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Soviet Propaganda Film Oleg Penkovsky & Greville Wynne Spy Trial Alcoholism Salaries 53234 (1963)

1963 · Short film · 9 min

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Made during the Soviet era, this propaganda / news film starts with the high treason criminal case against Oleg Penkovski, looks into the ravages of alcoholism, the penal system and the rehabilitation and isolation of criminals. It also examines the inevitable question-- why some USSR salaries are higher than others? It does this by discussing the difficulty of various jobs and the living environment of the workers. The next section explains the importance of electricity in production and the…

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9 minutes

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