Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

At the start of the 1990s the Soviet Union - one the largest empires in the world - imploded.

It was not a slow collapse like the British Empire, but one that collapsed suddenly - in just a few months.

In the west we didn't really see or understand what then happened because we were blinded by victory in the cold war. In reality what the Russian people experienced was a profound disaster which left behind it deep scars and a furious anger - that led to what is happening in Russia now and in Ukraine.

This series of films is a record of what it felt like to live through that catastrophe.

It is also the story how a society of millions of people stopped believing in all politics. Not just communism, but democracy too. Something that no-one else has experienced in the modern world. Yet.

Series details

• Title: Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2022-10-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-10-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 64613
• IMDb ID: tt22059224
• TVDB ID: 425179

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-10-13; final listed air date 2022-10-13; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

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