Love, Hate & Propaganda: The Cold War War of Words (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

Love, Hate & Propaganda: The Cold War

War of Words (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

In the 1980s, three people dominated the propaganda agenda in the Cold War. The first is US President Ronald Reagan, a staunch anti-Communist who would do anything to denounce it while putting the US in a positive light. He wanted to look ...See moreIn the 1980s, three people dominated the propaganda agenda in the Cold War. The first is US President Ronald Reagan, a staunch anti-Communist who would do anything to denounce it while putting the US in a positive light. He wanted to look tough, especially through a military build-up since he believed the Soviets far out-muscled the Americans militarily. But his propaganda changed as world issues around him changed, most specifically Soviet Premier Yuri Andropov inviting Maine schoolgirl Samantha Smith to the Soviet Union for a goodwill visit, and the Soviet military shooting down a commercial jet in Soviet airspace. The second is Polish national Pope John Paul II. His succession to Pope was at a tenuous time in Poland. But his anti-Communist stance allowed Lech Walesa and Solidarity to rise in Poland. However, the Communists would not go down in Poland without a fight, which was led by General Wojciech Jaruzelski. And the third is Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev. Despite being a Communist, his growing up period during Stalin's reign shaped his view that Communism should be transparent, which was dubbed glasnost. Although Gorbachev was viewed with great esteem worldwide, he was viewed less so by the Soviet peoples who saw that the propaganda did not match their reality. Written by Huggo See less

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Name	Known for
Catherine Mercier Elle-même - Animatrice Elle-même - Animatrice See fewer	La Semaine verte (1970)
George Stroumboulopoulos Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
Kenneth Osgood Self - Author of 'Total Cold War' Self - Author of 'Total Cold War' See fewer	Love, Hate & Propaganda: The Cold War (2011)
Svetlana Savranskaya Self - Director of Russia Programs, George Washington University Self - Director of Russia Programs, George Washington University See fewer	The Reagan Presidency (2012)
David Welch Self - Director of the Centre for the Study of Propaganda and War, University of Kent Self - Director of the Centre for the Study of Propaganda and War, University of Kent See fewer	We Have Ways of Making You Think (1992)
Magdalena Dembinska Self - Political Science Professor, University of Montréal Self - Political Science Professor, University of Montréal See fewer	Love, Hate & Propaganda: The Cold War (2011)
David Marples Self - Professor of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta Self - Professor of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta See fewer	Love, Hate & Propaganda: The Cold War (2011)
Victoria Adilman Actress (voice) Actress (voice) See fewer	Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story (2004)
Dalal Badr Actress (voice) Actress (voice) See fewer	The Lost Symbol (2021)
Kresimir Bosiljevac Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Beauty and the Beast (2012)
Julia Debowska Actress (voice) Actress (voice) See fewer	The Shrine (2010)
Joe Delfin Actor (voice) (as Joe Delfin) Actor (voice) (as Joe Delfin) See fewer	Thanksgiving (I) (2023)
Rayisa Kondracki Actress (voice) Actress (voice) See fewer	The Whistleblower (2010)
Shae Norris Actress (voice) Actress (voice) See fewer	Flash of Genius (2008)
Paulino Nunes Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Shōgun (2024)
George Bush Self - US Vice President (archive footage) Self - US Vice President (archive footage) See fewer	41 (II) (2012)
Mikhail Gorbachev Self - Soviet Premier (archive footage) Self - Soviet Premier (archive footage) See fewer	Meeting Gorbachev (2018)
Wojciech Jaruzelski Self - Polish Military Leader (archive footage) Self - Polish Military Leader (archive footage) See fewer	Hammer & Tickle (2006)
Pope John Paul II Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Jeweller's Shop (1988)
Ronald Reagan Self - President of the United States (archive footage) Self - President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Arthur Smith Self - Samantha Smith's Father (archive footage) Self - Samantha Smith's Father (archive footage) See fewer
Jane Smith Self - Samantha Smith's Mother (archive footage) Self - Samantha Smith's Mother (archive footage) See fewer	Love, Hate & Propaganda: The Cold War (2011)
Samantha Smith Self - Andropov Letter Writer (archive footage) Self - Andropov Letter Writer (archive footage) See fewer	Lime Street (1985)
Televizor Themselves - Soviet Rock Band (archive footage) Themselves - Soviet Rock Band (archive footage) See fewer	Kaasua, kaasua! (2010)
Valentina Tereshkova Self - Russian Cosmonaut (archive footage) Self - Russian Cosmonaut (archive footage) See fewer	UFO (2018)
Lech Walesa Self - Solidarity Leader (archive footage) Self - Solidarity Leader (archive footage) See fewer	Prawdziwy koniec zimnej wojny (2011)