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 ... See full summary
Love, Hate & Propaganda: The Cold War War of Words (2011– ) Online
- Original Title :
- War of Words
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Documentary / History / War
- Year :
- 2011–
- Directror :
- Léon Laflamme
- Cast :
- Catherine Mercier,George Stroumboulopoulos,Kenneth Osgood
- Writer :
- Jean-Pierre Gosselin,Léon Laflamme
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 45min
- Rating :
- 6.0/10
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 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 ...
| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Catherine Mercier | - | Elle-même - Animatrice |
 | George Stroumboulopoulos | - | Himself - Host |
| Kenneth Osgood | - | Himself - Author of 'Total Cold War' |
| Svetlana Savranskaya | - | Herself - Director of Russia Programs, George Washington University |
| David Welch | - | Himself - Director of the Centre for the Study of Propaganda and War, University of Kent |
| Magdalena Dembinska | - | Herself - Political Science Professor, University of Montréal |
| David Marples | - | Himself - Professor of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta |
| Victoria Adilman | - | (voice) |
 | Dalal Badr | - | (voice) |
| Kresimir Bosiljevac | - | (voice) |
| Julia Debowska | - | (voice) |
 | Joe Delfin | - | (voice) (as Joe Delfin) |
 | Rayisa Kondracki | - | (voice) |
| Shae Norris | - | (voice) |
 | Paulino Nunes | - | (voice) |