Communism in Power: From Stalin to Mao

Joseph Stalin: The Soviet Man of Steel

Documentary Sep 10, 2022 32 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E1: Trace the rise of Joseph Stalin after the death of Vladimir Lenin in 1924. As the second leader of the new Soviet state, Stalin fulfilled Lenin’s goal of transforming the economy and culture of the old Russian empire, bringing communism to the country at a cost of millions of lives. Learn how Stalin emerged from obscurity to outwit his rivals, including the renowned revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

Documentary Sep 10, 2022 32 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2022
Run Time: 32 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.