BBC - Russia 1985-1999 TraumaZone (2022) Part 4 1992 to 1994

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

Part 4 1992 to 1994

Russia goes through the mirror. There is a new plan to create democracy overnight. Those in charge say it is rational. What it creates is a terrifying dream world where nothing is stable any more. And strange dream visions of Russia's imperial past start to rise up. While people cannot even afford food. But in Moscow women are taught to smile by American cosmetic companies.

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