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From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier

Stalin nearly became a priest, but instead went on to become one of the most notorious...

Stalin nearly became a priest, but instead went on to become one of the most notorious tyrants
in history

Full Transcript

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Stalin nearly became a priest,
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but instead went on to become
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one of the most notorious tyrants in history.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:30
Uploaded
Jun 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary, adventure
Production
October Films

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Movie Summary

Levison Wood undertakes an epic, 2600-mile journey across the mighty Caucasus mountain range on the tense frontier between Europe and Asia.
S01 • E03 Finally, we make it to the historic town of Derbent, - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:08
Finally, we make it to the historic town of Derbent,
S01 • E05 Entering Tehran, murals remind you of the country's turbulent past - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:09
Entering Tehran, murals remind you of the country's tur...
S01 • E01 Our host is the ataman - the leader of the Cossack community. - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:06
Our host is the ataman - the leader of the Cossack community...
S01 • E03 It's been a melting pot of religions and cultures for over 2,000 years. - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:06
It's been a melting pot of religions and cultures for o...
S01 • E04 He killed somewhere in the region of 26 million people, - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:10
He killed somewhere in the region of 26 million people,
S01 • E01 And tradition states that guests can't turn down a drink. - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:05
And tradition states that guests can't turn down a drin...
S01 • E02 Yet, despite the cash injections from Moscow, - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:08
Yet, despite the cash injections from Moscow,
S01 • E03 Saturday morning in Derbent and it's a grey, wet day, - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:13
Saturday morning in Derbent and it's a grey, wet day,
S01 • E04 They still keep a monument to his birthplace, - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:10
They still keep a monument to his birthplace,
S01 • E05 Thank you. (SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE) - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:08
Thank you. (SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE)
S01 • E02 Our taxidriver, Ibrahim, he says the salaries are pennies, - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:08
Our taxidriver, Ibrahim, he says the salaries are pennies,
S01 • E04 But it's weird to think that it's still here. - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:04
But it's weird to think that it's still here.
S01 • E05 1979, I mean, that was when the United States Embassy - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:18
1979, I mean, that was when the United States Embassy
S01 • E02 He's got a wife, a three-year-old boy, - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:13
He's got a wife, a three-year-old boy,
S01 • E03 Derbent is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:06
Derbent is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in...
S01 • E01 So, this is, uh... this is number three, - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:06
So, this is, uh... this is number three,
S01 • E04 Um, but, you know, some people quite like him. - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:05
Um, but, you know, some people quite like him.
S01 • E03 (SINGS IN OWN LANGUAGE) - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:12
(SINGS IN OWN LANGUAGE)
S01 • E04 Stalin's communist regime saw all religions as backward - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:07
Stalin's communist regime saw all religions as backward
S01 • E01 Rasheed thinks that the two awkward-looking men - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:08
Rasheed thinks that the two awkward-looking men