The Unfinished Time: Russia in the 90s — Season 1, Episode 7: Part VII: Vote or Lose
Documentary, Talk, War & Politics • 101 min • 1 season, 10 episodes
Episode synopsis
Unresolved problems in the economy, the ongoing war in Chechnya, deteriorating health - all this brings down the presidential rating of Boris Yeltsin. But after the defeat of the pro-government party in the Duma elections, the president believes that he is the only one who can stop the leader of the Communists, Gennady Zyuganov. Yeltsin decided to run in the presidential elections of 1996.
About The Unfinished Time: Russia in the 90s
From the collapse of the Soviet Union to Putin’s rule: how Russia became free and what it did with this freedom. The story of Boris Yeltsin and his times, told by his comrades, family, friends, and foes.