
Communism spread to all of the continents of the word, lasting through four generations and over seven decades. Hundreds of millions of men and women were affected by this political system, one of the most unjust and bloodiest in history. Using newly discovered propaganda films and archival photos, these four episodes explore the mysteries of this totalitarian political machine that lured its share of important followers into the fold. Known as the red church, communism seduced its ardent followers like some earthly religion.
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Air Date: 1999-10-06
This episode covers 1900 to 1928, a period which saw the death of Lenin, the creation of the KGB and the coming to po...
Air Date: 1999-10-13
This episode includes Stalin’s purge, Communism the defender of democracy, the great famine of the Ukraine and the Sp...
Air Date: 1999-10-20
This episode includes the defeat of Germany, the take over of Eastern Europe, the Korean War and the Cold War.
Air Date: 1999-10-27
This episode includes Stalin’s death and Krushchev taking power, uprisings crushed in East Germany and Hungary, the p...