet President Gorbachev addressed both houses of Congress in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol to discuss the new global political scene following the Cold War. He called for new…

The Soviet National Television broadcast “TV Inform” provided news coverage of current events for the citizens of the Soviet Union. News covered in the December 25 broadcast included the…

President George H.W. Bush delivered a televised speech from the Oval Office to the United States on the resignation of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who announced his resignation…

International dignitaries commemorated the 20th anniversary of “perestroika” in the USSR with a symposium and gala hosted by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The dinner featured steak and caviar and was moderated…

Former President Gorbachev talked about his global priorities for the 21st century. He focused on the continued need for globalization, solving the environmental crisis, and building a new…

Telephone callers responded to the resignation of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and the televised speech by President Bush in reaction to the resignation, both of which were delivered…

Telephone callers reacted to the resignation of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev announced earlier in the day.

Four high school students discussed whether or not President Gorbachev is a fundamentally different type of Soviet leader. They expressed concern that he may not be able to follow through…

The guest speakers discussed the motivation for President Gorbachev’s ideal of Perestroika and the impact of this concept on the Soviet Union and the rest of the world. The speakers…

Professor Cobb discussed the future of Soviet power and Gorbachev’s future.

Washington Times State Department Correspondent Martin Sieff participated in a live call-in program and spoke about his recent article, “Cheers May Turn to Jeers When Gorbachev Gets Home.”

A presentation by Peter Reddaway, Professor of Political Science at George Washington University, of then President Gorbachev’s hold on power in the Soviet Union. He described the various factions…

Former Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Charles Lichtenstein and Former Australian Ambassador to the US Owen Harris spoke to the Conservative Political Action Conference about the US…

Geoffrey Smith, Political Columnist, The Times-London, England, was a guest speaker at the Wilson Center. His talk was specifically on U.S. European Security Relations and the Soviet Union.

The Wilson Center hosted an event to address the problems and prospects of reform in Russian and Soviet History.