Stalins deutsche Elite

original title:
Stalins deutsche Elite
country / year of production:
Germany / 2005
original length:
52 min. , color
premiere:
18 May 2005, arte
genre:
Documentary
based on:
Werner Albring. Gorodomlia. Deutsche Raketenforscher in Rußland. Hamburg: Luchterhand, 1991.

Helmut Banas. "Als Flugzeugtriebwerksbauer von Dessau über Rußland nach Pirna". In: Verein für Anhaltische Landeskunde. Mitteilungen des Vereins für Anhaltische Landeskunde 9 (2001), 197-214.

Boris Evseevic Certok. Raketen und Menschen. Klitzschen: Elbe-Dnjepr-Verl., 1998.

Werner Holzmüller. Ein Physiker erlebt das 20. Jahrhundert. Hildesheim: Ed. Bildung und Wiss., 1993.
director:
Martin Hübner
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plot synopsis:
This documentary shows the destiny of German scientists who were kidnapped by headhunters and brought to the Soviet Union, to use their knowledge for development. In their new home country they received special privileges, that were supposed to support their cooperation. Mainly technicians and engineers for airplane and missile development found a new home in the Soviet Union and supported Stalin's dream of great power.
keywords:
post-war era , communism , forced labour , order and obedience , collaboration , war-profiteers
war:
Cold War (1947-1989)
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Homepage: http://www.russianspaceweb.com/gorodomlya.html
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