“The Soviet Story” is a story of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and which slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale. Assisted by the West, this power triumphed on May 9th, 1945. Its crimes were made taboo, and the complete story of Europe’s most murderous regime has never been told. Until now...

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Cast

Jon Strickland

Narrator

Vladimir Lenin

Self (archive footage)

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Alfred Rosenberg

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Goebbels

Self (archive footage)

Hermann Göring

Self (archive footage)

George Bernard Shaw

Self (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Jon Strickland — Narrator

Jon Strickland is an English actor known for his roles in various television series, including "Yes Minister" and "This Is David Lander." In addition to his prominent roles, Strickland has participated in ensemble casts across multiple productions, demonstrating versatility in his acting career. His work spans various genres, contributing to both comedic and serious narratives in television.

Vladimir Lenin — Self (archive footage)

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (22 April 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known by his alias Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1922 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924. Under his administration, Russia and then the wider Soviet Union became a one-party communist state governed by the Russian Communist