An hour with Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the Soviet Union about his life and political career. He discusses his role in the end of communism and the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union. Gorbachev applauds the efforts of Vladimir Putin to restore order to the country and elevate it to prominence on the world stage. He also talks about his charity work and his environmental foundation, Green Cross International.

A conversation with Marina Litvinenko and Alex Goldfarb, Executive Director of International Foundation for Civil Liberties. Marina Litvinenko is the wife of Alexander Litvinenko who suddenly fell ill and was hospitalized and died three weeks later, becoming a rare victim of lethal polonium-210 radiation poisoning. Litvinenko and Goldfarb discuss their book "Death of a Dissident: The Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko and the Return of the KGB".

A conversation with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger about foreign policy and soccer.

A conversation with Garry Kasparov, world chess champion, Co-Chairman of the All-Russia Civil Congress and Chairman of the United Civil Front of Russia. He is joined by Stephen Cohen, professor of Russian studies and history at New York University for a conversation about the future of Russia during what many people are calling a period of cultural and political resurgence.

A conversation with Stephen Cohen, professor of Russian studies and history at New York University about his article "The New American Cold War" that appeared on the cover of "The Nation" magazine.

Russian businessman and former member of the Russian Parliament Boris Berezovsky discusses Russian leaders and the current state of Russian politics.

Former Russian Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar, one of the architects of the Russian market economy in the early 1990's and now the chairman of Russia's Democratic Choice Party, discusses events in Russia.

A conversation with Boris Nemstov, former aide to Russian Prime Minister Boris Yeltsin and first deputy prime minister, about his decision to resign once Yevgeny Primakov was confirmed prime minister, his opinions on the political and economic crises in Russia and the possibility of reform.