Faith of the Century: A History of Communism
tv show

4 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired October 06, 1999
Genres:
Overview
Communism spread to all of the continents of the word, lasting through four generations and over seven decades. Hundreds of millions of men and women were affected by this political system, one of the most unjust and bloodiest in history. Using newly discovered propaganda films and archival photos, these four episodes explore the mysteries of this totalitarian political machine that lured its share of important followers into the fold. Known as the red church, communism seduced its ardent followers like some earthly religion.

The Two Faces of Communism (1929-1939)
Season 1 - Episode 2 - 1h 52m
Air Date
October 13, 1999
Overview
This episode includes Stalin’s purge, Communism the defender of democracy, the great famine of the Ukraine and the Spanish civil war.
Guest Stars
Édouard Herriot
as
Self (archive footage)
Alexey Stakhanov
as
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
as
Self (archive footage)
Ernst Thälmann
as
Self (archive footage)
Léon Blum
as
Self (archive footage)
Wilhelm Pieck
as
Self (archive footage)
Marcel Cachin
as
Self (archive footage)
Francisco Franco
as
Self (archive footage)
Grigory Zinoviev
as
Self (archive footage)
Lev Kamenev
as
Self (archive footage)
Nikolai Bukharin
as
Self (archive footage)
Alexei Rykov
as
Self (archive footage)