The Man Who Saved the World

The Man Who Saved the World (2012)

October 22nd, 20120h 53min

Documentary, History, War
70%

Overview

During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, Soviet Navy officer Vasily Arkhipov refused to launch a nuclear strike and saved the world from nuclear war and total destruction.


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