In the 1970s, a hit soap opera broadcast on the leading Russian state channel, "17 Moments of Spring", served up Soviet propaganda during the Cold War. Stierlitz, the hero of the series, became incredibly famous in Russia and was the antithesis of James Bond, who promoted Western values.
In the 1970s, a hit soap opera broadcast on the leading Russian state channel, "17 Moments of Spring", served up Soviet propaganda during the Cold War. Stierlitz, the hero of the series, became incredibly famous in Russia and was the antithesis of James Bond, who promoted Western values.
A survey of World War II and the pivotal role propaganda played in it.
When they first met in 1985, tensions were running high, and the world acclaimed Reagan and Gorbatchev as peace-makers. Yet neither of them was seeking peace; rather each wanted to outdo the other by any means necessary. Nonetheless they ended up making peace, courageously and often in opposition to their own camps, even their own ideas.
