Podstrochnik Episode 12
Podstrochnik (Documentary Series)
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26m
Stalin dies and Khrushchev takes power. A thaw on the reign of terror is in the air. Banned books are published. Men and women return from labor camps. Lilianna opines on the arduous nature of intellectual courage.
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