Post-Soviet Russia : Promises Deferred / Sveriges television.

This program examines how the Russian city of Gorky has adapted to a free-enterprise system. We see public reaction to the auction of government property and the opening of private markets. Class divisions become apparent in interviews with the Russian nouveau riche, the Mafia, and average citizens....

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) Infobase Sveriges television
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	With English subtitles.
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2013], ©1997.
Series:	Films on Demand.
Subjects:	Former Soviet republics. Russia (Federation) > Social conditions > 1991- Educational films. Internet videos.
Genre:	Educational films. Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (55 min.) : sound, color
Variant Title:	Promises Deferred
Format:	Electronic Video

Contents:

Soviet Nostalgia (2:47)
Russia's Money Belt (1:18)
Genocide in Nizhny Novgorod (3:33)
Soviet Prisoner of Conscience (0:55)
Visiting a USSR Slum (2:21)
Struggle to Survive in Gorky (2:21)
Post-Soviet Inequality (1:34)
Yeltsin's Economic Reforms (3:17)
Blaming Yeltsin and Gorbachev (3:22)
Disabled in Post-Soviet Russia (3:40)
Post-Soviet Success Story (1:47)
Post-Soviet Cultural Challenges (3:35)
Post-Soviet Economic Gap (2:31)
Economic Theory vs. Reality (2:30)
Russian Mafia in Plain View (4:49)
Post-Soviet Rural Life (2:46)
Post-Soviet Healthcare (2:58)
Post-Soviet Religion (4:05)
Glorifying Communist Ideals (3:13)
Credits: Post-Soviet Russia: Promises Deferred (0:16)