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- 1998 (Creation)
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Part of 2 VHS and part of 2 mp4 (27.4 MB and 51.9 MB)
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Two versions of a colour advert with sound for Guardian. The advert features a montage of footage of Boris Yeltsin, sometimes with other politicians including Bill Clinton. The footage is interspersed with the following taglines: 'The Question,' 'Boris Yeltsin. Bumbling incompetent of shrewd politician?' and 'The Answer''. 'The Laughing Policeman' plays in the background.
Strapline: 'A Yeltsin special tomorrow in the Guardian.' The advert ends with a copy of the Guardian.
a). Duration: 25 seconds. The advert starts at 02.25 on the mp4 file.
b). Duplicate of a). Duration: 25 seconds. The advert starts at 01.19 on the mp4 file.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited
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Access via GNM Digital Repository.
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a). The VHS and mp4 also include the following Guardian adverts: GUA/9/1/1/53/1a, GUA/9/1/1/53/1b, GUA/9/1/1/53/2a, GUA/9/1/1/53/3 and GUA/9/1/1/53/5.
b). The VHS and mp4 also include the Guardian advert GUA/9/1/1/53/1c and GUA/9/1/1/53/2b.