My Perestroika (2010)

overview : Tells the story of five people from the last generation of Soviet children who were brought up behind the Iron Curtain. Just coming of age when the USSR collapsed, they witnessed the world of their childhood crumble and change beyond recognition. Through the lives of these former schoolmates, this intimate film reveals how they have adjusted to their post-Soviet reality in today's Moscow.

Release Date : Jan 24, 2010

Runtime : 1h 28m

Genre : Documentary  History  

Companies : Red Square

Countries : Russia, United Kingdom, United States of America

Keywords : uniform, communist, soviet union, coup d'etat, tank, little boy, childhood, bell ringing, perestroika, mikhail gorbachev, young pioneer, first day of school, russian history, communism, conformity, swan lake, woman director, 1990s