So, Percy makes a formidable documentary series and nobody watches it? Go figure. Well, I was impressed. I also found some of her older work, 'Iran and the West' and 'The Death of Yugoslavia'.
I really liked how she focused on just telling the story, rather than expressing a specific point of view. The number of high-level interviewees was also impressive.
Does anybody have any idea, if the rest of her documentaries are for sale?
I agree, I thought it was very well done, and with very little bias.
shareI, too, was in awe with this series and did not sleep for many hours, afterwards.
I was in Moscow during the handover from Yeltsin to Putin and our own political officers felt that Russia needed a strongman to control the chaos in Russia, at that time. Having said that, the sounds bites from Putin in this series really give you a strong sense that the guy has become an overconfident bastard and his ruthless exterior is just grating. Imagine any Western leader making the statements that he makes with glee, like mentioning how unimportant a particular opposition journalist was that was murdered in Moscow. Sometimes realpolitik just shows that a person's true character is reprehensible and reflects badly on the desperation that Russians felt when he came into power (perhaps with much help from the West).
The interaction of Medvedev with Putin was interesting in that they seemed to pull together for the sake of the country, despite their differences. At least in their solidarity, I hope we have an example for our own country (US) during these difficult times.