Series

Watch Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone (2022) Online

8.619 votes20221hEndedDocumentaryWar & PoliticsOfficial site

Synopsis

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

Episodes

Series 1

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1. Part One - 1985 to 1989Now viewing2022-10-131hPerestroika. 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 19912022-10-131hThere 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 - 19912022-10-131hThe 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. Part Four - 1992 to 19942022-10-131hRussia 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. Part Five - 1993 to 19962022-10-131hRussian 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. Part Six - 1994 to 19982022-10-131hThe 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. Part Seven - 1995 to 19992022-10-131hSuddenly 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".

Cast

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Mikhail Gorbachev
Self (archive footage)
Boris Yeltsin
Self (archive footage)
Vladimir Putin
Self (archive footage)

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How many seasons does Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone have?

Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone has 1 season and 7 episodes.

When did Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone first air?

Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone first aired in 2022.

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Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone's status on TMDB is: Ended.

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Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone is classified as Documentary, War & Politics.