Edvins Snore - A Szovjet Sztori (the Soviet Sto... Apr 2026

: Many Western critics and Eastern European politicians lauded the film as a powerful "antidote to the sanitization of the past". It received the Latvian Order of the Three Stars and was praised by The Economist as "gripping, audacious and uncompromising".

Ultimately, The Soviet Story remains a significant, if contentious, piece of political communication that challenges the traditional Western narrative of the Allied victory in World War II by focusing on the "taboo" crimes of the Soviet regime. Edvins Snore - A szovjet sztori (The Soviet Sto...

Filmed over two years across several countries including Russia, Ukraine, and Germany, the documentary covers several key historical traumas: : Many Western critics and Eastern European politicians