Divisions Rise as Communism Falls | Moynihan and The Incomparable Mr. Buckley

Explore how the fall of Soviet communism was a turning point for the world order and American politics with video from the American Masters’ films Moynihan and The Incomparable Mr. Buckley. Follow New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan as he predicts the circumstances under which the Soviet Union would collapse, and the conflict it would leave in its wake. Learn how the end of the looming communist threat exposes vast differences between America’s two political parties, and the polarizing forces that emerge as the global crisis comes to a close.

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