Cranes | Журавли

  (The Cranes are Flying film poster depicting a young couple looking to the sky at the cranes.) The Cranes are Flying  (1957) is a dramatic war time love story about a young woman who doesn’t know whether or not her beloved boyfriend is alive after being sent off to fight in World War II. […]

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USSR Magazine

Following Stalin’s death, the Soviet Union experienced a cultural Thaw under the new government. Krushchev’s government loosened the government’s grip on art and popular culture, allowing the Russian people to experience new subjects like never before. One of the most interesting results of the thaw is the Soviet government’s deal with the United States, which […]

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Let’s Throw A Party

After Joseph Stalin died in in March 5, 1953, Nikita Khrushchev took power and gave a speech known as “The Secret Speech” on February 24, 1956 which practically denounced Stalin and all of his work.  It cited grievances throughout Stalin’s reign and denounced any of his wrongdoings.  This was shocking to the people of the world […]

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