Russia:
Ten Years After the Soviet Collapse
Producer Reese Erlich goes back to interview people he originally met in 1990 in the USSR.
The Free Spirit
Anna Berkut was a free-spirited intellectual until the mafia helped wreck her life.
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The Entrepreneur
From low-level editor to founder of Moscow's most popular rock station in ten not-so-easy lessons.
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The Blue-Collar Worker
Workers had to strike at Andre's factory because some managers were accused of stealing company assets. Free markets look different from the factory floor.
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Walter Cronkite Remembers
Walter Cronkite remembers his years as a foreign correspondent in Moscow.
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From Activist to Ambassador
In 1990 he was a Green Party activist in Kiev; now he's a high government official and supporter of Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, a man linked to charges of corruption and political murder.
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Capitalist Architect
This American went to Moscow to set up the BBDO ad agency, but found a lot more than advertised.
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Russia:
Can This Be Democracy?
Free markets = democracy?
Think again.
Is Chechnya Part of the War Against Terrorism?
President Putin claims the Russian war against Chechnya is part of the fight against international terror, but Chechens tell a very different story.
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US-Russian Relations
Russia and the United States have joined a common effort to fight terrorism, but will long-standing differences undermine the alliance?
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Nuclear Fuel: Russia's Potential Environmental Disaster
How safe are plans to allow foreign countries to store their spent nuclear fuel in Russia?
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Whatever Happened to the Soviet Dissidents?
Once publicized around the world, the former Soviet dissidents today hold no political influence, and their cries for human rights are largely ignored.
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What's Next for the Russian Military?
The once-proud Russian military now faces acute financial shortfalls, serious morale problems, and a never-ending war in Chechnya.
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Two Titans Meet
Walter Cronkite and Vladimir Pozner hold a frank discussion on the relative freedom of the Russian and American press.
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Culture Clones
What will prevail: Russian rap or I Want to Be a Million-Ruble-Aire?
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