Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Saturday, Dec 21, 1991


Title: Death of The Soviet Union

Abstract:

  • Live CNN coverage and analysis of a press conference held in Alma Ata (Kazakhstan) by the leaders of eleven former republics of the USSR on the occasion of their formation of a commonwealth of independent states.
  • Analysis includes an interview by Hurst with Gorbachev spokesperson Alexander Likhotal.

  • Begin Time:06:57:00 am
    End Time:07:57:00 am
    TVN Record Number:650029
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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