World War II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West (2008)

Original title

World War Two: Behind Closed Doors

Directed by

Andrew Williams, Laurence Rees

Genre

documentary, war & politics

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

16+

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series explores Joseph Stalin's actions and the relationship between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany before, during, and after World War II. It uses newly available material from Soviet archives to present the story.

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What happens

World War II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West is a 2008 six-episode BBC/PBS documentary series on the role of Joseph Stalin and German-Soviet relations before, during, and after World War II, created by Laurence Rees and Andrew Williams. It carries new controversial material from the Soviet archives that became available to the public only after the end of the Soviet Union. Each episode lasts approximately one hour and features reenactments of the situations subject. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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