TV Show Details
Air Date:January 2nd, 1990
Last Air Date:February 13th, 1990
Status:Ended
Genres:Documentary
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Granite Film and Television, Interdet
Red Empire (1990)
TV Show
Miniseries
StarringSiân Phillips
Plot
A thorough summarized history of the Soviet Union, from the socio-political origins for the Bolshevik Revolution of October 1917 to the near end of Mikhail Gorbachev's government, immediately prior to the downfall of "real communism" and the splitting of the USSR. Conducted by British historian Robert Conquest, narrative benefits from a careful research of archive footage and from recent interviews with mostly common who participated in the events.