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Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone(TV show/series, 2022)

1h per episode | Genres: Documentary, War & Politics

Mini series in 1 season with 7 episodes

Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZoneRating: 4.6/5 (with 4 votes)
Russia 1985–1999: TraumaZone (subtitled in promotional media as What It Felt Like to Live Through The Collapse of Communism and Democracy) is a seven-part BBC documentary television series created by Adam Curtis. It was released on BBC iPlayer on 13 October 2022. ()
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What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy. A series of films by Adam Curtis.

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Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone Seasons and Episodes

10/13/2022Series 1 - 7 episodes
What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy. A series of films by Adam Curtis.
#1 | 10/13/2022Part One - 1985 to 1989
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.
#2 | 10/13/2022Part Two - 1989 to 1991
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.
#3 | 10/13/2022Part Three - 1991
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.
#4 | 10/13/2022Part Four - 1992 to 1994
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.
#5 | 10/13/2022Part Five - 1993 to 1996
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.
#6 | 10/13/2022Part Six - 1994 to 1998
The group around the president believe a war in Chechnya will save him. Others want the war to restore the glory of the Russian empire. The Oligarchs seize control of practically everything. In the upside down world gangsters become heroes for defending democracy.
#7 | 10/13/2022Part Seven - 1995 to 1999
Suddenly the western bankers leave. Oligarchs take control and search for a new president to be their puppet. They choose Putin. Russians turn against “the curse of democracy".

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Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Made by: BBC Films
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Russian (RU)
Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 10/13/2022
Creator: Adam Curtis
Director: Adam Curtis
Screenwriter: Adam Curtis
Executive Producer: Rose Garnett
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Russia 1985–1999: TraumaZone"
"Russia 1985-1999 TraumaZone: What It Felt Like to Live Through the Collapse of Communism and Democracy"
"Russia [1985-1999] Traumazone"

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