600 Seconds

600 Seconds (Russian: 600 секунд; 1987 to 1993) was a popular TV news program that aired in the Soviet Union and briefly in post-Soviet Russia.It was a nightly broadcast from Leningrad TV (later Channel 5) with anchor Alexander Nevzorov.[1] The program of the glasnost period was distinguished by its fast tempo and the display of the countdown from 600 to zero.[1] The anchor Nevzorov used the broadcast in order to criticize corrupt Soviet officials and promote preserving the Soviet Union (in the Baltic States, he is known as a fierce opponent of the national independence movements).This article about a television show originating in Russia is a stub.
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