• Cloudygrey@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    A day in the life of Ivan Denisovich

    Its a movie based on a book by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, about a man in a russian gulag. You can find it on Youtube.

  • amniotic druid@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    Eh, it’s heavily dramatized and was recorded in English but HBO’s Chernobyl miniseries might be worth checking out if you’re interested in things like one-party rule and conspiracies in authoritarian regimes.

  • rtxn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 years ago

    The Witness (A tanú in Hungarian) is a fantastic satire film about the life of the common man under Soviet socialism. It’s required viewing for our literature classes. Watching it before learning more about the Soviet Union and Europe, and after, you pick up on completely different nuances of life at the time.

    • alokir@lemmy.world
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      3 years ago

      I’ve been meaning to watch it for years, thanks for reminding me. I watched half of it when I was a kid but didn’t really understand it yet.

      Can I ask where you’re from that it’s a requirement in school? Or was it only in your school?