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Collapse: How Ukrainians Destroyed the Evil Empire

2021 · 1 season

A sober, archive-driven history lesson that makes political upheaval feel immediate and personal.

Created by
Yaroslav Lodygin, Олександр Зінченко
Genres
Documentary
Overview
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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Created by
Yaroslav Lodygin, Олександр Зінченко
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • power
  • freedom
  • rebellion
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Yaroslav Lodygin, Олександр Зінченко, Ірина Бубнова, Сергій Недзельський
Length
1 seasons, 7 episodes
Network
Suspilne Pershyi
Country
Ukraine
Languages
Ukrainian

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