Iron Curtain: Life Under Soviet Occupation - Season 1
2024 • 3 episodes
About this season
How did the Soviet Union impose its communist ideology on the countries of Central and Eastern Europe after World War II? The story of how, from 1945 until the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, these countries were gradually subjected to the totalitarian Soviet yoke.
Episodes
Seasons & Episodes
Satellite States
Episode 1 • Oct 15, 2024
While, in 1944, the Red Army is advancing towards Berlin, Stalin is already planning to incorporate Eastern Europe into his sphere of influence.
Stalin's Reign
Episode 2 • Oct 15, 2024
In December 1949, the entire communist world celebrates Stalin's 70th birthday.
Uprisings
Episode 3 • Oct 15, 2024
After Stalin's death in 1953, the inhabitants of the Eastern Bloc dream of a better future.