Between 1930 and 1945, Eastern Europe experienced mass violence on an unprecedented scale. Hitler and Stalin exploited the vast region for their respective expansionist plans. It is estimated that around 14 million civilians were murdered—primarily Jews, Poles, Balts, Belarusians, and Ukrainians.
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Kirsten Esch
Director, Writer, Book
Timothy Snyder
Novel
Silke Olthoff
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Sandra Maischberger
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Michael Richter
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Kristina Madejczyk
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Myrna Brinkmann El Khyari
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Valentina Löhlein
Producer's Assistant
Oliver Biebl
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Jeremy Rothman
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Alexander Müller-Elmau
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Malte Bruhn
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Mischka Heimberger
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Alexander Marshall
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Kolja Erdmann
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Claudia Weber
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Clara Le Divenach
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Anett Sager
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Marc Trompetter
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