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The Revolutions of 1989 were part of a revolutionary wave in the late 1980s and early 1990s that resulted in the end of Communist rule in the Communist states of Central and Eastern Europe and beyond. The period is sometimes called the Autumn of Nations, a play on the term "Springtime of Nations" sometimes used to describe the Revolutions of 1848.
By the late 1980s, people in the Caucasus and Baltic states were demanding more autonomy from Moscow, and the Kremlin was losing some of its control over certain regions and elements in the Soviet Union. In November 1988, Estonia issued a declaration of sovereignty, which would eventually lead to other states making similar declarations of autonomy.
The Chernobyl disaster in April 1986 had major political and social effects that catalyzed or at least partially caused the revolutions of 1989. One political result of the disaster was greatly increased significance of the new Soviet policy of glasnost. It is difficult to establish the total economic cost of the disaster. According to Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union spent 18 billion rubles (the equivalent of US$18 billion at that time) on containment and decontamination, virtually bankrupting itself.
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (dominical letter A) of the Gregorian calendar, the 1989th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 989th year of the 2nd millennium, the 89th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1980s decade. It was a historical turning point for the wave of revolutions that swept the Eastern Bloc, starting in Poland that summer with the beginning of a move towards private enterprise, coming to a head with opening of the Berlin Wall in November, embracing the overthrow of the communist dictatorship in Romania in December and ending in December 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Collectively known as the Revolutions of 1989, they heralded the beginning of the post–Cold War period.
It was the year of the first Brazilian presidential elections in 29 years, since the end of the military government in 1985 which commanded the country for more than twenty years, and marked the redemocratization process's final point. F. W. de Klerk was elected in South Africa, and his regime gradually dismantled the apartheid system over the next five years, culminating with the 1994 election that brought jailed ANC leader Nelson Mandela to power. The Echo Boom in the United States reached its peak in 1989–1990.
The dramatic fall of communism across Eastern Europe cannot be traced to one event, one decision, or one person. But there was a singular wind of change sweeping across the continent in 1989, blowing down the Iron Curtain, and revealing the public's yearning for freedom. RFE/RL interviewed key players in the drama, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and former Czech President Vaclav Havel, in this look back at the European revolutions of 1989.
I explain one of events that led to the fall of the Soviet union and the cold war
Speaker: Victor Sebestyen This event was recorded on 21 October 2009 in Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House How did the mighty Soviet empire collapse so quickly, so completely - and so peacefully? Victor Sebestyen is an author and journalist. This lecture marks the launch of his latest book, Revolution 1989: the fall of the Soviet Empire.
Resentment among the East German population had been increasing for years. In the spring of 1989,developments began to snowball: the growing loss of the country's citizens to the West via Hungary,the weekly demonstrations,Mikhail Gorbachev's visit to coincide with the 40th anniversary of East Germany,and the resignation of party leader Erich Honecker. We chronicle the fall of the communist regime.
shaad d'souza's history of the revolutions of 1989 and other crazy shit
The dramatic fall of communism across Eastern Europe cannot be traced to one event, one decision, or one person. But there was a singular wind of change sweeping across the continent in 1989, blowing down the Iron Curtain, and revealing the public's yearning for freedom. RFE/RL interviewed key players in the drama, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and former Czech President Vaclav Havel, in this look back at the European revolutions of 1989.
I explain one of events that led to the fall of the Soviet union and the cold war
Speaker: Victor Sebestyen This event was recorded on 21 October 2009 in Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House How did the mighty Soviet empire collapse so quickly, so completely - and so peacefully? Victor Sebestyen is an author and journalist. This lecture marks the launch of his latest book, Revolution 1989: the fall of the Soviet Empire.
