Since the era of "silent films," moving pictures are an important part of worldwide culture. How did movies get their start? What are the stories behind the movies? Enjoy hundreds of stories in this Collection.
As the zeks construct their building, disagreements erupt over proper procedures.
It is dark before Ivan Denisovich's team can return from their work at the power station.
Receiving a package from home is a great event for a prisoner, but every single item in the parcel is inspected by a guard before the prisoner can cla...
Even in the GULAG, men stash their precious belongings.
This clip, from the documentary Ivan the Terrible, is part of the series The Most Evil Men in History.
This clip, from the documentary Ivan the Terrible, is part of the series The Most Evil Men in History.
In this clip, from Sergei Eisenstein's film about Ivan the Terrible, we see the young Tsar leading his new army to Kazan.
This clip, from Sergei Eisenstein's film Ivan Grozny (Ivan the Terrible), is the closing scene of Part 1.
Although Ivan the Terrible had a very difficult childhood, he settled into his life much better after he selected Anastasia Romanovna as his bride.
NOTICE: THIS VIDEO CLIP CONTAINS HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT CRUELTIES DURING THE REIGN OF IVAN THE TERRIBLE.
Because Ivan IV (also known as Ivan Grozny - Russian for Ivan the Terrible) was one of his heroes, Joseph Stalin commissioned film maker Sergei Eisens...
NOTICE: THIS VIDEO CLIP CONTAINS HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT CRUELTIES DURING THE REIGN OF IVAN THE TERRIBLE.
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