Historic Russian battles to repel invaders serve as prelude to the story of events that redrew the map of Eastern Europe and parts of Asia in the 20th century. Following the turmoil of the Bolshevik Revolution, Communist Russia faces the venom of Nazi aggression. 1940's film footage reveals the harsh reality of total war, as the Red Army and Soviet civilians alike confront a brutal and tenacious enemy. The following decades are darkened by tensions between the USSR and foreign powers, and violent measures taken to silence voices of dissent. Finally, the Soviet people's yearning for a freer society leads to accelerating reforms and the ultimate dissolution of the USSR.

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Documentary examining Stalin's Gulag. Between the October Revolution and Stalin's death in 1953, mil...

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Lithuania, 1941, during World War II. Hundreds of thousands of texts on Jewish culture, stolen by th...

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A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzli...

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In 1955, Albert Maysles traveled by motorcycle throughout Russia. During this trip, he shot what was...
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Film cameras cruise the Soviet Union's mighty Volga River, providing a view of the Russian people al...

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The epic story of the Russian Civil War (1918-21): the White Terror, the counterrevolutionary uprisi...

Documentary recounting the story of the Cuban Revolution and its impact on the young people of Cuba.

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