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2022 - 3 eps

About

The story of an empire: From its founding in 1922 to its dissolution in 1991, the Soviet Union was shaped by revolutionary idealism, but also by oppression and decay. The USSR evolved from Stalinist terror through the Thaw under Khrushchev to political processes such as glasnost and perestroika under Gorbachev. Finally, in 1991, it collapsed.

First Aired

Oct 25, 2022

Last Aired

Oct 25, 2022

Seasons

Episodes

Network

ARTE

Studio

MDR, RBB, Astfilm Productions, ARTE

Original Title

Das Rote Imperium

Original Language

German

Keywords

revolution cold war propaganda utopia afghanistan agriculture industry crisis gulag super power perestroika mikhail gorbachev communism imperialism repression glasnost collectivization purge industrialization lenin terror war ussr soviet ethnicity