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Title Conspiracy Against the Republic
Production Date 1982
Country of Production USSR
Duration 00:46:05
Production Company Central Documentary Film Studios, Moscow
Film Subject Era Post-1975
Genre Documentary
Summary A fascinating Soviet account of the 1978 Communist revolution in Afghanistan and the struggle that followed against the counter-revolutionary forces, stressing the atrocities committed by the reactionaries.
Subjects Islam; Religion; Conspiracy; Slavery; Revolutions; Feudalism; Agriculture and farming; Literacy; Terrorism; Human rights; Mercenaries; Mass murder; Kidnapping; Arson; Higher education; Education; Peasants; Revolutions; Academics; CIA (Central Intelligence Agency); Democracy; Imperialism; Soviet army; Leadership; Counter-revolutions; Famine; Children; Currency; Refugees; Afghan government; Afghans; Aid; Patriotism; Weapons; Communism; Guerrilla warfare; Civil wars
Director Sveshnikova, Irina
Contributors
Script:
Abelev, Mikhail, Losev, C.

Photography:
Minaev, Alexander

People Khan, Mohammed Daoud (1909-1978)
Places Kabul; Pakistan; Afghanistan; Chile
Fiction/Non Fiction Non Fiction
Sound Sound
Colour Format Colour
Language English (Narrator)
Module Wars & Revolutions
Copyright The British Film Institute