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And in place of Jesus and the saints, Stalin's regime elevated
new Communist martyrs for people to emulate and revere, like this kid. According to the story, thirteen-year-old Pavlik Morozov was
a model student and ardent young communist living in a small village
deep in the Ural Mountains. But one day, during the Great Famine,
his loyalty to the state is tested. When he discovers his father has been
hoarding grain and selling it for profit... ...young Pavlik makes the patriotic choice. He informs on his father, alerting the local secret police
to his crimes
new Communist martyrs for people to emulate and revere, like this kid. According to the story, thirteen-year-old Pavlik Morozov was
a model student and ardent young communist living in a small village
deep in the Ural Mountains. But one day, during the Great Famine,
his loyalty to the state is tested. When he discovers his father has been
hoarding grain and selling it for profit... ...young Pavlik makes the patriotic choice. He informs on his father, alerting the local secret police
to his crimes
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And in place of Jesus and the saints,
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Stalin's regime elevated
new Communist martyrs
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for people to emulate and revere,
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like this kid.
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According to the story,
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thirteen-year-old Pavlik Morozov was
a model student and ardent young communist
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living in a small village
deep in the Ural Mountains.
00:00:21.646 --> 00:00:25.358
But one day, during the Great Famine,
his loyalty to the state is tested.
00:00:27.402 --> 00:00:31.823
When he discovers his father has been
hoarding grain and selling it for profit...
00:00:34.325 --> 00:00:37.087
...young Pavlik makes the patriotic choice.
00:00:38.538 --> 00:00:40.373
He informs on his father,
00:00:40.456 --> 00:00:43.418
alerting the local secret police
to his crimes.
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Movie Summary
Ruling with an iron fist requires an aspiring dictator to know the playbook for absolute power, as history's despots prove in this sardonic docuseries.
