The Oath of the Albanian People Before the Great Stalin

The Albanian people mourn the death of Stalin.

Osteuropa zwischen Hitler und Stalin - Das große Sterben

Between 1930 and 1945, Eastern Europe experienced mass violence on an unprecedented scale. Hitler and Stalin exploited the vast region for their respective expansionist plans. It is estimated that around 14 million civil

Stalin Prize for Archbishop Luke

Dr. Voyno-Yasenetsky, St. Luke is a doctor, priest, laureate of the Stalin Prize and, at the same time, the owner of the highest church award, the diamond cross. A unique person who managed to combine two contradictory i

Stalin's Funeral

The coffin of Joseph Stalin from the House of Unions. The funeral procession moves through Red Square. Troops on Red Square and adjacent streets. mourning rally on Red Square.

Stalin’s Death - The End of An Era

Moscow, March 5th 1953. Stalin is dead. One day later, he is lying in state in an open coffin. Over one and a half million people move through the streets of Moscow. A last farewell for the man they worship like a god. E

The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin: An Opera

A full recording of an all-night performance of Robert Wilson's The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin: An Opera. Recorded on December 21, 1973. In many ways a compilation of all the stage work Wilson had done with the “Byr

Citizen Kurchatov: Stalin's Bomb Maker

The public could get acquainted with Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov (1903-1960) only after the XX. Congress of the CPSU. Thanks to his skills and the interplay of coincidences, the talented nuclear physicist and capable orga

My Mother's Letters to Stalin

Márta Mészáros' father, the sculptor László Mészáros, was executed during the Stalinist purges of the Soviet Union. The director addressed her father's fate in many of her earlier films, but this time, she focuses on her

Gogol Online: Stalin's Funeral

On the same day that Stalin was buried, Sergei Prokofiev's funeral took place completely unnoticed. And if the farewell to the composer quietly went against the backdrop of the farewell to the dictator that swept the who

Anyu - or how Stálin lost his nose

A long time ago in eastern Europe, the turmoil following a revolt against Soviet occupation led to the separation of a small child and her mother. While the mother is forced to flee the country, her daughter is raised by

I Was Stalin's Bodyguard

This controversial documentary created a storm in Russia by taking the cloak off a violent, repressive period of Soviet history. Filmmaker Semyon Aranovich found the last surviving personal bodyguard of Joseph Stalin, Al

The Tragedies of Stalin's Grandchildren

The plot of this documentary is dedicated to the tragic fate of Joseph Stalin's grandchildren.

The Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with Stalin

A dance troupe from the autonomous region of Abkhazia in western Georgia perform for Stalin, Lavrentiy Beria, Abkhaz leader Nestor Lakoba, and other high-ranking party officials in the Black Sea coastal town of Gagra.

Zurück zu Stalin : Die Angst der Sieger vor der Heimkehr

Based on the testimonies of 4 survivors, a powerful documentary on the treatment inflicted on Soviet war prisoners, suspected of betrayal by the Stalinist regime. An exceptional word that pays homage to hundred of thousa

My Best Friend, General Vasili, the Son of Joseph Stalin

Based on a true story of a sport star Bobrov, who happened to become befriended by Vasili, the son of Stalin.

Was wäre wenn... Hitler, Stalin und Gandhi Among Us spielen würden

The Doctor of Stalingrad

Dr. Fritz Böhler is a prisoner of war doctor in the Soviet POW camp 5110/47 near Stalingrad. Despite the harshest conditions, he tries to help his fellow prisoners with the simplest means. But when his assistant Dr. Schu

Stalingrad - Voices from the Ruins

Featuring excerpts from diaries and letters written by local residents and soldiers from both sides, the documentary tells the story of the Battle of Stalingrad through the voices of those who lived it.

The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

A bust of Stalin is cut open on an operating table, leading to an elaborate animated depiction of Czech history from 1948 (the Communist takeover) to 1989 (the Velvet Revolution).

Mortal Enemies: From Death and Survival in Stalingrad

January / February 1993 marked the 50th anniversary of the German surrender at Stalingrad. On the occasion of this anniversary, a television documentary was produced in German-Russian cooperation, which, following a clas