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When Borgia is just not enough

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Victor Khomenko

Much is written about the horrors of the Stalin's camps, also known as Gulag. Unfortunately, most of that is not known to people outside of Russia - how many Westerners have read the Yevgenia Ginzburg's book?
A 1991 Russian film Lost in Siberia, streaming on Netflix, gives the viewer a very good general idea. While it is not possible to present the whole picture in two hours of screen time, some of its scenes are incredibly piercing - especially those inside the camp's barracks.
Tragic was the life of its heroine, and tragic was the life of the beautiful actress - she died at the age of just 39 in a strange accident - she suffered serious burns.
Not a perfect film, but still, strongly recommended to anyone interested in the modern history of the world.

Edits: 03/27/15 03/27/15

Follow Ups:

'Lost In Siberia' was interesting . . - Billy Wonka 10:37:15 03/29/15 (3)
but Anthony Edwards let down his part, I think.

We had mentioned this one years ago, 'East-West', with Bonnaire, Deneuve, and Menshikov, which gave a very harrowing looking into post-war Stalinist Russia. Some critics said it should have gotten the Oscar that year ('99). Stalin threw open his arms for all ex-pats to come home to help build a new Russia and once off the boat it was death or prison. I enjoyed it immensely and was shocked at how people where turned into snitching rats for the smallest perk to make life easier. A must see.
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181530/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 (Open in New Window)
- What's a film? 90 minutes, followed by a dinner - Victor Khomenko 06:33:36 03/30/15 (2)
  Some subjects are just too monumental for any film, even a good one. Fortunately, many good books had been written on Gulag, and this one is widely considered to be one of the better ones:
  I HIGHLY recommend it.
  - Journey into the Whirlwind (Open in New Window)
  Edits: 03/30/15
  - P.U. would probably recommend '120 Days of Sodom' . . . . - Billy Wonka 14:39:08 03/30/15 (1)
    Which is scout camp by today's standards.
    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLdO-qkY1pQ (Open in New Window)
    - By now he already forgot about that marvel - Victor Khomenko 16:02:32 03/30/15 (0)
      Most of us have.
      
      But what is the connection here?

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