Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow - Season 1 Episode 1 The Darkness Descends

Name: Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow
Genre: Documentary
Released: 06 Feb 1998
Rating: 10.00
Cast: Nigel Hawthorne, Henry Kissinger

The history of the Stalin years (1924-1953) 1998-02-06 520 minutes.

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Documentary world war ii soviet union joseph stalin miniseries historical russian history communism political documentary social & cultural documentary

Episodes
Info
Cast

Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Jun 20, 1996

1 - 1

The Darkness Descends Jun 20, 1996
1 - 2

The Hour Before Midnight May 27, 1996
1 - 3

The Goths Ride East Jun 03, 1996
1 - 4

Between Life and Death Jun 10, 1996
1 - 5

The Fight from Within Jun 17, 1996
1 - 6

The Cauldron Boils Jun 24, 1996
1 - 7

The Citadel Jul 01, 1996
1 - 8

False Dawn Feb 06, 1998
1 - 9

The Fall of the Swastikas Feb 06, 1998
1 - 10

The Cult of Personality Feb 06, 1998

Overview

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.

Year 1998

Studio PBS, PLANÈTE+

Director

Crew Judith de Paul (Executive Producer), Aleksandr Surikov (Executive Producer), Stanisław Syrewicz (Music), Genrikh Borovik (Series Writer), Konstantin Slavin (Series Writer), Richard Overy (Author)

Popularity 0.6679

Language French