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Moving the Colossus
Since he became the Soviet leader a year ago, Mr Gorbachev has fired scores of Party and State officials, started new campaigns against alcoholism and corruption and spoken of the need for a decisive revolution in the economy.
But will rolling heads, harsh measures and tough talk be enough to awaken the USSR from the lethargy of the Brezhnev era? In the week of the Party Congress,
Mark Frankland weighs the chances for a transformation in the Soviet Union. Producer PETER BROD
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 11.0am)

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Mr Gorbachev
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Mark Frankland
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Soviet Union.
Producer:
Peter Brod
Source: Radio Times

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