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Suuri vaino

52m1 SeasonTMDb 9.0

DocumentaryWar & Politics

FinnishEnded

1 · Utopia

2 · Epäluulo

3 · Kauna

4 · Viha

Crew and Cast

Toni ViljanmaaCreator
Mikhail GyllingMedical Doctor
Nikolaj IwanowProfessor of History · University of Opole
Aleksi MainioLeader of the Project on Stalin's Purges
Kimmo RentolaProfessor of Political History · University of Helsinki
Anni ReuterDoctor of Political Sciences · University of Helsinki
Meelis SaueaukDoctor of History · Institute of Estonian Historical Memory
Ina SusiTeacher
Anneli RantaNarrator (voice)
Gints ApalsHead of Department · Latvian Occupation Museum
Jesse HirveläHistorian · University of Helsinki
Kaisu JunkkonenEarly Childhood Educator
Robert KusnierzProfessor of History · University of Pomerania
Maria LähteenmäkiProfessor of History · University of Eastern Finland
Raija-Liisa MäkeläAuthor
Jurii ShapovalProfessor of History · LMU
Igor FreiHead Director · Ukrainian Theater of Finland
Eero HaapanenHistorian
Ira Jänis-IsokangasDocent of History · University of Helsinki
Arvo KeränenBuilding Engineer
Toms KikutsDeputy Director · Latvian National History Museum
Anna LaakkonenDoctor of Philosophy · University of Eastern Finland
Eli PilveProgramme Manager · Estonian War Museum
Jukka RislakkiNon-Fiction Writer
Alexandra PolivanovaMember of Memorial
Aappo KähönenDocent of Political History · University of Helsinki
Ilja SolomeshchHistorian

Storyline

The Great Purge orchastrated in the Soviet Union during 1937-38 cost almost 700 000 lives. Especially ethnic minorities were targeted. Four-part documentary tells the story of what happened to the people living the Soviet Union, and how the terror was built in the red dictatorship.

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Info

Status
Ended
First aired
16 February 2026
Last aired
16 February 2026
TMDB score
9.0 / 10 (1 votes)

Production

Created by
Toni Viljanmaa
Studios
YLE
Countries
Finland

Episodes

Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Type
Documentary
In production
No

Languages

Original
Finnish
Spoken
Finnish