Catalog Sovtelexport 2017 Russia Television and Radio

THE RUSSIAN CORPS. WWI
Year of production: 2013
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WORLD WAR I: THE SUICIDE OF EUROPE
Year of production: 2014
WWI had been going on for two years when 20,000 of
the Russian Imperial Army’s soldiers and officers set out
for battle on French territory. It was the price the Tsarist
Government had to pay for the weaponry and credit Russia
gained as a member of the Triple Entente. The French generals
triumphed as a result of the Russians’ heroic service on the
front lines. They were prepared to sacrifice their lives at any
moment; retreat was simply not an option. It was only when
revolution broke out in St. Petersburg that the Russian soldiers
came to their senses, and asked who they were fighting for.
“What is the point in spilling Russian blood on French land?”
Soldiers and officers alike decided to return to Russia. It was
a difficult time that affected people in different ways. Many
people died, while others found opportunity. Rodion Malinovsky
went from being a machine gunner for the Russian Corps to
becoming the Soviet Minister of Defence 50 years later.
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THE BALKAN TRAP
Year of production: 2013
The world will never forget the assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne, the
event that triggered World War I. Over the century, many terrible wars have swept
across the globe, but the Balkans is still a high-risk area on the map of Europe. The
ongoing military, political, religious and ethnic conflict between Serbia and Albania
can trace its roots to the events of the early twentieth century, to the time when
Serbia, the Russian Empire’s key ally in the Balkans, was the main obstacle in
the path of the military ambitions of Germany and Austria-Hungary. In June 1913,
Austria mustered an 80,000-strong Albanian army, which would carry out terrorist
activities throughout Serbia. And in June 1914, the fatal shots rang out...
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1x44’
The world war that broke out in 1914 was without a doubt one of the most dreadful in human history. It was the first military conflict to claim millions
of lives. It saw the pioneering use of weapons of mass destruction and internment camps. World War I: The Suicide of Europe is a chronicle of the
Great War, an account of the havoc wreaked on the age-old European civilisation, and the devastating truth about ambition, greed and the collapse
of grand illusions. The terrible events left their mark on both the defeated and the victors. This film serves as a reminder and a warning.
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2x45’
WWI TOP SECRETS
Year of production: 2012-2013
After the Russian army’s disastrous defeat in the war with
the Kaiser’s Germany the Russian Empire collapsed,
the Russian people were forced to abandon their
faith in Tsar and fatherland and to adopt
the Bolshevik Revolution. Learn secrets
and sensations of WWI –
the Russian view of history.
DOCUMENTARIES • WORLD WAR I
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