Vyacheslav Molotov

Birth : 1890-03-09, Kukarka, Yaranskiy uyezd, Vyatskaya governorate, Russian Empire

Death : 1986-11-08

History

Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov ((OS 25 February) 9 March 1890 – 8 November 1986) was a Russian politician and diplomat, an Old Bolshevik, and a leading figure in the Soviet government from the 1920s onward. He served as Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars from 1930 to 1941 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1939 to 1949 and from 1953 to 1956. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vyacheslav Molotov, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Movies

Stalin and the Katyn Massacre

Self (archive footage)

The Katyn massacre, carried out by the Soviet NKVD in 1940, was only one of many unspeakable crimes committed by Stalin's ruthless executioners over three decades. The mass murder of thousands of Polish officers was part of a relentless purge, the secrets and details of which have only recently been partially revealed.

State Funeral

Self (archive footage)

The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Stalin’s funeral. The film is based on unique archive footage, shot in the USSR on March 5 - 9, 1953, when the country mourned and buried Joseph Stalin.

Korea: The Never-Ending War

Self (archive footage)

Shedding new light on a geopolitical hot spot, the film — written and produced by John Maggio and narrated by Korean-American actor John Cho — confronts the myth of the “Forgotten War,” documenting the post-1953 conflict and global consequences.

The Hitler–Stalin Pact

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

How could Hitler and Stalin, sworn ideological enemies, come to a secret pact in 1939? The captivating and detailed story of the diplomatic fiasco that led to the signing of the Nazi-Soviet pact and its devastating consequences.

Winston Churchill: A Giant in the Century

Self (archive footage)

A new look at the public and private life of one of the most important statesmen in the history of Europe: Winston Churchill (1874-1965), soldier, politician, writer, painter, leader of his country in the darkest hours, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, a myth, a giant of the 20th century.

Palme

Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was openly shot to death on a February evening 1986 on the streets of Stockholm. In one night, the country of Sweden was transfigured. “Palme” is about his life, his time, and about the Sweden he had created. About a man who altered history.

Hitler & Stalin: Portrait of Hostility

Self (archive footage)

A double portrait of two dictators who were thousands of miles apart but were constantly fixated on each other.

A Web of War

Self (archive footage)

The stories of the battles that brought together a Polish cavalry officer, a Canadian captain, and a polish underground member are told by the very same Canadians who survived them.

Velikoye proshchaniye

March 9th, 1953. A gray, sad day. Clouds float low over the Kremlin towers. A city that unrecognizably grew, prettier and matured - this Moscow froze in solemn grief. The country escorts its father and leader, Joseph Stalin.

Mission to Moscow

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to America as an advocate of Stalinism.

Наше кино

(archive footage)

Литературно-инструкторский агитпароход ВЦиК «Красная Звезда»

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