“…Between drinks, the disenchanted medicos ruminate over the effect that communism (particularly the Stalinist brand) has had on their profession.…”

“…One of the 'classics' of Stalinist cinema.…”

“…This film is a model propaganda poster of the Polish cinema of the Stalinist era, glorifying the giant construction of the steel works and town of Nowa Huta. …”

“…As a consequence of compulsory food requisition and confiscation, measures taken by the Stalinist regime, in Ukraine in the early 1930s at least eight million people, three million of them children, died of starvation in only five hundred days. …”

“…In 1966, the main character had to face his Stalinist past. He is haunted by the ghosts of the violent years of the Stalin rule, whom he served so well. …”

“…Verzio FF Submission Narrated by Meryl Streep, this documentary examines the Stalinist purges and terror in the Soviet Union during the 1930s and '40s. …”

“…This deafening blend of historical pageantry and wishful thinking also is threaded by a Hollywood-style plot separating and reuniting a patriotic steel worker and a school teacher. A grand Soviet Stalinist propaganda film.…”

“…Verzio FF Submission Narrated by Jeremy Irons, “The Power of the Powerless” explores Czechoslovakia’s complex history of struggle against controlling totalitarian regimes – from the iron-fisted Stalinist government, through the vibrant and politically active Prague Spring of the 1960s, and into the hard-line backlash of the 1970s. …”

“…By the time he was able to return to General Line, the Soviet Union was going through the first weaves of Stalinist purges. The intial version of the movie was accussed of having a Trotkist approach. …”