GERMANY: BODY OF RAISA MAXIMOVA, WIFE OF FORMER SOVIET PRESIDENT MIKHAIL GORBACHEV ON WAY BACK TO RUSSIA

Record ID: 984926

  • Title: GERMANY: BODY OF RAISA MAXIMOVA, WIFE OF FORMER SOVIET PRESIDENT MIKHAIL GORBACHEV ON WAY BACK TO RUSSIA
  • Date: 21st September 1999
  • Summary: MUENSTER, GERMANY (SEPTEMBER 20, 1999) (NTV - NO ACCESS CIS) 1. SV GRIEF-STRICKEN FORMER SOVIET UNION PRESIDENT MIKHAIL GORBACHEV AND DAUGHTER IRINA GETTING INTO CAR AFTER DEATH OF RAISA GORBACHEV 0.14 2. SV GORBACHEV AND DAUGHTER IRINA SITTING IN CAR 0.15 3. SV GORBACHEV SITTING IN HOTEL LOBBY WITH HIS FRIEND, WRITER CHINGIZ AITMATOV/ SURROUNDED BY JOURNALISTS 0.23 4. SLV/SV (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) FORMER SOVIET UNION PRESIDENT MIKHAIL GORBACHEV SAYING: "I told one journalist, we were not Romeo and Juliet, you know with their teenage love. We had a long life with so many achievements and troubles. Everything was in that life. But it's so hard to part at this age." (2 SHOTS) 0.43 5. SV DAUGHTER IRINA, DRESSED IN BLACK, LISTENING 0.48 6. SV GORBACHEV EMBRACING CHINGIZ AITMATOV (2 SHOTS) 1.00 MUENSTER-OSNABRUECK AIRPORT, GERMANY (SEPTEMBER 21, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 7. GV GORBACHEV MOTORCADE WITH HEARSE ARRIVING ON TARMAC OF AIRPORT 1.06 8. MV MIKHAIL GORBACHEV AND DAUGHTER IRINA GETTING OUT OF CAR 1.16 9. MLV COFFIN BEING UNLOADED FROM HEARSE TO BE PUT ON PLANE 1.24 10. SV SOUNDBITE (Russian with part German translation) GORBACHEV SAYING : "We all hoped that we would be able to return (to Russia) from here with a healthy Raisa Maximova. However it all came differently. "The fight for her life developed before our eyes. She herself fought until the end, and proved that her body was very strong". (2 SHOTS) 2.02 11. CU GORBACHEV'S HANDS CLASPED TOGETHER 2.05 12. SV (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) GORBACHEV SAYING "The doctors in Muenster and Germany tried their best to help, but it is a very terrible sickness and they could do nothing. I will have no other possibility to say my deepest thanks for all of the support". 2.18 13. CU/ PAN TO GORBACHEV (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) CLOSE-UP OF IRINA GORBACHEV AS HER FATHER CONTINUES SAYING "People from all over the world have shown us their heartfelt support. People from Europe, America, China, India. I just want to say our sincere and honest deepest thanks for the support in this difficult time. 2.32 14. C/A PHOTOGRAPHERS 2.35 15. SLV GORBACHEV AND IRINA SAYING GOODBYE AT FOOT OF PLANE STEPS 2.43 16. SV GERMAN POLICE WATCHING BY 2.45 17. MV GORBACHEV AND IRINA BOARD PLANE 2.56 18. GV PLANE PREPARES TO TAKE-OFF (2 SHOTS) 3.09 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 5th October 1999 13:00
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  • Location: MUENSTER, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVA874O39QVQEFJWYVXYQMHM60VH
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