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V kruge pervomThe First Circle
This series deals with times of repression and exile, times of fear and horror, times of Stalin's bloody regime. A vicious paranoiac, Stalin ordered the arrest and exile of simple citizens and brilliant scientists alike. His eagerness to terrorize people and his dream of world dominance had horrific results. There were few scientists left to carry out extensive research for the country's welfare. So the dictator decided to create special camps for scientists, called Sharashkas, in order to make them work for the USSR. Sharashka prisoners were decently fed and enjoyed basic working conditions. Many of them faced a grave moral dilemma as they were assigned to maintain the prosperity of a system that had already caused so much grief and suffering to its citizens. The protagonist, whose is based on Solzhenitsyn himself, is alien to these atrocities. He makes his choice – he refuses to work for Stalin, even though it means being sent to a more brutal work camp. This is a story of strong-minded and honest people, defying the regime for the sake of the people.
Russia - 2006 - Episode 1 : 59 mn, Episode 2 : 40 mn, Episode 3 : 43 mn, Episode 10 : 52 mn - Colour
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