On the occasion of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the GDR, Mikhail Gorbachev visits East Berlin in 1989. Along the route Unter den Linden, many GDR citizens have gathered to wave flags or scarves at the Russian head of state. At the Neue Wache, the call "Gorbi, Gorbi, Gorbi" also resounds enthusiastically. But Gorbachev is not yet a synonym for change, as a heated discussion on the subject of GDR refugees at the Hotel Berlin next to Alexanderplatz proves.
Video details:
Period: 1989
Resolution: SD
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Original sound: yes
Colour: yes
Source: : rbb - aus "Berliner Abendschau F: 09360 - Beitrag 2: 40 Jahre DDR: Vorbereitungen und Gorbatschow-Besuch", 06.10.1989
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