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Death of an Empire is a 5 part radio series exploring twenty years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union led by Seamus Martin, former Moscow correspondent of The Irish Times, and exploring what made the Soviet Union, what lead to its collapse and what its like inside modern Russia today. Produced by Helen Shaw. Episode 4 Yeltsins era and economic collapse 1990s Episode four of Death of an Empire focuses on the age of Boris Yeltsin and the economic collapse of the new Russian Federation. Seamus visits the Statue park of Soviet times and explores how things changed. He speaks with Nonna Fomenko who raised her daughter during the massive inflation of 1992 when people were made destitute We hear from the then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gerry Collins on Yeltsins Russia.