Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 2

Historic Russian battles to repel invaders serve as prelude to the story of events that redrew the map of Eastern Europe and parts of Asia in the 20th century. Following the turmoil of the Bolshevik Revolution, Communist Russia faces the venom of Nazi aggression. 1940's film footage reveals the harsh reality of total war, as the Red Army and Soviet civilians alike confront a brutal and tenacious enemy. The following decades are darkened by tensions between the USSR and foreign powers, and violent measures taken to silence voices of dissent. Finally, the Soviet people's yearning for a freer society leads to accelerating reforms and the ultimate dissolution of the USSR.

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47 min

Cast

Daniel Dorse

as Narrator

Joseph Stalin

as Self (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev

as Self (archive footage)

Boris Yeltsin

as Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

as Self (archive footage)

Leonid Brezhnev

as Self (archive footage)

Yuri Gagarin

as Self (archive footage)

Fidel Castro

as Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

as Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Carter

as Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

as Self (archive footage)

George H. W. Bush

as Self (archive footage)

Jacqueline Kennedy

as Self (archive footage)

Director

Ted Newsom