DocArchive (1988): Days in Moscow, Nights in Leningrad

In Mikhail Gorbachev’s Russia of 1988, perestroika was a political movement which reformed the Communist Party and the country as a whole. The development had significant impact on culture, religion and society in Moscow and Leningrad at the time. Censorship was lifted on the playing of rock music and the Bolshoi and Kirov theatres expanded their programmes. Links with Ireland were established with the Abbey Theatre performing for the first time in the country. (First Broadcast 1988)