Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone
What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy. A series of films by Adam Curtis.
Overview
What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy. A series of films by Adam Curtis.
Rose Garnett
Creator / EP
Sandra Gorel
Producer
Episodes
1. Part 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. Part 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. Part 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.
Cast & Crew
Mikhail Gorbachev
Self (archive footage)
Boris Yeltsin
Self (archive footage)
Vladimir Putin
Self (archive footage)
