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Atomic Cafe, DVD

The atomic bomb changed the world forever, and this wonderful film shows how Americans expressed wonder over atomic weapons and then suffered from the pervasive fear that America would be on the receiving end of a Soviet nuclear attack. Atomic Cafe is a brilliant compilation of archival film clips beginning with the first atomic bomb detonation in the New Mexico desert. The footage, much of it produced as government propaganda, follows the story of the bomb through the two atomic attacks on Japan that ended World War II to the bomb's central role in the cold war.

Kino-Eye/ Three Songs Of Lenin (1934), DVD

Dziga Vertov, whose renegade approach to cinema is best remembered in the legendary "Man With the Movie Camera" and his series of Kino-Pravda newsreels, demonstrates his mastery of montage in this 1924 feature previously unseen in the United States. "Kino-Eye" (1924, 74 min.) is a fascinating film, not just for its aesthetic beauty and political significance, but for honestly documenting a society fresh from revolution, buoyed by idealism, ready to face the challenges of a difficult future.

Biography - Joseph Stalin, VHS

This history of Stalin captures the essence of his rule and the amazing hold he had on the vast Soviet Union. Millions of people treated him as an infallible demi-god, although one wonders how much of the adulation was genuine compared to that which was simple self-preservation in a society terrified with itself.

The Russian German War, VHS

The Russian-German War is a rare look at one of the worst horror stories in the long infamous history of warfare. For decades the Cold War prevented us from looking closely at what really happened between the Russians and the Germans on the Eastern Front during World War II. More than a struggle between nations, it pitted maniacal tyrant against maniacal tyrant, evil ideology against evil ideology.

Battle of the Volga/Battle of Russia, VHS

When one sees the film over fifty years after its' production, the tone and justified sympathy for the soviet peoples seems so novel by those of us who grew up under the cold war vitriol. That alone and the description of the suffering and valour of the soviet peoples is impressive in itself and gives us an historic dimension along with the dramatism.

Russia's War-Blood Upon the Sn (1997), VHS

These 10 episodes (5 video tapes) provide an intense panoramic historical condensation of soviet history for the approximate period from 1934 through post WWII (although necessarily not complete in every detail). It provides actual video footage of battle scenes, from both German and Soviet sources.

Families of Russia, VHS

It depicts a typical day in the life of two Russian children, dubbed in English. We loved seeing what the children ate and drank, preparing to go to school, what their homes and families were like, etc. It is very entertaining and had a few funny surprises which I won't spoil here!