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7. Part 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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Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone is a war & politics and documentary TV series that premiered on BBC iPlayer on October 13, 2022. It has 1 season and 7 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 7 "Part Seven - 1995 to 1999", aired on October 13, 2022.
What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy. A series of films by Adam Curtis.
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7 episodes · 1 season
2022 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 4 years ago
What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy. A series of films by Adam Curtis.
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E7
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".
E6
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.
E5
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.
E4
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.
E3
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.
E2
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.
E1
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.
Created by Adam Curtis
Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on October 13, 2022.
The most recent episode of Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone, Season 1 Episode 7 "Part Seven - 1995 to 1999", aired on October 13, 2022.
Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone has 1 season with 7 episodes in total.
Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone first aired on BBC iPlayer on October 13, 2022.
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