Resentment among the East German population had been increasing for years. In the spring of 1989,developments began to snowball: the growing loss of the country's citizens to the West via Hungary,the weekly demonstrations,Mikhail Gorbachev's visit to coincide with the 40th anniversary of East Germany,and the resignation of party leader Erich Honecker. We chronicle the fall of the communist regime.
shaad d'souza's history of the revolutions of 1989 and other crazy shit
Speaker: Victor Sebestyen This event was recorded on 21 October 2009 in Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House How did the mighty Soviet empire collapse so quickly, so completely - and so peacefully? Victor Sebestyen is an author and journalist. This lecture marks the launch of his latest book, Revolution 1989: the fall of the Soviet Empire.
Irish current affairs show Today Tonight did a piece on the overthrow of communism in Romania and it's immediate aftermath (filmed early 1990).
Cold War International History Project History and Public Policy Program The Woodrow Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program, in cooperation with the Romanian Cultural Institute and the University of Maryland, College Park, will co-host The End and the Beginning: The Revolutions of 1989 and the Resurgence of History a two day conference commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The conference will feature renowned scholars, journalists, and policy-makers from Europe and the United States.
Cine doreste sa contribuie la subtitrare: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?v=QM2ZiFmOICc&ref;=share Source: http://anunt.uk/cinema The first Revolution Televised. This movie contains 4 hours and 44 minutes of raw live footage captured from TV on 22 December 1989. Where it started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDSEZ8IMk-E Find out all about the Revolution and the Coup d`Etat here: http://romanianrevolutionofdecember1989.com Image: The Romanian Public Broadcaster, December 22, 1989 during the Romanian Revolution. This movie has been posted for educational purpose only and it should remain public. No copyright infringement intended. Copyright disclaimer: Romanian Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (No. 8 of March 14, 1996) Chapter III Subject Matter of Copyright Art. 9. Th...
In-depth documentary produced by Susanne Brandstatter shows who really pulled the strings behind the violent revolution in Romania and the foreign involvement. Romanian Revolution 1989 - documentary Nicolae Ceausescu (revolutia romana din decembrie)
Michael T. Kaufman (March 23, 1938 -- January 15, 2010) was a writer for the New York Times. He won the 1978 George Polk Award for foreign reporting for coverage of Africa. About the book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0394554868/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp;=1789&creative;=9325&creativeASIN;=0394554868&linkCode;=as2&tag;=tra0c7-20&linkId;=0fe496196cce54dbb823cdb0e4e94a32 Kaufman was born in Paris and the only only child of Adam and Pauline Kaufman. Pauline was a teacher and Adam was an economist. In 1940, when the Nazis invaded France, the Kaufman family moved to Spain and in 1941 sailed from Lisbon to New York. He grew up in Manhattan and at age 13, sold ice cream. He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1954 and obtained his degree to City College in 1959. After graduating co...
Cold War International History Project History and Public Policy Program The Woodrow Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program, in cooperation with the Romanian Cultural Institute and the University of Maryland, College Park, will co-host The End and the Beginning: The Revolutions of 1989 and the Resurgence of History a two day conference commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The conference will feature renowned scholars, journalists, and policy-makers from Europe and the United States.
Cold War International History Project History and Public Policy Program The Woodrow Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program, in cooperation with the Romanian Cultural Institute and the University of Maryland, College Park, will co-host The End and the Beginning: The Revolutions of 1989 and the Resurgence of History a two day conference commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The conference will feature renowned scholars, journalists, and policy-makers from Europe and the United States.
**TURN THE SUBTITLES ON USING THE CAPTION BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN** Robespierre's speech is in Latin, which is not subtitled. La Révolution française was filmed in 1989 for the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution, charting events from the calling of the Estates-General to the death of Robespierre. Co-produced by France, Germany, Italy, Britain and Canada, it was filmed in English and French. Only the French version is available on DVD - and only now with English subtitles. For those asking which piece of music is featured in the dance at the beginning of the film, it is Mozart's Minuet No.5 in F Major from "16 Minuets" (K.176). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1NdcAjBKb4