Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone

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What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy.

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: Series 1: Part Two - 1989 to 1991

Part Two - 1989 to 1991

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No potatoes in Moscow. The Soviet plan runs out of control. But McDonald’s opens.

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.

President Gorbachev still believes he can save communism. But there are no potatoes in Moscow. People travel to tiny villages to get food. Gorbachev's rival, Boris Yeltsin, decides communism is finished. Things get worse. Then they get much worse as the rational Communist plan runs out of control everywhere. But McDonald’s opens in Moscow. The army and the KGB realise their power is collapsing. They have to stop what is happening.

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