Previews + Extras
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
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
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
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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