Iron Curtain: Life Under Soviet Occupation

A sober, archival-driven history lesson that immerses you in the grim mechanics of postwar Soviet control.

Created by

Tania Rakhmanova

Genres

Documentary, War & politics

Starring

Chloé Réjon

Overview

How did the Soviet Union impose its communist ideology on the countries of Central and Eastern Europe after World War II? The story of how, from 1945 until the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, these countries were gradually subjected to the totalitarian Soviet yoke.

How it feels

Dark, bleak, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Politics, power, corruption, war

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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