People's Century: Red Flag - Communism in Russia

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"What I liked was the promise of a happy, classless society in the future, in which everyone would enjoy all the good created by society." - Ella Shistyer; student and electrical engineer, Russia, summing up the promise of Communism. When Vladimir Lenin's Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace in 1917, they did so in the name of a new ideology. Millions were drawn by its promise. In Red Flag, the people who were there, from members of the Red Guard to party activists to students, explain how Communism appealed to their deepest hopes and dreams. Through them, we hear how Communist leadership, under Lenin and later, Joseph Stalin, compromised the proletarian ideal, and how hope eventually gave way to despair. The people remember: the storming of the Winter Palace, Lenin, Bolsheviks, civil war, mass literacy campaigns, Lenin's death, Soviets' "five-year plan," collectivization, kulaks, "show" trials, Stalin's purges.
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  • AudienceRating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Binding: VHS Tape
  • Director: Angus MacQueen
  • EAN: 0783421279933
  • Label: Wgbh Boston
  • Manufacturer: Wgbh Boston
  • NumberOfItems: 1
  • ProductGroup: Video
  • ProductTypeName: ABIS_VIDEO
  • Publisher: Wgbh Boston
  • ReleaseDate: 2000-03-28
  • Studio: Wgbh Boston
  • UPC: 783421279933
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The Epitome of 20th Century Retrospectives2007-03-04
This film, and the others in the series, was produced by PBS along with the glut of specials and documentaries looking back at 1900 to 1999 that came along at the turn of the 21st century. The difference between this one and those others is that this is excellent. Actually there was one other documentary series about the 20th Century that does hold a candle to this one. That being "The Century: America's Time" which was produced by ABC News and hosted by the late great Peter Jennings. But as PBS is capable of doing, they were able to cover the century in exquisite detail over some 26 or so hours whereas ABC could only spare about 10. Both series are, in my opinion, a must for every home video library.