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The Long Breakup

Ukrainian journalist Katya Soldak, currently living in New York City and working for Forbes magazine, chronicles Ukraine's history: its strong ties to Russia for centuries; how it broke away from the USSR and began to walk alone; the Orange Revolution, the Maidan Revolution, the Crimea annexation, the Donbass War; all through the eyes of her family and friends settled in Kharkiv, a large Ukrainian city located just eighteen miles from the Russian border.

Top Cast

  • Katya Soldak

    Katya Soldak

    Self - Journalist

  • Timothy Snyder

    Timothy Snyder

    Self - Historian

  • Serhiy Zhadan

    Serhiy Zhadan

    Self - Writer

  • Mikhail Gorbachev

    Mikhail Gorbachev

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Eric Potapov

    Eric Potapov

    Self - Anchorman (archive footage)

  • Viktor Yushchenko

    Viktor Yushchenko

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Viktor Yanukovych

    Viktor Yanukovych

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Joseph Stalin

    Joseph Stalin

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Vladimir Putin

    Vladimir Putin

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

Overview

Ukrainian journalist Katya Soldak, currently living in New York City and working for Forbes magazine, chronicles Ukraine's history: its strong ties to Russia for centuries; how it broke away from the USSR and began to walk alone; the Orange Revolution, the Maidan Revolution, the Crimea annexation, the Donbass War; all through the eyes of her family and friends settled in Kharkiv, a large Ukrainian city located just eighteen miles from the Russian border.

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