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Perestroïka: pictures in Paris (15 images)

‘The media unanimously commemorated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall but nobody has spoken about the 20 years since the end of the USSR.’ That’s why Jean-Robert Raviot, the curator of the USSR: endgame exhibition, chose to exhibit the period of perestroika or ‘restructuring’, a political movement in communist-era Russia between 1985-1991. It runs at the museum of contemporary history from 2 December to 26 February 2012

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08/12/11

Tags : L’Union des républiques socialistes soviétiques.

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Ed - 2011-12-08 14:09:43

Pere = 'through' and 'Stroika' means to build. The last soviet president Gorbachev wanted to change the authoritarian image of communism - so this was a period free of censorship for example, whilst in general the good intentions didn't really translate to the kind of system this was and to the fact that 'modernisation' ultimately led to collapse. I'd love to know how Russians today view Perestroika or why Europeans are so big on Gorbachev; he's a popular commentator on modern day Russia. For example he's calling for re-elections now after the protests fuelled by 4 December rigged parliamentarys.

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