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The Worst Episodes of The Second Russian Revolution

Every episode of The Second Russian Revolution ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Second Russian Revolution!

The acclaimed documentary series from 1991 that examined political in-fighting in the Soviet Union and the battle for perestroika.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Second Russian Revolution Season 1 Episode 1 - Enter Gorbachev
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    #1 - Enter Gorbachev

    S1:E1

    How Mikhail Gorbachev became president of the Soviet Union. Yuri Andropov, the dying Secretary General, named Gorbachev as his successor, but the nomination was suppressed for two years by the conservatives.

    Director:David Ash
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Second Russian Revolution Season 1 Episode 2 - The Battle for Glasnost
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    #2 - The Battle for Glasnost

    S1:E2

    Follows the attempted coup while Gorbachev was away in March 1988, at how the Kremlin tried to cover up the Chernobyl disaster. Afterwards, glasnost flourished and Soviet society opened up.

    Director:David Ash
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Second Russian Revolution Season 1 Episode 3 - The Yeltsin File
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    #3 - The Yeltsin File

    S1:E3

    How Boris Yeltsin rose to the top as a Soviet Communist Party official and how he came to fall out with Mikhail Gorbachev.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Second Russian Revolution Season 1 Episode 4 - Revolution from Below
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    #4 - Revolution from Below

    S1:E4

    The first Congress of People's Deputies was elected in 1989, but a new rebelliousness was soon unleashed. Soviet miners protested and, for the first time since Lenin, the State gave in.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Second Russian Revolution Season 1 Episode 5 - Breaking Ranks
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    #5 - Breaking Ranks

    S1:E5

    At first nationalism in Lithuania, Armenia and elsewhere was encouraged, but the nationalists were demanding independence. Gorbachev's aides reveal what he said to Ceausescu of Romania, Landsbergis of Lithuania and other leaders of communist-bloc countries of the time.

    Director:Oren Jacoby
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Second Russian Revolution Season 1 Episode 6 - End of the Beginning
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    #6 - End of the Beginning

    S1:E6

    Gorbachev visited London in 1991 to ask world leaders for aid, and they demanded that he move to an open market economy. His plan to do so failed. The programme contains tapes of Gorbachev’s meetings with Deputies and interviews with Yeltsin and Shevardnadze.

    Director:Angus Macqueen
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Second Russian Revolution Season 2 Episode 1 - Portents
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    #7 - Portents

    S2:E1

    The rising tensions, warning signs and machinations that preceded Gorbachev's arrest while on holiday.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Second Russian Revolution Season 2 Episode 2 - Coup
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    #8 - Coup

    S2:E2

    The inside story of the coup is told by Gorbachev himself and all those who were closest to him.

    Director:Angus Macqueen
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Enter Gorbachev" is the worst rated episode of "The Second Russian Revolution". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by David Ash and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/31/1991. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Battle for Glasnost".