Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow
1996
📺 1 Season
🎬 10 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
Documentary
An account of the Eastern Front, epic in scale and savagery, as Soviets experienced it and Stalin commanded it.
Seasons
Season 1
The first episode covers the rise of Josef Stalin, who gained power despite cautionary statements by Lenin before he died. It discusses the violence Stalin dealt to his own people, including the downtrodden peasants, political foes, officers of the Red Army, and anyone else he considered to be an enemy. Henry Kissinger provides narration for the series.
Crew
Director
Viktor Lisakovich, Ilia Gootman
Producer
Judith de Paul, Aleksandr Surikov
Network
PBS, PLANÈTE+
Production
Victory Films
Keywords
world war iisoviet unionjoseph stalinminiserieshistoricalrussian historycommunismpolitical documentarysocial & cultural documentary