Perestroyka

Shot in the spring of 1992 in St. Petersberg and Moscow, “Perestroyka” is a collage of conversations with Russian people, mostly artists, about life in Russia and about their hopes and fears for the future of their country. The position of artists and filmmakers in contemporary Russian society, the position of women in the new Russia, problems of unemployment, the politics of sexuality, and the erosion of traditional values are debated and discussed. Appearing in the tape are (in order of appearance): Sergey Letou Jazz Band, Vladik Mamyshev Monroe (performance artist), Bella Matveeva (painter), Alexandr Sakurov (film director), Liubov Polga (unemployed), Victor Tuzou (painter), Sonja Alexandro (chambermaid), Alexandr Alexandrov (composer), Georgieva Ivanova Veseuna (teacher), Michail Gurevich (film critic), Nicolai Izavolov (film historian), Valentina Gozbacheuchajo (film writer), Vand aleria Balandina (professor of Medicine (retired).