Catalog Sovtelexport 2017 Russia Television and Radio

KGB
IN AFGHANISTAN
Year of production: 2011
The storming of the palace of Amin
in Kabul – we all know a lot about
that: there Soviet Special Forces
lost 10 men, while the defenders
suffered 400 deaths. And more
than a thousand people were taken
prisoners… However, the most
secret details of those events have
come to light only now. How was
the storming of the palace planned,
and what was the real goal of the
operation? How did Soviet Special
Forces fight for the lives of the Amin
family? How did it happen that they
firstly poisoned the Afghan leader,
and then brought him back to life;
why was there so much confusion
in the Kremlin? And finally: why
did the leadership of the Soviet
Foreign Intelligence try to convince
Brezhnev not to send troops into
Afghanistan, limiting himself just
to a coup?
RUNNING TIME
1x45’
RUSSIAN
NINJAS
Year of production: 2011
Special Forces commandos –
these guys can go without sleep
and food for several days, travel
over dozens of kilometers of
deserts and mountains with full kit,
and fire any type of weapon.
And, if necessary, they can kill
the enemy even barehanded.
The documentary shows the
secrets of training Russian
commandos - the ‘spetsnaz’.
Also shown are unique video
recordings from secret training
sessions, special kinds of
hand-to-hand fighting, worked
out especially for the Russian
commandos. You will also see
declassified archives of special
operations, diversions and real
battles in this documentary
project.
RUNNING TIME
1x45’
RIA NOVOSTI
SHUTTERSTOCK
NUCLEAR AUTUMN
Year of production: 2011
The world’s first nuclear accident happened on September 29,
1957 at the Mayak nuclear plant near the small city of Ozersk in the
Chelyabinsk region of the USSR. A mishandled container released
tons of radioactive waste into the atmosphere. Thousands of people
received huge doses of radiation. Residents deserted dozens of
villages, covering thousands of square miles. The accident at Mayak is
often referred to as The Soviet Hiroshima.
RUNNING TIME
1x44’
THE SUPERBOMB.
AN APOCALYPSE
OF THE COLD WAR
Year of production: 2011
On October 30, 1961, a Soviet bomber
dropped a test thermo-nuclear bomb over
the Russian Arctic. The mushroom from its
explosion rose to a height of 70 kilometers,
earth tremors were fixed by seismographs
all over the world. It seemed that the end
of the world was imminent.
RUNNING TIME
1x44’
DOCUMENTARIES • COLD WAR
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