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Someone stole my idea. A documentary is coming out called My Perestroika, which follows five Russians who lived through the transition from socialism to capitalism. It seems like a really interesting film. I’m always interested to hear stories about what transition was like, not in terms of economic statistics but in personal stories. And also not vague platitudes about how life was better then or life is better now. But concrete stories.

I remember a friend of mine telling a story about how his father came home once with books by Nabokov and Bugalkov that were now available. And another friend who said he had dreamed his whole life of being a Pioneer. Finally, the day came to take the oath. Two days later, the USSR was dissolved!

This film looks like it gets very in-depth and personal and avoids any kind of expert testimony. As of now, it seems to be only playing in the US. The screening times and dates are here.