The Hand of Stalin

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Examining the legacy of Stalin's 25 years of crimes against humanity through the experiences of victims and perpetrators, the films also show how people's memories of that time persist in the present day. Some victims who have stayed silent for over 50 years now speak out.

Documentary19901 season

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3 episodes

1. Leningradskaya: A Village in Southern RussiaMillions of peasants suffered deportation, imprisonment, and finally death by starvation as the forced collectivization of farms led to a massive famine. Interviews with peasants, old Communist Party activists, and survivors of the famine provide an eloquent and moving testament to the abuse of power enacted by Stalin in his iron-willed determination to make collectivization a success.CC58minOct 16, 1990
2. LeningradFive survivors, both victims and perpetrators, recount their stories of Leningrad in the 1930s, of 'the Great Terror'. They remember the shame of confessing to crimes that they never committed. Secret police interrogators remember that time when they controlled people's lives.CC59minOct 17, 1990
3. KolymaHundreds of thousands of peasants, workers, and intellectuals were sent to the Kolyma Gulags to mine gold during the 25 years of Stalinist rule. These vast, isolated wilderness camps are visited for the first time by a film crew whose record of this desolate landscape is intercut with the memories of prisoners and enforcers.CC1 h 0 minOct 18, 1990

The Hand of Stalin

Documentary

19901 season3 episodesEnded

Creators and cast

Created by: Angus Macqueen, Tom Roberts
Studio: October Films, PTV Productions

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Not yet rated.

Audio languages

English, Russian

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