The Soviet Film Project presents a short documentary from the Soviet Union on 18th Century Russian Architecture. It presents a contemporary view of prominent buildings such as Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Leningrad, the Kremlin Arsenal in Moscow, and the Winter Palace which housed the Romanov dynasty from the time of Peter the Great […]
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The Soviet Film Project presents a documentary on the Festival of Friendship and Labor of Socialist Countries. The event was celebrated on the occasion of the construction of the Druzhba “Friendship” Pipeline in the Soviet Union. To this day, the Druzhba pipeline is the longest oil pipeline in Europe, stretching from the Urals in Russia
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The Soviet Film Project presents a documentary on the victory of the Soviet Union and other Allied forces against Japanese imperialism in Asia during World War II. On the Soviet Film Project:At the end of 2008, various comrades regained possession of a cache of films that used to be the film library of the Berkeley,
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“The Siege of Leningrad” documents the heroic struggle of the people of Leningrad in resisting the Nazi’s 900-day siege on their city from 1941 to 1944. On the Soviet Film Project:At the end of 2008, various comrades regained possession of a cache of films that used to be the film library of the Berkeley, CA
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FIR as “Ambassador of Peace” of the United Nations remembers the World Refugee Day.World Refugee Day was held globally for the first time on 20 June 2001, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. It was originally known as Africa Refugee Day, before the United Nations General Assembly
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The Soviet Film Project presents a documentary on the Women’s International Democratic Federation (WIDF) 1981 Congress in Prague, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. The Congress focused primarily on the need for peace and ending the nuclear arms race. In addition to documenting the Congress’ proceedings, the film also contrasts the rights women enjoyed in socialist society against
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“Babi Yar: Lessons of History” depicts the atrocities of the Nazis at Babi Yar in Kiev, Ukraine, including personal testimonies from the survivors. By describing the horrors of fascism at the time, the film serves as a warning to struggle against its re-emergence in the present day. The film can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/Q3mRCOrEmPw .
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Grover Furr April – May 2023 In the January – February 2023 issue of Currant Affairs there appears an article titled “Stalin Will Never Be Redeemable”. Its subtitle reads: Stalin was socialism’s worst enemy. History is easily forgotten, so nostalgia for the “Man of Steel” needs to be guarded against. A person who knows of my long interest
By The Revolution Report – https://the-revolution-report.com/ TRR Editor-in-Chief and Director of “8 Years Before” Donald Courter was awarded the Crystal Prize for an outstanding documentary about the Donbass Conflict with producer Jeff Monson at the Yuri Ozerov International War Film Festival in Tula, Russia. “This is really a great honor…we just wanted to show the
TRR Editor-in-Chief and Director of “8 Years Before” Donald Courter was awarded the Crystal Prize for an outstanding documentary about the Donbass Conflict with producer Jeff Monson at the Yuri Ozerov International War Film Festival in Tula, Russia.“ This is really a great honor…we just wanted to show the West the truth of what was
