Soviet Affairs
1. Dr. George Katkov, Soviet Centre, St Anthony's College, Oxford, comments on Russia's increasing influence in Asia, where 80% of its territory actually lies in Asia. -- 2. Barry Gustafson, Department of Politics, University of Auckland, comments on the Sino-Soviet border dispute and how the Soviet's are increasingly concerned with security in the Asian region. Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev has proposed a collective security arrangement for all Asian countries and western powers have been guarded in their reactions.
Soviet Affairs was a quarterly discussion programme about the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
Primary Title
- Soviet Affairs
Date Broadcast
- June 1969
Start Time
- 21 : 10
Finish Time
- 21 : 24
Duration
- 14:00
Channel
- 1YC
Broadcaster
- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
- 1YC
Owning Organisation
- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
- Soviet Affairs was a quarterly discussion programme about the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
Episode Description
- 1. Dr. George Katkov, Soviet Centre, St Anthony's College, Oxford, comments on Russia's increasing influence in Asia, where 80% of its territory actually lies in Asia. -- 2. Barry Gustafson, Department of Politics, University of Auckland, comments on the Sino-Soviet border dispute and how the Soviet's are increasingly concerned with security in the Asian region. Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev has proposed a collective security arrangement for all Asian countries and western powers have been guarded in their reactions.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Radio
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Current affairs
- Politics
Hosts
- Ian Hay-Campbell (Host)
Contributors
- George Katkov (Commentator)
- Barry Gustafson (Commentator)