Collapse: How Ukrainians Destroyed the Evil Empire

Episode 2

Ніч Гніву / The Night of Anger

The second episode is built around the conspiracy theory that Ukraine's declaration of independence is part of a US special services scenario.

Episode 3

Без Ейфорії / Without Euphoria

The third episode tells about the events of August 21, 1991.

Episode 4

Дефолт / The Financial Crisis

This episode is about when and why the economic collapse of the USSR actually took place.

Episode 5

Ефект Доміно / Domino Effect

The last few years before the collapse of the USSR looked like a chain reaction: events in one country of the socialist camp pushed the processes in the neighbors. The fifth episode tried to find out what exactly caused the collapse of USSR

Episode 6

Незалежність / The Independence

The sixth episode reveals what exactly happened behind the scenes of the historic session of the Verkhovna Rada, where the "Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine" was adopted.

Episode 7

На Межі Ядерної Катастрофи / On the Verge of a Nuclear Disaster

In the fall of 1991, Moscow newspapers reported that Yeltsin had discussed with the military the possibility of a nuclear bombing of Kyiv. Did this mean that the CIA's June forecast could come true in October-November 1991? Was a nuclear apocalypse possible in the scenario described by the CIA? Could Ukraine have become a communist reserve? Why did Ukrainians go to the polls en masse to "kill the USSR"? Why did Poland and Canada hold races to be the first to recognize independence, while the United States set tough conditions for Kyiv? How did Kravchuk beat both Moscow and Washington? Who really ruined the USSR?