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The Lost World of Communism

Name: The Lost World of Communism
Genre: History
Released: 2009-03-14

Network:BBC Two

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S01E03 - "Socialism in One Family"

Aired on Mar 28, 2009, 9:15 PM

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Documentary series on the fall of the Iron Curtain and its legacy.1989 marked the collapse of communism in Eastern and Central Europe and an end to a way of life for millions of people. Having lived through extraordinary times, they tell their stories of life behind the Iron Curtain, looking beyond the headlines of spies and surveillance, secret police and political repression, to reveal a rich tapestry of experience.

Details

Status: Ended
Language: English
Runtime: 60 min
Premiered: March 14, 2009
Ended: March 28, 2009
Schedule: Saturday at 9:00 PM

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Episodes (1 Season · 3 Episodes)

A Socialist Paradise

Series painting a picture of a way of life that disappeared with the sudden collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe in 1989. The first edition focuses on the former East Germany, where leaders claimed to be creating a paradise.Ă‚Â

Mar 14, 2009

60 min

The Kingdom of Forgetting

Examining how Czechoslovakia's attempts to reform communism were brutally crushed in an invasion by the Soviet Union and members of its Warsaw Pact allies in 1968. What followed was the re-imposition of hardline communist rule known as "normalisation", where the reformers were removed, the reforms reversed and history rewritten.

Mar 21, 2009

60 min

Socialism in One Family

Examining communist Romania where Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu ran a personal dictatorship for nearly a quarter of a century. Abortion and contraception were banned as the Ceausescus' rule reached far into the private lives of every Romanian. When communism collapsed, the self-styled "mother and father of the nation" met their end in front of a firing squad.

Mar 28, 2009

60 min