This EHL video is a compilation
of scenes from the epic 1949 Russian (USSR) film "Fall
of Berlin" (Padeniye Berlina). It is a rare and fascinating
opportunity to see the symbolic propaganda and nationalism
used by the Soviets during the bloodiest period of human history
as well as the absolute apex of the Soviet Union as (for the
brief time being) the dominant world power after Russia's
defeat of Nazi Germany. Different forms of propaganda have
been marked with captions throughout the film, such as the
emphasis in the first scene of the general happiness of the
USSR's people caused by the prosperity of Stalin's Communist
state (or so it was believed). The portrayal of Hitler in
the film as an unstable madman drowning his own people is
fascinating, as well as the depiction of Stalin as an invincible
hero praised by all his people of many different races (the
war scenes show Central Asian Mongols fighting with Slavs).
It is also intriguing that the Soviets had learned nearly
every detail of the end of WWII and the death of Adolf Hitler
with almost the same level of information of today more than
50 years later.
If you speak Russian
and would like to help translate, please notify us immediately!
Neither I nor the European
Heritage Library support the Stalinist, Hoxhaist, Maoist,
or Marxist ideologies.
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ABOUT
THE AUTHOR:
James Mayfield is the owner
and Chairman of the European Heritage Library. I am working
for a doctorate in history, with a specific emphasis on Islamic
and European histories. I am well versed in all world cultures,
ethnicities, religions, languages, politics, and historical
evolution in relation to and against each other.
BIBLIOGRAPHY/SOURCES
USED:
none. Copyright for Fall
of Berlin is expired.
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