The Second Russian Revolution 1 сезон 4 серия — Эпизод 4

In March 1989 the Soviet Union went to the polls, electing the First Congress of People's Deputies. It was Gorbachev's own creation and changed the face of Soviet politics. But with the congress, Gorbachev had unwittingly unleashed a new rebelliousness. Soviet miners soon rose against the Workers' State - and for the first time since Lenin, the State gave in.