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20 Years After the Soviet Collapse
by The World
The death of the USSR was the most epochal event of the second half of the twentieth century, a political earthquake whose aftershocks are still being felt. It also signaled the failure of one of history's most utopian experiments in human engineering. Journalist In this series of reports, Brigid McCarthy travels to Russia and speaks with politicians, historians, artists, journalists and ordinary citizens who'd participated in or witnessed the dramatic events of l991.
Episodes
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Soviet Lines, a Way of Life in Grushin Novel
The collapse of the Soviet Union 20 years ago eliminated one of the most defining and despised features of Soviet life: standing in line – lines for bread, butter, and other basic necessities. According to one estimate, citizens in the USSR spent up to a third of every day standing in lines. Olga...
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Soviet Era Dark Humor Makes a Comeback
Russians were able to survive tough times in the Soviet Union, by making jokes about their leaders. Now, in Vladimir Putin's Russia, the jokes are back.
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How Rock & Roll Brought the Soviet Union Down
Sergei Zhuk, an author and rock fan, says Rock and Roll helped bring down the Soviet Union. He writes how this forbidden music slipped into his hometown in Ukraine. His book is called “Rock and Roll in the Rocket City: The West, Identity, and Ideology in Soviet Dniepropetrovsk, l960-l985.” Brigid...
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Grappling With a Post-Soviet Identity
The host of a Russian history program says his TV series, titled Kto my? (Who Are We?), is about Russians understanding themselves.
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Dealing With Money in Post-Soviet Life
After the collapse of the USSR, Russians and other ex-Soviets had to learn to face a new culture – a money culture. For many, that was a huge shock.
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Nostalgia for the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union dissolved 20 years ago on Dec. 25. More than half of all Russians now regret that demise, according to a recent poll. Brigid McCarthy visited a restaurant in Moscow that lets nostalgic customers pretend they’re back in the USSR.
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The End of the USSR
On Christmas day 20 years ago, news reports around the world announced the resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last President of the Soviet Union. With his departure, the USSR dissolved, and the first socialist state was consigned to the dustbin of history. It was the end of an ideology, and an...
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Why Some Russians Miss the Soviet Kommunalka
The Kommunalka was a Soviet experiment in communal living. Entire families were forced to live in a single room, nevertheless some have surprisingly fond memories of the experience.
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Stalinism Survivor Runs Gulag Museum In Moscow
Sunday, October 31, is remembrance day in Russia. But one thing people there don’t really like to remember is the Gulag, the Soviet work camps where tens of millions died during Stalin’s reign. 91-year-old Gulag survivor Anton Antonov-Ovseyenko keeps on trying to remind them. He runs the Gulag...
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Gorbachev, Yeltsin and the Demise of the USSR
There are many Russians who say a critical factor in the demise of the USSR was the power struggle that broke out between Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin.
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The Soviet Coup – 20 Years Later
Twenty years ago, residents of Moscow awoke to the sound of tanks in the streets. There was a coup in the USSR. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who was on vacation in the Crimea, had been put under house arrest by members of his own government. Just about everyone in the former Soviet Union...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The death of the USSR was the most epochal event of the second half of the twentieth century, a political earthquake whose aftershocks are still being felt. It also signaled the failure of one of history's most utopian experiments in human engineering. Journalist In this series of reports, Brigid McCarthy travels to Russia and speaks with politicians, historians, artists, journalists and ordinary citizens who'd participated in or witnessed the dramatic events of l991.
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