Poland And The Soviet Power; Background To Recent History.

Duration: 22 0:26:00

Genre: Educational

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: The importance of the Polish uprising in October 1956 against the Soviet Union. Recent domination of Poland by Germans and Russians. Significance of the Yalta agreement. Stalin's death. Khrushchev's attitude. Poland's economic life under Soviet control., Provides a documentary report on the political dilemma of Poland--suspended between East and West and Allied with the Soviet Union. Reviews changes in Poland since the Nazi invasion in 1939.

Complete Record: Poland And The Soviet Power; Background To Recent History. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films. 26 Min., Sd., Color, 16 Mm. © Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; 24feb61 (In Notice: 1960); Mp11426. , The importance of the Polish uprising in October 1956 against the Soviet Union. Recent domination of Poland by Germans and Russians. Significance of the Yalta agreement. Stalin's death. Khrushchev's attitude. Poland's economic life under Soviet control., Uses newsreel footage to review the history of Poland from 1939 through 1960; indicates the present political and economic relations between Poland and Russia; describes the feelings of the Polish people towards the West; and presents an overview of the political, economic, cultural, and religious atmosphere in Poland. Reports from the conditions existing in Poland during World War II to the political unrest of the mid-1950s that were capitalized on by Premier Gomulka in achieving a degree of freedom from Russia for Poland. Outlines the problems facing Poland and presents the areas of economic and social progress. Points out the freedom of the Polish people and also the large measure of control still exercised by Russia over all aspects of their economic and personal lives., , Provides a documentary report on the political dilemma of Poland--suspended between East and West and Allied with the Soviet Union. Reviews changes in Poland since the Nazi invasion in 1939.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.