Synopsis
A dramatic reconstruction of the history of communism in Russia. Beginning with the last years of the Czarist order, the film covers the Revolution of 1905 and 1917, early days of the Bolshevik regime, famine of the 1920's the purge trials, World War II and its aftermath, and glimpses of more recent developments
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Details
- Running time
- 27 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Educational Films, Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Communism
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · A Classic in Documentary Film · rmarches · 2022-11-14
Nightmare in Red was one of twenty-four episodes known as Project XX. It was a TV series in 1955 that examined historical events using footage from both documentaries, news films, and commercial films. This film, narrated by Alexander Scourby, a world-renown actor and narrator, who especially worked with educational media. This film, not surprisingly, was produced during the height of the Cold War with the Soviet Union, accounting for its anti-communist theme. In spite of this slant, it is an excellent and accurate account of the events in Russia from the ascent of Nicholas II as Czar to the…
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