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The Lost World of Communism

2009 British film

The Lost World of Communism is a three-part British documentary series which examines the legacy of communism twenty years on from the fall of the Berlin Wall. Produced by Peter Molloy and Lucy Hetherington, the series takes a retrospective look at life behind the Iron Curtain between 1945 and 1989, focusing on three countries in the Eastern Bloc - East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Romania. Through film and television footage and the personal recollections of those who lived in these countries, the series offers a glimpse of what daily life was like during the years of Communist rule.[1]

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The Lost World of Communism debuted on BBC Two on Saturday 14 March 2009 at 9:00pm. There is also a book which accompanies the series.[2]

Episode list

Date Number Title Details
14 March 1 A Socialist Paradise How the collapse of communism affected people in the 'socialist paradise' of East Germany.
21 March 2 The Kingdom of Forgetting In communist Czechoslovakia, attempts to reform communism were crushed by Warsaw Pact allies in 1968.
28 March 3 Socialism in One Family Looking at communist Romania and Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu.

References

  1. [1]
    "The Lost World of Communism: An Oral History of Daily Life Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Molloy". London: Times Online. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
  2. [2]
    "My lost world of Communism". BBC News. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2009.


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