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Hulu
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The Death of Stalin (2017)
When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?
poster
83
76
8.5
/10109/
80
/205/
78
/172/
4.0
/5541/
94
/377/

Heart of a Dog (1988)
"Heart of a Dog" is a Soviet film adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s iconic novella. Set in 1920s Moscow, it tells the satirical and darkly humorous story of a stray dog named Sharik, who is transformed into a human by Professor Preobrazhensky through a daring medical experiment. The resulting man, Poligraf Poligrafovich Sharikov, embodies the social and ideological tensions of early Soviet society. With its sharp critique of class struggle, human nature, and the perils of radical change, the film is celebrated for its faithful adaptation, brilliant performances, and rich allegorical depth.
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Kanopy
72
7.2
/2914/
73
/110/
66
/67/
3.5
/5104/
86
/77/
68
/26/
72
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Meeting Gorbachev (2019)
Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to discuss his many achievements. Topics include the talks to reduce nuclear weapons, the reunification of Germany and the dissolution of his country.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
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62
7.9
/2392/
77
/266/
73
/36/
3.8
/2877/
100
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88
/7/

Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes (2022)
Thirty-six years after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in Soviet Ukraine, newly uncovered archival footage and recorded interviews with those who were present paint an emotional and gripping portrait of the extent and gravity of the disaster and the lengths to which the Soviet government went to cover up the incident, including the soldiers sent in to “liquidate” the damage. Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes is the full, unvarnished true story of what happened in one of the least understood tragedies of the twentieth century.
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Amazon Prime Video
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51
5.2
/11323/
62
/698/
62
/551/
2.6
/9651/
85
/11/

Chernobyl: Abyss (2021)
The aftermath of a shocking explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station made hundreds of people sacrifice their lives to clean up the site of the catastrophe and to successfully prevent an even bigger disaster that could have turned a large part of the European continent into an uninhabitable exclusion zone. This is their story.
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Amazon Prime Video
83
42
7.9
/920/
75
/84/
75
/20/
3.9
/1141/
100
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The Babushkas of Chernobyl (2015)
Some 200 women defiantly cling to their ancestral homeland in Chernobyl’s radioactive “Exclusion Zone.”
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35
7.0
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/45/
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/35/
3.2
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Stalin (1992)
The life and career of the brutal Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin. Through the eyes and memories of Anna Aliluyeva, Stalin’s granddaughter, the film traces the rise of the Bolshevik tyrant from Lenin’s return from exile to his brutal struggle with Trotsky, the creation of his feared secret police and the merciless inner workings of his regime. As Anna recounts her grandfather’s life, viewers gain an intimate, personal perspective on the paranoia and purges that left even his closest circles living in constant fear.
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19
7.8
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/21/
3.5
/222/

Chernobyl Heart (2003)
This Academy Award-winning documentary takes a look at children born after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster who have been born with a deteriorated heart condition.
poster
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18
7.3
/763/
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/15/
3.6
/408/
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Anna (1993)
Director Nikita Mikhalkov documents the history of Russia from 1980 to 1991 by annually asking his daughter Anna such questions as "What do you love the most?", "What scares you the most?", "What do you want above anything" and "What do you hate the most?"
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8.2
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The Last People of Chernobyl 3 (2020)
This documentary tells a story about people that to this day live in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Shows their daily struggles and lets them share their stories.
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Die Matrosen von Kronstadt (1983)
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Thank You, Mr. President: The Press Conferences of JFK (1983)
JFK documentary directed by Arthur J. Bressan Jr.
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8.2
/13/
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Chernobyl: Men of Steel (2022)
Chernobyl – for most, an image of death and disaster, and for a few, still simply home. Even though it was the site of the greatest disaster in the history of nuclear power and resultant radioactive contamination, after only a few months some people began returning to the barbed wire-enclosed area. They did so illegally to live again in their humble cottages, passed down from generation to generation.
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4.5
/45/
10
/1/
40
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Wind of Oblivion (1990)
Two friends decide to visit friends who left Armenia since long in search of happiness and their own better welfare.
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5.5
/13/
10
/1/
90
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The Truth Close-Up (1988)
An animated short film that deconstructs and exposes the exhausted Soviet cliches in search of truth which is traditional for glasnost and perestroika era.
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6.2
/21/
10
/1/

