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In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became
the first human in outer space, which was a huge propaganda victory for the Soviet Union around the world. But just two months later, another major
Soviet icon, Nureyev, defected, which the West seized upon
as a failure for the Soviet Union, crashing back down to earth. The ideological conflict between
the two sides was escalating, and just two months after Nureyev
defected from the Soviet Union, the Berlin Wall was erected in Germany, sort of symbolically embodying
this conflict between the two sides
the first human in outer space, which was a huge propaganda victory for the Soviet Union around the world. But just two months later, another major
Soviet icon, Nureyev, defected, which the West seized upon
as a failure for the Soviet Union, crashing back down to earth. The ideological conflict between
the two sides was escalating, and just two months after Nureyev
defected from the Soviet Union, the Berlin Wall was erected in Germany, sort of symbolically embodying
this conflict between the two sides
Full Transcript
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In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became
the first human in outer space,
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which was a huge propaganda victory
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for the Soviet Union around the world.
00:00:08.999 --> 00:00:12.002
But just two months later, another major
Soviet icon, Nureyev, defected,
00:00:12.032 --> 00:00:15.036
which the West seized upon
as a failure for the Soviet Union,
00:00:15.048 --> 00:00:17.024
crashing back down to earth.
00:00:17.036 --> 00:00:20.016
The ideological conflict between
the two sides was escalating,
00:00:20.028 --> 00:00:24.012
and just two months after Nureyev
defected from the Soviet Union,
00:00:24.024 --> 00:00:26.006
the Berlin Wall was erected in Germany,
00:00:26.072 --> 00:00:30.064
sort of symbolically embodying
this conflict between the two sides.
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Movie Summary
This striking and moving documentary from BAFTA nominated directors Jacqui and David Morris traces the extraordinary life of Rudolf Nureyev. From his birth in the 5th class carriage of a trans-Siberian train, to his dramatic leap ...
