Slovo House (2017)
Overview : Chain-smoking artists, poets and playwrights were among the colourful array of intellectuals living in the ‘Slovo House’ in 1920s Ukraine. The communist paradise was built under Stalin's approval, but it quickly became a prison. The brutal Soviet regime spied on the inhabitants, destroying their eccentric way of life and sealing their fate. This fascinating film explores the extraordinary story of the building and its residents.
Release Date : November 9, 2017
Runtime : 81m
Genre : Documentary
Companies : Fresh Production Group
Countries : Ukraine
Keywords : political repression, 1930s, ukrainian culture, ukraine, soviet repression, ukrainian history, kharkiv (kharkov), ukraine