Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone

What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy. A series of films by Adam Curtis.

en
Documentary
War & Politics
Created By

Adam Curtis

First Aired on

Oct 13, 2022

1 seaons till Oct 13, 2022

Popularity: 10.3721
13 votes
Networks
(GB)
Production

BBC Film (GB)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Part Seven - 1995 to 1999

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 7 episodes

Series 1

What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy. A series of films by Adam Curtis.

Aired

7 Episodes
  • Episode 1Part One - 1985 to 198960 min

    Perestroika. The dream of saving communism. But no-one believes in anything any longer. The managers loot the system. Soldiers return defeated in the war to liberate Afghanistan.

  • Episode 2Part Two - 1989 to 199160 min

    There are no potatoes in Moscow. Things get worse. Then they get much worse as the rational Communist plan runs out of control everywhere. But McDonald’s opens in Moscow.

  • Episode 3Part Three - 199160 min

    The empire strikes back. Hardliners attempt a coup. Power slips through their shaking hands. Oligarchs publish a manifesto. Money will replace all ideology. Yeltsin seizes power.

  • Episode 4Part Four - 1992 to 199460 min

    Russia goes through the mirror into a chaotic dream world where nothing is stable any more. Dream visions of Russia's imperial past start to rise up. People cannot afford food.

  • Episode 5Part Five - 1993 to 199660 min

    Russian society implodes. Millions of people fall into the abyss. Many live underground or in forests. The president attacks parliament with tanks saying he is saving democracy.

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