An exploration of the life of artists under the Stalinist Soviet Union, as well as a glimpse of how Stalin worked to recreate culture to his specifications as a way to revolutionize propaganda for the Communist Party.

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Music: "Leaving Home" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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