«Banned Profession». Coup in Journalism in Russia

«Banned Profession». Coup in Journalism in Russia 2021 Directed by Tatyana Preobrazhenskaya Запрещенная профессия

Thirty years ago Soviet citizens woke up and saw Swan Lake on TV. A putsch began in the USSR: part of the party elite removed President Mikhail Gorbachev from power. The GKChP members tried to tighten the screws and take away freedom from the media. The journalists then fought the censorship and won. In 2021, the profession of a journalist in Russia will be called prohibited: dozens of people will become “foreign agents” and will be forced to leave Russia, and many independent media will recognize them as “undesirable”.

Country Russia

Production Country Russia

Language Russian

Spoken Language Russian

Gnere Documentary

Production Company BBC News Russian

Release Date 18 August 2021

71 mins