Istoriia Krasnoi Armii . The History of the Red Army
Incomplete The first part of the documentary traces the first twenty years of the Red Army through the Civil War, fighting against the Japanese in Manchuria, Stalin's purges and the Finnish campaign. The second part addresses the Red Army during the Second World War, when gross incompetence and...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Russian |
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Krupnyi Plan ; Castle Comminications PLS
1993
Russia |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:4536da53-fe5b-4434-9271-cfd6d27fa193 |
| Summary: | Incomplete
The first part of the documentary traces the first twenty years of the Red Army through the Civil War, fighting against the Japanese in Manchuria, Stalin's purges and the Finnish campaign. The second part addresses the Red Army during the Second World War, when gross incompetence and technical disadvantages were overcome to bring victory at immense human cost. The story of the campaign on the Eastern Front and of the Soviet Army's later involvment in Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Afghanistan is featured with dramatic footage. |
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| Published: | 1993 |