soviet union

Color photos, diagrams, maps, and illustrations describe life in the Soviet Union.

Examines the origins of the Cold War after World War II, major players, and debates about how this major U.S. foreign policy should be implemented.

Examines the history of the causes leading up to the Russian Revolution, the actual revolution and its aftermath through Stalin.

In the first video, historical footage and personal interviews tell the story of the Cuban Missile Crisis. In the second film, Erich Neumeth, the former CIA officer who interpreted for Kennedy and Khrushchev on the final night of the crisis, reveals insights never before shared in public.

A collection of fourteen stories depicting the realities of everyday life in the Soviet Union.

A young man living 4,000 years ago in Neolithic Siberia is given the responsibility of acting as shaman for his tribe, but has difficulty in convincing his people that his new ways are good.

Tracks the building tension over ideology between Soviet and American superpowers in the post-war world till the early 1960s. (60 min.).

Eyewitnesses explain how communism appealed to their deepest hopes and dreams, and how leadership under Lenin and Stalin eventually gave way to despair. (60 min.).