Catalog Sovtelexport 2017 Russia Television and Radio

NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV:
FROM THE MANEZH TO CUBA
“If you live among wolves, you have to act like a wolf,” wrote
Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet Union political leader. One of the
XX century’s most contradictory political figures, he exposed and
denounced Stalinism while actively growing his own personality
cult. He brought down the Iron Curtain, and became a key player in
the Cuban Missile Crisis negotiating a peaceful conflict resolution.
Stopping the military escalation in Cuba forestalled the outbreak
of a third world war. Removed from office and fallen from grace,
Khrushchev dictated his memoirs and secretly sent them to the
West. Recently uncovered in the USA, these materials form the
basis of the film...
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GENERAL
ROKOSSOVSKY,
THE DAGGER
General Rokossovsky, a Soviet
military leader, had an extremely
precise and aggressive approach to
strategy and tactics. The Germans
called him “the Dagger”. The fear
behind this nickname was warranted.
From the rank and file to the generals,
the entire Wehrmacht was terrified
of Rokossovsky. As a descendant
of Polish noblemen (the szlachta),
however, he himself knew no fear.
Rokossovsky survived WWI. During
the Russian Civil War, he fought as
a Bolshevik Commanding Officer.
He even withstood Stalin’s Great
Purge. WWII soon followed, and with it
came
a new series of strategic challenges:
the Battle of Moscow, the Battle
of Stalingrad, the Battle of Kursk,
the Vistula-Oder Offensive, and
the Battle in Berlin. After the war,
as Polish Defence Minister, he realised
the harsh, bitter truth: people thought
of him as an invader, not their liberator.
But even then, the Dagger never
relinquished his dignity and glory.
MANNERHEIM:
THE MISSION IN CHINA
Baron Carl Gustav von Mannerheim has served
both as political and military leader of young Finish
Republic. He was and still remains one of the most
charismatic figures of the XXth Century.
He met Dalai Lama and participated in the
coronation of Tsar Nicholas II.
What other exciting adventures are hidden in the
mysterious life of the former Finnish President?
What did he discover when traveling on a secret
expedition through Ancient China?
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DOCUMENTARIES HISTORY • HISTORY OF THE XX CENTURY
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