Leonid Brezhnev

Leonid Brezhnev

Born: December 19, 1906
Died: November 10, 1982
in Kamianske, Ukraine
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (19 December 1906 – 10 November 1982) was a Soviet politician who led the Soviet Union as General Secretary of the governing Communist Party (1964–1982) and as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1960–1964, 1977–1982). His 18-year term as general secretary was second only to Joseph Stalin's in duration. While Brezhnev's rule was characterised by political stability and significant foreign policy successes, it was also marked by corruption, inefficiency, economic stagnation, and rapidly growing technological gaps with the West.

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The Cars We Drove into Capitalism
Title: The Cars We Drove into Capitalism
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 27, 2021
Type: Movie
A cinematic, character-driven insight to what it meant to produce and to own a car in communist times: the Socialist propaganda dreams and the hard reality of living that dream. The freedom that these slow and clumsy vehicles were giving to their owners; the cars as an instrument in the Cold War battle; legends and homemade tune-ups as an attempt to stand at least a little bit off the crowd.
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1979: Big Bang of the Present
Title: 1979: Big Bang of the Present
Character: Self - Politician (archive footage)
Released: December 10, 2019
Type: Movie
Deng Xiaoping's economic and political opening in China. Margaret Thatcher's extreme economic measures in the United Kingdom. Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic Revolution in Iran. Pope John Paul II's visit to Poland. Saddam Hussein's rise to power in Iraq. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The nuclear accident at the Harrisburg power plant and the birth of ecological activism. The year 1979, the beginning of the future.
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The Spy Who Fell to Earth
Title: The Spy Who Fell to Earth
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: April 1, 2019
Type: Movie
Based on Dr. Ahron Bregman's book, this documentary examines the life and mysterious death of Ashraf Marwan, an Egyptian billionaire and double agent.
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Going to Hell
Title: Going to Hell
Character: Himself (archive)
Released: January 8, 2019
Type: Movie
A documentary film exposing the truth about psychics and fortune-tellers. All the ins and outs of magical TV shows and services of the most famous psychics with evidence, names and prices.
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Agnelli
Title: Agnelli
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 18, 2017
Type: Movie
Documentary about the life of Giovanni "Gianni" Agnelli, an influential Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat.
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Title: Загадки века с Сергеем Медведевым
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 17, 2016
Type: TV
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Burden of the Gypsies
Title: Burden of the Gypsies
Character: Himself (archive)
Released: March 21, 2016
Type: Movie
A film about the life of the Roma people, the most closed ethnic group today. Influential thieves' clans, barons and drug lords, early marriages, artists on stage and in life, anti-Roma riots in Europe and Roma riots in Russia - the whole truth about the problems, sorrows and joys of the modern Roma community.
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The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu
Title: The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: October 29, 2010
Type: Movie
The three-hour-long documentary covers 25 years in the life of Nicolae Ceaușescu and was made using 1,000 hours of original footage from the National Archives of Romania.
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Space Sailors
Title: Space Sailors
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 21, 2010
Type: Movie
They were heroes of a special kind. They came from the steppes, the sons of farmers, of factory floor women. Salt-of-the-earth, strapping young men, model husbands, who believed in communism with all their hearts. Bright futures lay ahead of them. In the name of the Inter-cosmos Program they were about to conquer space. The second they touched down, they were treated like pop stars and worshiped as heroes. And today? What do the heroes of socialism do without socialism?
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Disco and Atomic War
Title: Disco and Atomic War
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 10, 2009
Type: Movie
A different history of the Cold War: how Estonians under Soviet tyranny began to feel the breeze of freedom when a group of anonymous dreamers successfully used improbable methods to capture the Finnish television signal, a window into Western popular culture, brave but harmless warriors who helped change the fate of an entire nation.
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:03 from Gold
Title: :03 from Gold
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 18, 2002
Type: Movie
The 1972 Olympic men's basketball final, in which Team USA was accorded their first ever loss since the sport was adopted in competition, was one of the most controversial events in history the history of the Games.
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Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team
Title: Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 8, 2002
Type: Movie
At the Winter Olympics of 1980, after two tense weeks amidst growing Cold War fears, the U.S. Olympic hockey team found themselves playing improbably against the legendary unbeatable Soviet Army hockey team for Olympic Gold. From the live footage taken at Lake Placid, NY, and through interviews beginning with the team's assembly through the experience of winning the gold medal.
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Title: Faith of the Century: A History of Communism
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 6, 1999
Type: TV
Communism spread to all of the continents of the word, lasting through four generations and over seven decades. Hundreds of millions of men and women were affected by this political system, one of the most unjust and bloodiest in history. Using newly discovered propaganda films and archival photos, these four episodes explore the mysteries of this totalitarian political machine that lured its share of important followers into the fold. Known as the red church, communism seduced its ardent followers like some earthly religion.
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Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 2
Title: Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 2
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 20, 1996
Type: Movie
Historic Russian battles to repel invaders serve as prelude to the story of events that redrew the map of Eastern Europe and parts of Asia in the 20th century. Following the turmoil of the Bolshevik Revolution, Communist Russia faces the venom of Nazi aggression. 1940's film footage reveals the harsh reality of total war, as the Red Army and Soviet civilians alike confront a brutal and tenacious enemy. The following decades are darkened by tensions between the USSR and foreign powers, and violent measures taken to silence voices of dissent. Finally, the Soviet people's yearning for a freer society leads to accelerating reforms and the ultimate dissolution of the USSR.
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Within These Walls: A Tour of the White House
Title: Within These Walls: A Tour of the White House
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
A special that takes a look inside the White House.
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Title: Л.И.Брежнев
Character: Леонид Ильич Брежнев
Released: October 26, 1988
Type: TV
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Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder
Title: Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
About the difficult political situation in the world related to the arms race.
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The Society of the Spectacle
Title: The Society of the Spectacle
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 1, 1974
Type: Movie
Guy Debord's analysis of a consumer society.
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Czechoslovakia 1968
Title: Czechoslovakia 1968
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Short documentary about 50 years of history of Czechoslovakia, with archive images.