General Information

Author/Creator

Aizenberg, Alexander, director.

Language

Russian.

Published

United States : Eastern Light Productions Ltd., 1997.

Physical Description

DVD-ROM (106 min.)

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00002695

Contributors

Contributor

Kaufman, Matthew King, (director)

Contents/Summary

Summary

A chilling examination of the secret workings of the Soviet Union's feared secret police, told through a glimpse into the organization's own confidential film archives. The first part, "The Early Years (1917-1933)", shows how the organization's beginnings can be traced back to the Cheka - the Extraordinary Commission for Fighting Counterrevolution and Sabotage - founed in 1917 by Felix Dzerzinsky. The Cheka perfected its art of espionage, political assassinations and rigged trials as Bolsheviks consolidated power. The second part, "The Professionals (1934-1953)", shows how during Stalin's rule, the Soviewt secret police became the ultimate tool of control over the country. In the 1930's and the 1940's the KGB - then the NKVD - orchestrated the mass purges and consolidated immense resources and political power to permeate every aspect of Soviet reality.

Bibliographic Information

Note

Duration: 01:46:00

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Call Number	Status	Shelving Location	Public Note
DVD-ROM	OSA Film Library	FL Record 1011	Available	-	-
Digital film	OSA Film Library	FL Record 1011 (HU_OSA_00002695.mp4)	Available		Access Copy, MP4 format