Documentary series on the fall of the Iron Curtain and its legacy.
1989 marked the collapse of communism in Eastern and Central Europe and an end to a way of life for millions of people. Having lived through extraordinary times, they tell their stories of life behind the Iron Curtain, looking beyond the headlines of spies and surveillance, secret police and political repression, to reveal a rich tapestry of experience.
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Examining communist Romania where Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu ran a personal dictatorship for nearly a quarter of a century. Abortion and contraception were banned as the Ceausescus' rule reached far into the private lives of every Romanian. When com…
| Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
|---|---|---|
| 1x03: Socialism in One Family | Mar 28, 2009 | |
| 1x02: The Kingdom of Forgetting | Mar 21, 2009 | |
| 1x01: A Socialist Paradise | Mar 14, 2009 |
