“The Russian drama began at the end of 1991, when the Soviet Union mercifully ended. Russia and 14 other new countries emerged from the ruins of the Soviet Union. Every one of those 15 new states faced a profound historical, economic, financial, social and political challenge.” EndsCountryStatesPoliticalSocialChallengesEconomicDramaUnionsHistoricalProfoundFinancialRussiaRuinsSovietSoviet Union Author:Jeffrey Sachs
“When I was growing up you would see big American films that really mythologised their landscape, that really showed the vastness and the drama of their country.” CountryBigsFilmGrowing UpGrowingDramaLandscapeVastnessAmerican Film Author:Baz Luhrmann
“Every drama school in the country turned me down, and so I was lucky to study drama at all, even if it was lowly Birmingham University. But even when I came out with my degree, my mother promptly insisted I go straight to secretarial college to have something to fall back on, just in case - which didn't exactly fill me with confidence.” IfsCountrySchoolMotherFallCasesStudyCollegeDramaLuckyDegreesDown AndUniversityFall BackBirmingham Author:Tamsin Greig