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The typical living blocks - Troyeshchyna in Kyiv. The neighborhood's biggest pulsing arteries, Tsvetayeva and Mayakovsky Streets, were constructed almost simultaneously several years before the Soviet Union collapse. The combination of archival footage and today's shootings brings up the almost 100 years of history - from right after the revolution, in 1918, when Mayakovsky starts to make films, until the modern day, when a person is capable of almost anything, even looking over the horizon. Or in the intersection on the two streets there is a story of the masses whose poet Mayakovsky was; the masses who ousted Tsvetayeva from their concrete towers. In any case, it is a magic of the closest things that the pedestrians wouldn't pay attention to.

A story of survival about a woman's first night in a Soviet prison camp.

In the early morning of June 14, 1941, under Stalin's orders, over 40 000 people from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania were arrested, shoved into cattle cars and dispatched to permanent exile in Siberia. Among them - journalist Melanie and her 8 year old son Andrejs, forcibly separated from husband and father Aleksandrs. In the Siberian village women, ignorant of the fate of their husbands, are settled in badly built barracks and forced to work like slaves. Melanie keeps herself alive for her son and husband to whom she writes hundreds of love letters that are never sent, since his address remains unknown. She keeps her personal integrity in the face of starvation, hard work or disease. After 16 years, Melanie is released and returns to Riga, only to find out that her husband Alexander died in the camps in 1942.

PALACE FOR THE PEOPLE tells the stories of the most emblematic five buildings of socialist times - highly representative for the epoch and witnessing the historical turbulence in Eastern Europe in the second half of the XX century. The National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Moscow State University, Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Palace of Serbia in Belgrade, Palace of the Republic in Berlin are unique architectural creatures made with a lot of courage and a bit of lunacy to remind the people there was an ultimate power and brighter future. Each one is the tallest, the largest, has the biggest clock on Earth, or the most advanced technology of its time. They were the most grandiose enterprises in a time when collective good was the major state policy. Now that socialism is over it's time to go back and reveal their hidden secrets. The film takes a snapshot of the palaces today, as seen through the eyes of people related to them - their architects, former and current directors, ordinary people who worked in them.

London, present time: Tom wakes up in the middle of the night to see his twenty year old self, Tomas, pointing a gun at his face. Tomas just traveled through time from 1980's USSR to see how Socialism is prospering. As a dedicated party member and future soldier, has been chosen specifically by the Socialist government for this vital experiment. Tom laughs in his face and shows him the events of last twenty years. It becomes very clear to Tomas that there has been a huge mistake. He has to do all he can, to save Socialism from its fate, at any cost.

Year 1921. Young teacher Liza Zhuravleva is arrested for organizing a violent anti-Soviet riot in Yaroslavl. She is forced to start her rebellion against the revolution by a personal tragedy. Just before the World War I, Liza's fiancé was sent to the frontline as a common soldier. As a result, she had to marry an elderly captain. The fragile girl has to face the challenges of war and revolution.

In 1986, the world was still facing the dangers of the Cold War. But between 25 and 26 of April, a nuclear accident at the Chernobyl powerplant in Russia reverberated throughout the world and showed the unprecedented danger that radiation poses if left unchecked. This docudrama series shows the sacrifices faced by those who tried to prevent a bigger disaster from occurring. A sacrifice that cost too many lives. If you value historical and tension-building narratives, this series is an audiovisual masterpiece you need to watch.

Travis and Wendell are kidnapped while on their way to opening a nightclub in rural Nebraska. The KGB spy Cameron Smith takes them to the U.S.S.R. instead with the intention of teaching KGB agents to be hip like Americans.

The 1941 invasion of Soviet Ukraine by Nazi Germany is shown through the life of inhabitants of a Yiddish village at the border of Poland.

Documentary about the controversial 1972 Olympic men's basketball final where Olympic officials broke some rules and made up others to cheat the United States basketball team out of the gold medal in favour of the Soviet Union.

In 1951 USSR, as the Cold War intensifies, infamous dictator Joseph Stalin is suffering with illness and his death is imminent. Meanwhile, KGB agent Stoichkov discovers a mysterious stage show in the Baltic region featuring three creepy dolls - Robert, Kalashnikov and Miss Cyclops. Spellbound by the lifelike animation displayed by the dolls on stage, Stoichkov investigates the show's host and discovers he is a German Toymaker who owns a mystical book which holds the key to eternal life. Believing the Toymaker and his book will help Stalin escape death, Stoichkov kidnaps him and they board a plane to Moscow. But the Toymaker's living creations have followed them. When the plane is in mid air all hell breaks loose as Stoichkov and his team of KGB agents realize the three dolls are on board and will stop at nothing to rescue their puppet master. Fasten your seat belt and prepare for blood soaked toy terror at 30,000 feet.

When Joseph Stalin dies in 1953, his entourage clashes for power in bitter terms. As various fights occur and betrayals are committed, the real question that hovers over the story is who is in charge of the government. This political satire from director Armando Iannucci (creator of the series Veep) is a funny, dark and highly entertaining comedy, with a riveting script full of witty dialogue and a stellar ensemble cast led by Steve Buscemi.

Director Werner Herzog engages in a profound dialogue with Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet Union president, to delve into his monumental achievements, from nuclear disarmament talks to the reunification of Germany and the dissolution of the USSR. This intimate conversation offers a glimpse into the life of a man who shaped modern history, reflecting on personal experiences that carried global implications.

Bald and Bankrupt is an English travel vlog operated by Benjamin Rich, also known as Mr. Bald. The defining characteristic of Rich's travels is his interest in the post-Soviet states. However, he travels worldwide.

An adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Snow Queen".

This is a metaphorical story about the tragic and mysterious death of the most powerful poet of 1960's, human rights activist, hero of Ukraine Vasyl Stus and his struggle with the Soviet system. The events of the film unfold during the last attempt by the KGB to seduce the poet with a whimsical "freedom".