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War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Burden of Decision
Part of War and Peace in the Nuclear Age.
04/05/1986
A performance of the one-act play "Burden of Decision" at the Satire Theatre in Moscow. The play, written by Fyodor M. Burlastky, presents a dramatized behind-the-scenes view of the Kennedy administration during the Cuban missile crisis, and stars Andrei Mironov as John F. Kennedy. Footage also includes traffic passing theater, passerby looking at photos on display, patrons at box office, actors backstage, and audience seated in theater. Primarily in Russian, with some English conversation and music.
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- Series
- War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
- Title
Burden of Decision
- Series Description
The first atomic explosion in the New Mexico desert on July 16, 1945, changed the world forever. This series chronicles these changes and the history of a new era. It traces the development of nuclear weapons, the evolution of nuclear strategy, and the politics of a world with the power to destroy itself.
In thirteen one-hour programs that combine historic footage and recent interviews with key American, Soviet, and European participants, the nuclear age unfolds: the origin and evolution of nuclear weapons; the people of the past who have shaped the events of the present; the ideas and issues that political leaders, scientists, and the public at large must confront, and the prospects for the future. Nuclear Age highlights the profound changes in contemporary thinking imposed by the advent of nuclear weapons. Series release date: 1/1989
- Duration
01:08:21
- Asset Type
Raw video
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Burlatskii, Fedor Mikhailovich
- Soviet Union
- Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
- Satire Theatre (Moscow, Russia)
- Cold War
- Nuclear weapons
- United States
- Locations
- Moscow, USSR
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- Global Affairs
- Science
- History
- War and Conflict
- Contributors
- Mironov, Andrei, 1941-1987 (Performer)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Burden of Decision,” 04/05/1986, GBH Archives, accessed April 24, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_989F301C503B4D7499E51230932F3EBA.
- MLA: “War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Burden of Decision.” 04/05/1986. GBH Archives. Web. April 24, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_989F301C503B4D7499E51230932F3EBA>.
- APA: War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Burden of Decision. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_989F301C503B4D7499E51230932F3EBA