Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 2 (1996)
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.
Director: Ted Newsom
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Daniel Dorse as Narrator |
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Joseph Stalin as Self (archive footage) |
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Mikhail Gorbachev as Self (archive footage) |
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Boris Yeltsin as Self (archive footage) |
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Nikita Khrushchev as Self (archive footage) |
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Leonid Brezhnev as Self (archive footage) |
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Yuri Gagarin as Self (archive footage) |
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Fidel Castro as Self (archive footage) |
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John F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage) |
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Jimmy Carter as Self (archive footage) |
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Ronald Reagan as Self (archive footage) |
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George H. W. Bush as Self (archive footage) |
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Jacqueline Kennedy as Self (archive footage) |
| Production | Ronald Mark Miller | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Barbara Kamaroff | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ted Newsom | Director |
| Writing | Ted Newsom | Writer |
| Production | Lanny Lee | Producer |
