Collapse: How Ukrainians Destroyed the Evil Empire
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Play S1 E1This 7 episode documentary is about the collapse of the USSR and the part Ukrainians took in it. The series brings the Ukrainian perspective into the global narrative for the first time, along with recently unclassified details from the CIA and KGB archives.
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7 episodes
- 1. День страху / The Day of FearThe 1st episode is about a possible scenario of violent development of the situation in Kyiv on the first day of the Emergency Situations Ministry: seizure of the Verkhovna Rada by military special forces and mass arrests of both opposition leaders and "sovereign communists". It looked like a "day of fear" from the perspective of politicians, journalists, and Ukrainians in Kyiv, Washington, and Moscow.CCAug 27, 2021
- 2. Ніч Гніву / The Night of AngerThe second episode is built around the conspiracy theory that Ukraine's declaration of independence is part of a US special services scenario.CCSep 3, 2021
- 3. Без Ейфорії / Without EuphoriaThe third episode tells about the events of August 21, 1991.CCSep 10, 2021
- 4. Дефолт / The Financial CrisisThis episode is about when and why the economic collapse of the USSR actually took place.CCSep 17, 2021
- 5. Ефект Доміно / Domino EffectThe last few years before the collapse of the USSR looked like a chain reaction: events in one country of the socialist camp pushed the processes in the neighbors. The fifth episode tried to find out what exactly caused the collapse of USSRCCSep 24, 2021
- 6. Незалежність / The IndependenceThe sixth episode reveals what exactly happened behind the scenes of the historic session of the Verkhovna Rada, where the "Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine" was adopted.CCOct 1, 2021
- 7. На Межі Ядерної Катастрофи / On the Verge of a Nuclear DisasterIn the fall of 1991, Moscow newspapers reported that Yeltsin had discussed with the military the possibility of a nuclear bombing of Kyiv. Did this mean that the CIA's June forecast could come true in October-November 1991? Was a nuclear apocalypse possible in the scenario described by the CIA? Could Ukraine have become a communist reserve? Why did Ukrainians go to the polls en masse to "kill the USSR"? Why did Poland and Canada hold races to be the first to recognize independence, while the United States set tough conditions for Kyiv? How did Kravchuk beat both Moscow and Washington? Who really ruined the USSR?CCOct 8, 2021
Collapse: How Ukrainians Destroyed the Evil Empire
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This 7 episode documentary is about the collapse of the USSR and the part Ukrainians took in it. The series brings the Ukrainian perspective into the global narrative for the first time, along with recently unclassified details from the CIA and KGB archives.
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- Directors
- Serhii Lysenko
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Ukrainian
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