Solovetsky Power

General Information

Original Title
Vlast' solovetskaia
Author/Creator
Goldovskaia, Marina, director.
Language
Russian.
Published
Soviet Union : Mosfilm, 1988.
Physical Description
VHS (88 min.)
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00002269

Contents/Summary

Summary
The Solovetsky Islands were the site of the first Soviet concentration camps, the SLON (Solovetsky special purpose camp), which held mostly political prisoners. The camp functioned from 1923 to 1939. One of the best documentaries of the glasnost period, Solovetsky Power, reveals the history of the camp. Many prisoners were sent there for trivial reasons and sentenced to 10 to 20 years. The film contrasts 1928 Soviet propaganda film on Solovki with interviews of the survivors, who reveal the brutality and cynicism of the regime.

Bibliographic Information

Title Translation
Solovetsky Power

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
VHSOSA Film LibraryFL Record 0517Available-
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryFL Record 0517
(HU_OSA_00002269.mp4)
AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format