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Lenin's Testament
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Lenin's Testament (2007)

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The author of The Kolyma Stories and many other works spent 17 years in the terrible GULAG camps on Kolyma. The term that Varlam Tikhonovich received in 1929 was for distributing Lenin's letter to the congress, in which he criticized Stalin. Nowadays, this letter is called the "testament of Lenin"…

Where We Disappear
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Where We Disappear(2019)

4.2
73Minutes

A story of survival about a woman's first night in a Soviet prison camp. After committing a crime to protect her son, Anastasia is sentenced to 12 years in a Soviet prison camp. Her arrival upsets the balance between the inmates. In a night of backstabbing and shifting alliances, she must find a way to escape and discover the hidden truth of her survival.

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The Edge
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The Edge(2010)

6.5
NR
115Minutes

In the harsh Siberian winter of 1945, a group of prisoners in a Soviet labor camp must endure hard labor, brutal conditions, and a fierce rivalry. When a German woman is brought to the camp, tensions rise as the Russian and German women clash. Amidst the struggle for survival, a daring escape plan is hatched, leading to a thrilling train race through the snow-covered landscape.

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Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus
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Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus(2010)

4.3
180Minutes

In Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus (2010), a soldier must navigate a fantasy world dominated by war and communist crimes. He forms unlikely alliances, faces unimaginable horrors, and searches for salvation and redemption in a world consumed by chaos.

The story of Russian writer and Soviet dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008) and his masterpiece, The Gulag Archipelago, published in Paris in 1973, which forever shook the very foundations of communist ideology.

A Journey to the Gulag
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A Journey to the Gulag(2019)

31Minutes

Mosquitos, freezing cold, mysterious taiga. Inhospitable places where thousands of prisoners have suffered. To document abandoned Gulags in Siberia, you have to walk miles in their shoes. This film follows the Gulag.cz team and their third expedition to the remains of an abandoned railway and Gulags in Northern Siberia, where data for virtual museum were gathered.

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Coming Out of the Ice
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Coming Out of the Ice(1982)

6.4
104Minutes
The Cold Summer of 1953
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The Cold Summer of 1953(1988)

7.8
101Minutes

In the cold summer of 1953, a former soldier turned ex-convict gets caught up in a dangerous world of violence, revenge, and political intrigue in Moscow, Russia. As he navigates through the ruthless gangster underworld and the oppressive Soviet regime, he must confront his own past and make a fateful decision that will change his life forever.

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Within the Whirlwind
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Within the Whirlwind(2009)

6.7
110Minutes

Within the Whirlwind is a biographical drama film based on the true story of Eugenia Ginzburg, a literature professor and Communist Party member who was arrested and incarcerated in Siberia during the Stalinist era. The film depicts her struggle for survival in the harsh conditions of the gulag and her eventual release.

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Discover a curated list of movies and TV shows that explore the powerful and harrowing theme of the "Gulag". Dive into stories that depict the grim realities of the Soviet forced labor camp system, highlighting the resilience of those imprisoned and the struggle for survival. Uncover compelling narratives, gripping characters, and thought-provoking historical dramas that shed light on this dark period in history.

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