The Hand of Stalin
The Hand of Stalin
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The Hand of Stalin

1990
1 season
3 episodes
Documentary

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.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Leningradskaya: A Village in Southern Russia

    16-10-199058m

    Millions of peasants suffered deportation, imprisonment, and finally death by starvation as the forced collectivization of farms led to a massive famine. Interviews with peasants,...

  • Ep 2

    2.Leningrad

    17-10-199059m

    Five 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 nev...

  • Ep 3

    3.Kolyma

    18-10-199060m

    Hundreds 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 cam...

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