Russia 1985–1999: TraumaZone (2022)

Original title

Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone

Directed by

Adam Curtis

Genre

documentary film, documentary television program

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 7 episodes

Rating

8.6 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series uses archival footage to document the social and political collapse of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1999. It shows what daily life was like for ordinary people during years of upheaval and uncertainty.

observationalarchivalatmosphericslow-pacedsoberinghistoricalreflectiveunflinching

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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