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Season 1 – Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone

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

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Geordie Gray The Australian 10/06/2023
Documentarian Adam Curtis’s positively fascinating 2021 documentary Russia 1985-1999 TraumaZone: What It Felt Like to Live Through the Collapse of Communism and Democracy does exactly what it says on the tin. Go to Full Review Joe Clay The Times (UK) 10/28/2022
Another ambitious entry in Curtis’s distinctive oeuvre. Go to Full Review Dan Einav Financial Times 10/21/2022
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It demands patience and stamina, and rewards with an opportunity to bear witness to life in every stratum of one of the most closed, complex and contradictory societies. Go to Full Review Ernesto Diezmartinez Letras Libres 01/20/2023
As it usually happens with the work of Adam Curtis, nothing he shows is too much. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review James Delingpole The Spectator 10/27/2022
Perhaps its delights begin to wear thin after the full seven hours but despite the meandering nature of all this disparate footage I found each vignette strangely involving. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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M d 03/21/2024 A masterclass in editing and a demomstration that the power of Curtis' films lies in his ability to construct visually arresting, thematically stimulating narratives that weave around to construct and deep sense of the FEEL of a period, not necessarily just his now iconic voiceovers. See more Greg K @GregZ 06/23/2023 This series is nothing more than a masterpiece, illuminating and traumatizing at the same time. Don't expect Curtis' babbling voice or spheric music accompanying the pictures. Only text, subtitles and this unprecedented footage conveying a certain narrative or understanding of a very disregarded time in human history, at least from a occidental point of view. It is no exaggeration to state that every viewer can or will understand the desperate state of the russian society a little bit better. Be advised: utterly distubring footage. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Adam Curtis

Director

Adam Curtis

Writer

Rose Garnett

Executive Producer

Sandra Gorel

Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 13, 2022 Part One - 1985 to 1989 Perestroika; the dream of saving communism; but no-one believes in anything any longer. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 13, 2022 Part Two - 1989 to 1991 There are no potatoes in Moscow; things get worse; then they get much worse. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 13, 2022 Part Three - 1991 The empire strikes back; the hardliners bring tanks to Moscow; but power slips through their hands. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 13, 2022 Part Four - 1992 to 1994 Russia goes through the mirror; there is a new plan to create democracy overnight. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 13, 2022 Part Five - 1993 to 1996 Russian society implodes and millions of Russian people fall into the abyss. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 13, 2022 Part Six - 1994 to 1998 Yeltsin believes a war in Chechnya will save him; meanwhile, gangsters become heroes. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 13, 2022 Part Seven - 1995 to 1999 Oligarchs choose Putin as their puppet; russians turn against the "curse of democracy." Details

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Season Info

Director
Adam Curtis
Executive Producer
Rose Garnett
Screenwriter
Adam Curtis
Network
BBC
Genre
History, Documentary
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Oct 13, 2022