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The Soviet Story

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2008 | 86 min | Documentary, War, History

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for the curious and history buffs. If you loved They Shall Not Grow Old or For Sama, start here.
The mood
Intense, eye-opening.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 26 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

“The Soviet Story” is a story of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and which slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale. Assisted by the West, this power triumphed on May 9th, 1945. Its crimes were made taboo, and the complete story of Europe’s most murderous regime has never been told. Until now...

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 8K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Edvīns Šņore

  • Jon StricklandNarrator
  • Vladimir LeninSelf (archive footage)
  • Alfred RosenbergSelf (archive footage)
  • Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
  • Joseph GoebbelsSelf (archive footage)
  • Hermann GöringSelf (archive footage)
  • George Bernard ShawSelf (archive footage)
  • Mikhail GorbachevSelf (archive footage)
  • Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage)