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Life under Stalin: A Totalitarian Regime - 21 m - Stalin was a visionary but ruthless leader. Under his totalitarian regime, Russia's industry prospered and the general quality of life improved but this did not come without sacrifice. The Russian people lived in perpetual fear of persecution. Stalin controlled everything from where they worked to what they were taught, read and heard. Using archival footage and sound recordings, this program explores Russian life under Stalin.
Stalin: three faces of evil. - Three part series with each episode approximately 53 minutes.
The Myth ; ep. 1 - Looks in detail at how Stalin managed to transform his real self into a legendary hero.
The Warlord ; ep. 2 - Stalin liked to project an image of himself as a great military strategist, even calling himself "generalissimo" and constantly being seen in military uniform, but this documentary stresses he had no training and no vocation.
The Tyrant ; ep. 3 - Focuses on Stalin's desperately cruel and despotic rule.
Stalin. Three part series with each episode approximately 53 minutes
Revolutionary ; ep. 1 - Traces Stalin's political strategy through the 1920's.
Despot ; ep. 2 ; - About the terror of Stalin's reign during the 1930's.
Generalissimo ; ep. 3 - Stalin's last decade of power and how he established in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, a system of controlled terror which still bears his name.
Hitler vs Stalin : August 1939 - June 1941 (Warlords ; ep.1) - 49 m - First episode in a series which compares and contrasts the style of Hitler, Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt and looks with fresh eyes at their relationships with each other, revealing some surprising facts. This episode concentrates on Hitler and Stalin.
Websites
Joseph Stalin : National Hero or Cold-Blooded Murderer?
Joseph Stalin: Prime Minister of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Stalin's Takeover of Power - GCSE Bitesize Modern World History - produced by BBC
Russia/USSR 1905-1941 - GCSE Bitesize Modern World History - produced by BBC
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