The First Democratic Elections in the USSR

Witness History: Archive 2014 - Een podcast door BBC World Service

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On March 26th 1989, Soviet citizens were given their first chance to vote for non-communists in parliamentary elections. Democrats led by Boris Yeltsin, won seats across the country. Sergei Stankevich was one of the successful candidates.(Photo: Boris Yeltsin on the campaign trail. Credit: Vitaly Armand. AFP/Getty Images)

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