The great design

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Date
1961
Summary
Covers the period between Lenin's seizure of power and his death in 1924.  Analyzes Lenin's peace treaty with Germany. Describes the reasons for the opposition to it which brought Russia to the verge of another civil war. Explains how chaos was prevented by the intervention of Herbert Hoover's American Relief Association.  Shows the gradual steps in Stalin's rise to power, newsreel footage of the death and burial of Lenin, leaving the future government of Russia to the conflict between Trotsky and Stalin. 
Contributors
KQED, San Francisco; Witold Sworakowski; Matt Lehmann; Mal Sharp; Gerald Marans; Tom Borden; Bernie Stoffer; William Triest; Lela Smith; Maurice Argent; Henry Leff; Tom Rosqui; Barbara Lyons; William Sweeney; Proctor Jones; Dirk Harvey; Ralph Chesse; Lucille Bliss; George Dante; Dwight Frye; Ken Hoerauf; Irving Israel; John Vick
Publishers
National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
Genres
Educational; Historical
Subject
Soviet Union--History ; Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, 1870-1924--In motion pictures.
Collection
National Educational Television
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
English
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Physical Description
1 Film (0:00:00); 16mm
Other Identifiers
IULMIA Film Database: 40000003179829; Other: GR00467875; MDPI Barcode: 40000003179829

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