Synopsis:
This 24-part series deals with the relations between the United States, the Soviet Union and their respective allies between the end of World War II to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The Cold War and its ultimate no-win nuclear endgame defined the 20th century as the age of anxiety, a conflict whose most dangerous battles were unseen - tactical, intellectual, and fought primarily in the minds and war rooms of U.S. and Soviet leaders: Kennedy, Krushchev, Castro, Kissinger, Gorbachev, and Reagan. A thorough analysis is provided of what went on behind these closed doors, taking us through the key events from the birth of the Soviet Union to its collapse. The stories of 500 eyewitnesses - from citizens and soldiers to historians and statesmen - are accompanied by painstaking reconstruction of archival historical film footage.
Awards
BAFTA TV Award for Best Factual Series, 1999
Peabody Award, 1999
TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in News and Information, 1999
Synopsis:
This 24-part series deals with the relations between the United States, the Soviet Union and their respective allies between the end of World War II to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The Cold War and its ultimate no-win nuclear endgame defined the 20th century as the age of anxiety, a conflict whose most dangerous battles were unseen - tactical, intellectual, and fought primarily in the minds and war rooms of U.S. and Soviet leaders: Kennedy, Krushchev, Castro, Kissinger, Gorbachev, and Reagan. A thorough analysis is provided of what went on behind these closed doors, taking us through the key events from the birth of the Soviet Union to its collapse. The stories of 500 eyewitnesses - from citizens and soldiers to historians and statesmen - are accompanied by painstaking reconstruction of archival historical film footage.