“…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 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. …”