Physical Culture Day

[Jack Kollmann]

         I know of 3 video series with great footage of the physical
culture parades of the 1930s.

         The easiest to obtain (no guarantees) is probably "Red Empire," 7
tapes, 5 hours?, Granite Production for Yorkshire Television, hosted by
Robert Conquest, 1990.  See Part 3, "Class Warriors" (re: collectivization)
and Part 4, "Enemies of the People" (purges).

         "Stalin," in 3 hour-long parts, exec. producer Philip Whitehead,
written and produced by Tony Cash, Thames Television PLC, co-produced by
WGBH, Boston, 1990.  See Part 2, "Despot."  Companion book by Jonathan
Lewis and Philip Whitehead:  "Stalin:  A Time for Judgement," Pantheon
Books, 1990.

         "Stalin, the Red Tsar," in 5 parts (about 2 1/2 hours?), Channel
54, producer Paul Neuburg, Director Howard Ross, London Weekend Television,
1978.

         If anyone finds where and how to buy copies of any of these,
please advise.

Jack Kollmann
Stanford University


At 10:39 AM 2/20/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear SEELANGers:
>
>I am looking for documentaries on video (or DVD) that would include
>footage of the Soviet Physical Culture Day parades held on Red Square in
>the 1930s (as described by Robert Edelman in his book on Soviet sport
>"Serious Fun"). The language of the narration is not that important, as
>I'm more interested in the images. Names of distributors as well as titles
>would be most appreciated. Please reply off-list.
>
>Thanks!
>Jennifer Tishler
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