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The collapse of communism has transformed life for young people in the former Soviet Union. But with the new freedoms have come new problems. Four young Russians tell their stories.
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The break-up of the former Soviet Union has given new freedom to subject nationalities. But it has also led to ethnic division and strife. This program visits the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan to examine the likelihood of peace in this shattered union.
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The people of the former Soviet Union face the daunting task of building a free market economy from scratch. How successful will they be in swapping the teachings of Marx for those of McDonalds?
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This program describes the failure of Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms, the coup and the split-up of the Soviet superpower. Can the new independent states go from here to democracy?
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This five part series examines the extraordinary changes that have taken place in the former Soviet Union since the collapse of Communism. It combines explanations from a variety of citizens of the new commonwealth with both archive and contemporary newsreel footage to provide an insight into the monumental changes in their lives. The five episodes chronicle the split-up of the Soviet superpower, then cover the change from a communist run economy to the break-up of the former republics.
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This documentary explores non-conformist Russian art and features several Russian artists whose works are considered great masterpieces and classic examples of world conceptual art. Among interviewed artists are V. Komar, A. Kosolapov, O. Vasiliev, V. Bahkchinian, L. Sokov and others. The film also includes interviews with American and Russian art critics and contains works of more than 60 non-conformist artists from The Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University and private collections. It also tells the story of art collector Norton Dodge whose efforts have resulted in the largest collection of Russian-Soviet non-conformist art in the world located in the US.
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The World consists of 26 programs and covers the history of the world from the dawn of mankind to ancient Greece and Rome, the expansion of Europe, Asia, and Africa, the development of the United States through the Great Depression and the Cold War, to the present. Concise, accurate and complete, The World is an excellent resource for all students.
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