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My Perestroika

"My Perestroika" is an intimate look at the last generation of Soviet children. Five classmates go from living sheltered childhoods to experiencing the hopes of Gorbachev's reforms and the confusion of the USSR's dissolution, to searching for their places in today's Moscow.

My Perestroika - Trailer

2m 39s

"My Perestroika" is an intimate look at the last generation of Soviet children. Five classmates go from living sheltered childhoods to experiencing the hopes of Gorbachev's reforms and the confusion of the USSR's dissolution, to searching for their places in today's Moscow.

Previews + Extras

  • My Perestroika: Interview with the Meyersons: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    My Perestroika: Interview with the Meyersons

    S24 E2 - 2m 31s

    In May 2011, Borya, Lyuba and Mark Meyerson visited New York City and attended a screening of "My Perestroika." Before the event, POV caught up with the family to ask a few questions about their visit.

  • Behind the Lens - My Perestroika: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Behind the Lens - My Perestroika

    S24 E2 - 18m 17s

    Filmmaker Robin Hessman explains how she came to live in Russia for most of the 1990s and how her time there led her to make "My Perestroika." She describes searching for her subjects and her desire to tell a personal story of the Soviet Union rather than one that could be found in a history textbook.

  • The Beginning of Perestroika: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Beginning of Perestroika

    S24 E2 - 7m 10s

    In this clip from "My Perestroika," a group of Russians describe how they felt during the beginning of Gorbachev's perestroika. Openness and reform were ushered into the USSR and would become pivotal to the country's history.

  • Remembering the 1991 Coup That Failed: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Remembering the 1991 Coup That Failed

    S24 E2 - 2m 28s

    Russians remember the mass demonstrations that occurred in 1991 in response to an attempted coup of a group of Soviet hardliners against Mikhail Gorbachev's glasnost policy.

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