Go ask on lemmygrad. Kinda serious.
A good documentary, on the USSR though not modern Russia, is The Human Face of Russia. You can find it on YouTube. It's Australian as well so it's interesting seeing a look into the Soviet Union from the point of view of a country that is aligned with the US but without so much Red Scare propaganda.
Eh, it's heavily dramatized and was recorded in English but HBO's Chernobyl miniseries might be worth checking out if you're interested in things like one-party rule and conspiracies in authoritarian regimes.
The Americans maybe? Although in USA but shows few things about USSR.
Not sure why you're getting downvoted. I was going to say the same.
Not sure either and doesn't bother me. I doubt there is such tv series with English subs too… neither Chinese nor Soviets would present the system as it was (is).
Obviously there are things like that. Like when normal white people get sentences to death and shit, there's CCP footage available with subtitles and stuff.
TIL China is a one-party system with English subs
Might depend what you mean by ‘things’, there’s Chinese reality tv shows with English subs, an interesting one which got popular last year was about a local police station.
It was bizarre because it had cutesy graphics and sound effects overlaid with a guy being questioned for sexual assault of a minor
For a fictional world check out Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.
Not a series but Death of Stalin is a super funny movie that is actually closer to reality than one might think.
If you want a fairly recent on the group English perspective then check out the YouTuber Bald and Bankrupt. China is harder as most YouTubers there are paid propaganda. Maybe check out YouTubers laowhy86 and serpentza as they lived in China for over a decade and then had to run. Interesting takes for all 3 above. What I find most interesting is that most of their criticisms can also be levied on their home countries if you can get past the fog.
Something like Hotel Rwanda or A Hologram for The King with a lot of general dysfunction and corruption might be worth a look too. People imagine a place like China has hyper-competent leadership in total unity for the evulz, but the truth is it's often the same depressing shit, just with the financing for a facade of modernity.
