The story of Marshal Vasily Konstantinovich, a dedicated Red Army commander who was killed in Stalin's "purges." The film attempts to study the fate of the country through his biography, and unlock the riddle of the show trials of the thirties.
Direction
Eisner's surgical precision with Soviet archival footage.
Editing
Juxtaposition of hero-worship and execution orders.
Director
Vladimir Eisner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Marshal Blucher was the most decorated Soviet military commander when arrested; his name was removed from textbooks within 48 hours of execution.
Glasnost-era documentaries like this fueled public demands for rehabilitation trials, directly contributing to the collapse of official Soviet historiography.
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