The Time That Has Passed (1989)
The 1950s. The head of the steel industry was removed from his position and appointed ambassador to one of the northern countries of Europe. He had enough time to reflect on his life and understand the true reason for his dismissal.
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Fandango at Home Free
60
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5.6
/148/
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/24/
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Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy (2021)
In Ukraine, on the 26th of April 1986, a catastrophe shook the whole of Europe, and the world experienced a fatal day that became engraved in its history – A major nuclear accident at Chernobyl turned an entire city into a post-apocalyptic ghost town. Tens of thousands of lives were ruined. Today, nature has begun reclaiming the area of the exclusion zone surrounding the old power plant. But the consequences and the suffering are still felt today. Chernobyl is a lesson for the present. It warns us about the risks of our ever-evolving modern society. But Chernobyl taught us more importantly about the cost of lies. By highlighting the flaws in the Soviet Union system, it revealed how they can lead to disaster, and how the way we tell information about what really happened can cause harm. The past cannot be undone, but we can learn from it.
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7.6
/58/
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Chernobyl's Heritage: the Zone (2011)
April 26, 1986 went down in history as the day the biggest nuclear disaster in human history. Radioactive dust released from the destroyed reactor came across the Europe, and polluted entire countries. Since then, 25 years have past. 30 km-s Expulsion Zone, organized around 4. reactor is still works as a protective shield, closing down heavily contaminated areas from the outside world. Film of Anton Bendarjevskiy and Mark Maczelka talks show the Zone, located around the object "Shelter" (called "sarcophagus"), people working in the Zone, and the new town of Slavutich, which was built in place of deserted Pripyat. Who gave their lives working in the reactor during these 25 years, and how did the operation of the reactor and the lives of workers continued after the accident. In what state is now a protective shield around the 4. reactor the "sarcophagus" and what is hidden inside.
poster
50
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5.7
/163/
45
/5/
49
/12/

Soviet Elegy (1989)
In "The Soviet Elegy" the long train of photos of the Soviet leaders, dead or alive, stops at the portrait of Yeltsin. At the time of shooting Yeltsin had fallen down from the assembly of the Communist Party deities, and participated in the earthly life through connections of different kinds.
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7.4
/85/
74
/10/
72
/5/

Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World (2014)
'Afghanistan 1979: the war that changed the world', is a French documentary about the Sovjet invasion in Afghanistan in 1979. It was one of the most crucial events of the 20th century, and changed the world forever. This documentary gives a good insight in the Afghan-Russian war ; the alliance between the Russian and Afghan communist governments ; Islamic resistance ; the support of America for the resistance and its consequences on the war.
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Curiosity Stream
74
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7.1
/154/
71
/16/
82
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Back to Chernobyl (2020)
The film tells the story of the Chernobyl accident through a mosaic of unique personal testimonies of its participants. The experiences of the difficult past and the sad results of the present recreate the full picture of the accident 30 years later.
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7.8
/59/
78
/8/
82
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The Hitler–Stalin Pact (2019)
How could Hitler and Stalin, sworn ideological enemies, come to a secret pact in 1939? The captivating and detailed story of the diplomatic fiasco that led to the signing of the Nazi-Soviet pact and its devastating consequences.
poster
26
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5.9
/126/
10
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10
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The Red Arrow (1987)
The Red Arrow is the special train No.1 between Leningrad and Moscow. The film is set in the 1980s during perestroika in the Soviet Union. Kropotov (Lavrov) is communist CEO of a big industrial company in Leningrad. He is crafty and successful in getting a major order from the Soviet Government; building an automated assembly line. But his style of management clashes with his subordinates, talented engineers. Their potential is strangled by Kropotov's manipulative control. The government order is not accomplished and Kropotov gets fired. He is rethinking his outdated business style while on the train No.1 to Moscow.
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Amazon Prime Video
76
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8.0
/128/
80
/7/
69
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Stalin and the Katyn Massacre (2020)
The Katyn massacre, carried out by the Soviet NKVD in 1940, was only one of many unspeakable crimes committed by Stalin's ruthless executioners over three decades. The mass murder of thousands of Polish officers was part of a relentless purge, the secrets and details of which have only recently been partially revealed.
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7.4
/359/
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/6/
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89
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Pripyat (1999)
After the catastrophe in 1986, a 30-km restricted zone was erected around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, and 116,000 persons were evacuated from this area. Pripyat is a portrait of the people who still live and work there, and of those who have moved back. What is life like for these people, a life with the invisible and incomprehensible danger of radioactivity? How do they deal with the aftereffects of an accident which is claimed to be statistically improbable? Four protagonists tell their stories and provide a look at everyday life in “their“ zone.
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7.3
/8/

Stalin: Man of Steel (2003)
Emmy Awards nominee for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Research: Multi-faceted portrait of the man who succeeded Lenin as the head of the Soviet Union. With a captivating blend of period documents, newly-released information, newsreel and archival footage and interviews with experts, the program examines his rise to power, deconstructs the cult of personality that helped him maintain an iron grip over his vast empire, and analyzes the policies he introduced, including the deadly expansion of the notorious gulags where he banished so many of his countrymen to certain death.
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6.7
/20/
20
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Der Mann ohne Gesicht (1998)
Documentary about Markus Wolf.
poster
57
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6.2
/370/
54
/9/
55
/13/

Chernobyl: The Final Warning (1991)
True story about the tragic nuclear power plant accident in Chernobyl.
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7.4
/32/
65
/2/
73
/3/

The Scientist, The Imposter and Stalin: How to Feed the People (2018)
The documentary tells two very different human fates in the 1920s Soviet Union. Nikolai Vavilov was a botanical genius, Trofim Lyssenko was an agronomist who made great promises and fake inventions. Each of them tried to solve the country's nutritional problem, but only one succeeded.
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The Fight For Peace (1939)
A documentary about the threat of war breaking out in Europe, focusing on Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini.


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