Joseph stalin biography mike wallace

Biography is an early documentary series running from 1961 to 1964 narrated by the late Mike Wallace. The series aired around 65 episodes of 30 minutes each and generally covered deceased male figures with political significance. These include Mark Twain, Mahatma Gandhi, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Josef Stalin, and others. The show is also noteworthy as the preservation of Cold War sensibilities with respect to the figures covered.

Several of these episodes have been digitized from 16mm prints circulated in schools following the syndication of the series.^[1] Many of these can be found in an Educational Films section of Archive's massive video collection.^[2] Other episodes have either not survived or have not been digitized and made public yet.

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"BIOGRAPHY OF JOSEPH STALIN" 1962 DOCUMENTARY SOVIET PREMIER XD2092

This episode of the television series ‘Biography’ showcases the Former Premier of Soviet Russia, Joseph Stalin. He reigned over Russia from 1922 until 1953. Mike Wallace appears as the host (1:10). Prior to the turn of the century, Russia was ruled by Czar Nicholas (1:31). Poor Russians line the streets (1:54) as millions existed in poverty. A black and white photograph of Stalin’s hometown in the province of Georgia follows which he had been born in 1879 (2:16). Stain was born to peasants (2:23). He began to study for Priesthood (2:28). He was later expelled over his involvement in a radical Marxist organization (2:39). He played a minor role in the uprising of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Batum (2:56). Social unrest lead to revolution in 1905 (3:05). Stalin was arrested as an agitator (3:20). Nicholai Lenin (3:43) appears and heavily influenced Stalin. Lenin plotted to establish a dictatorship of the proletariat of the working class. WW1 broke out (4:18) and Germany invaded. In 1917, the Czar turned the war over to his generals as he left the front (4:52). Nicholas is pictured with his royal family and advisors (5:00) as they sought safety in a military garrison (5:27). The Russian revoluti