The Lost World of Communism (2009)

Genre

documentary television program

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 3 episodes

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This three-part documentary series looks at life in East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Romania under Communist rule. It uses old footage and personal stories from people who lived there to show what daily life was like behind the Iron Curtain.

informativehistoricalreflectivesoberinsightfulpersonalnostalgicdocumentary-style

What happens

The Lost World of Communism is a three-part British documentary series which examines the legacy of communism twenty years on from the fall of the Berlin Wall. Produced by Peter Molloy and Lucy Hetherington, the series takes a retrospective look at life behind the Iron Curtain between 1945 and 1989, focusing on three countries in the Eastern Bloc - East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Romania. Through film and television footage and the personal recollections of those who lived in these countries, the series offers a glimpse of what daily life was like during the years of Communist rule. The Lost World of Communism debuted on BBC Two on Saturday 14 March 2009 at 9:00pm. There is also a book which accompanies the series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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