Documentary
War & Politics
Communism spread to all of the continents of the word, lasting through four generations and over seven decades. Hundreds of millions of men and women were affected by this political system, one of the most unjust and bloodiest in history. Using newly discovered propaganda films and archival photos, these four episodes explore the mysteries of this totalitarian political machine that lured its share of important followers into the fold. Known as the red church, communism seduced its ardent followers like some earthly religion.
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Wed,
06 Oct, 1999
S1.E1Utopia in Power (1917-1928)
This episode covers 1900 to 1928, a period which saw the death of Lenin, the creation of the KGB and the coming to power of Stalin.
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Wed,
13 Oct, 1999
S1.E2The Two Faces of Communism (1929-1939)
This episode includes Stalin’s purge, Communism the defender of democracy, the great famine of the Ukraine and the Spanish civil war.
Patrice Chéreau
Narrator (voice)
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