Moscow 1996, Vote or Lose! (2021): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2021, Moscow 1996, Vote or Lose! is a tv movie, history and documentary film directed by Madeleine Leroyer, running about 52 minutes.

What it’s about. Moscow, January 1996. Boris Yeltsin gets ready to run for a second mandate of the presidency of the young Russian Federation. Polls are in the single digits. A painful economic transition, war in Chechnya, and the rise of criminal groups have left the majority of Russians dissatisfied with Yeltsin… and willing to vote for the communist leader Gennady Zyuganov. Yet six months later, Yeltsin won the election with nearly 54% of the vote. How did that happen?

Who’s in it. Moscow 1996, Vote or Lose! stars Boris Yeltsin as Self (archive footage), Tatyana Yumasheva as Self, Sergei Pugachev as Self and Anatoly Chubais as Self, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 9.0/10, Moscow 1996, Vote or Lose! sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Moscow 1996, Vote or Lose! page.

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