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Russia's Catastrophic Speed Run to Capitalism
- rektide 4y agoRelated, Adam Curtis just kicked out a new 6 part documentary, with even less narration than usual, Trauamzone, which covers Russia 1989-1999, covering some of this with found footage from the BBC. Painful & amazing. > Traumazone sets out to chronicle the collapse of Communism in the former Soviet Union as it transitioned to a Wild West Capitalism that ran so rampant that it also ultimately brought about the collapse of the new Russia's democracy as oligarchs leeched the country dry and paved the way for
- agreeahmed 4y agoLooks incredible. Seems like there's been a renewed interest in understanding how this transition happened because it set the stage for what we're seeing today.