The read
The series ran 1 season across 4 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
The Great Purge orchastrated in the Soviet Union during 1937-38 cost almost 700 000 lives. Especially ethnic minorities were targeted. Four-part documentary tells the story of what happened to the people living the Soviet Union, and how the terror was built in the red dictatorship.
Ratings
IMDb8.5/10
1 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 4 ep2026 |
Key crew
- Tommi PietiläinenDirector
- Toni ViljanmaaWriter
Cast
- Mikhail GyllingSelf - Medical Doctor
- Nikolaj IwanowSelf - Professor of History, University of Opole
- Aleksi MainioSelf - Leader of the Project on Stalin's Purges
- Kimmo RentolaSelf - Professor of Political History, University of Helsinki
- Anni ReuterSelf - Doctor of Political Sciences, University of Helsinki
- Meelis SaueaukSelf - Doctor of History, Institute of Estonian Historical Memory
- Ina SusiSelf - Teacher
- Anneli RantaSelf - Narrator (voice)
- Gints ApalsSelf - Head of Department, Latvian Occupation Museum
- Jesse HirveläSelf - Historian, University of Helsinki
- Kaisu JunkkonenSelf - Early Childhood Educator
- Robert KusnierzSelf - Professor of History, University of Pomerania
Themes
soviet unionethnic cleansingprison campsoviet union history