Perestroika

"Travel back to a time when sawing a women in half was still considered entertainment at this popular Russian Cabaret club."

- GTA IV manual Description

Perestroika is a Russian owned cabaret club in Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Description
The cabaret club is located on Tulsa Street in Hove Beach, Broker, Liberty City.

Like Split Sides, Niko Bellic can watch shows in the club on his own, on a date, or as an activity with a friend.

Design
The club's interior includes various rooms that serve several purposes. The main feature of the club is its dining area, bar and open space (presumably used as a dance floor) fronted by a stage, where the club's acts perform. The backstage of the club is accessible from a door to the left of the stage, connecting to the performer's dressing room, a QUB3D video arcade game, and a backlot of the club which leads up to the club's roof, where a gun can be found. A cloakroom is also located between the main entrance and the main room of the club.

Perestroika's shows are triggered from within the club itself the player must first enter the club and walk to the marked checkpoint to the right, where the player is intended to be seated.

Influence
The club's exterior design is largely based on the Millenium Atlantic Oceana (later known as the Master Theatre) in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.

"Perestroika" ("Перестройка") means "restructuring" when translated from Russian. The term is commonly used to refer to the economic reforms implemented by Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev during the 1980s which ultimately led to the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Security
At night, the club is guarded by members of the Russian Mafia, who will attack Niko if he points a weapon at them. The club is also guarded by two gangsters who search guests before they enter (except the player). Depending on how far in the game the player has progressed, the guards will react in one of two ways. If the player hasn't completed The Master and the Molotov, the guards will welcome Niko. After this mission, the guards will warn Niko to stay away before opening fire on him.

If Niko is accompanied by a friend, the guard will let them in. If Niko takes Roman there after the mission Crime and Punishment, he may occasionally feel uncomfortable and say "it must be where Faustin hangs out when he isn't holding hostages in his basement and shooting them". After completing The Master and the Molotov, he tells Niko it's a shame Faustin is dead because the place is "going to pot".

It is not known who owns the club following Faustin's death, but the continued presence of Russian guards implies it is still owned by the Russian Mafia.

Staff

 * Perestroika MC
 * Barman
 * Coat check girl

Acts

 * The Incredible Kleinman and Laurel
 * Ms Bluesy St. John
 * Catch
 * Dusty Cowpoke

Perestroika hosts a total of four different acts, of which two will be feature each time a player comes to watch a show. The sequence of acts are repeated after eight visits. Players cannot visit more than once every 24 hours in game, but can use the save/sleep function to progress time to revisit rapidly.

While the club still accessible in The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, the player is unable to watch any act. However, in The Complete Edition of GTA IV, the player is able to watch the acts.

Trivia

 * The dialogue and pedestrian model of the woman at the coat check counter are recycled from Alex Chilton, with the exception of different textures and models for the hair and clothes. When attacked, she will say things like “Stop it, Niko.” even before Niko has met the Faustin Mafiya.
 * In the Grand Theft Auto IV "Move Up, Ladies" trailer, Niko is seen entering Perestroika during the opening cutscene of Final Destination wearing a suit from Perseus, despite the shop not being available until much later in the game.
 * In both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, the guards will attack both Johnny Klebitz and Luis Fernando Lopez, despite neither protagonist ever encountering the Faustin Mafiya.