Brezhnev (2005)

Original title

Брежнев

Directed by

Sergey Snezhkin

Genre

biographical film

Country

Russia

Length

1 season, 4 episodes

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a biography of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. It shows his life and time in power without trying to make him look good. The tone is nostalgic but honest.

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What happens

Brezhnev (Russian: Брежнев) is a 2005 biographical TV movie about Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. It originally aired in four parts on Russia's Channel One. The movie was an expensive period piece partly filmed in the Kremlin. While nostalgic, the film does not attempt to rehabilitate Brezhnev. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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