Russia 1985-1999: Traumazone
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Russia 1985-1999: Traumazone
Suddenly, the western bankers leave. Oligarchs take control and search for a new president to be their puppet. They choose Putin. Russians turn against 'the curse of democracy'.
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Yeltsin believes a war in Chechnya will save him. The Oligarchs seize control of practically everything. In an upside-down world, gangsters become heroes for defending democracy.
Russian society implodes. Millions of people fall into the abyss. Many live underground or in forests. The president attacks parliament with tanks saying he is saving democracy.
Russia goes through the mirror into a chaotic dream world where nothing is stable any more. Dream visions of Russia's imperial past start to rise up. People cannot afford food.