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Suuri vaino (2026)

First aired February 16, 20261 season · 4 epsEnded
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DocumentaryWar & Politics

Overview

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.

Created By

Toni Viljanmaa

Top Billed Cast

Mikhail Gylling

Mikhail Gylling

Self - Medical Doctor

Nikolaj Iwanow

Nikolaj Iwanow

Self - Professor of History, University of Opole

Aleksi Mainio

Aleksi Mainio

Self - Leader of the Project on Stalin's Purges

Kimmo Rentola

Kimmo Rentola

Self - Professor of Political History, University of Helsinki

Anni Reuter

Anni Reuter

Self - Doctor of Political Sciences, University of Helsinki

Meelis Saueauk

Meelis Saueauk

Self - Doctor of History, Institute of Estonian Historical Memory

Ina Susi

Ina Susi

Self - Teacher

Anneli Ranta

Anneli Ranta

Self - Narrator (voice)

Gints Apals

Gints Apals

Self - Head of Department, Latvian Occupation Museum

Jesse Hirvelä

Jesse Hirvelä

Self - Historian, University of Helsinki

Kaisu Junkkonen

Kaisu Junkkonen

Self - Early Childhood Educator

Robert Kusnierz

Robert Kusnierz

Self - Professor of History, University of Pomerania

Maria Lähteenmäki

Maria Lähteenmäki

Self - Professor of History, University of Eastern Finland

Raija-Liisa Mäkelä

Raija-Liisa Mäkelä

Self - Author

Jurii Shapoval

Jurii Shapoval

Self - Professor of History, LMU

Igor Frei

Igor Frei

Self - Head Director, Ukrainian Theater of Finland

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

Finnish

Type

Documentary

Last Air Date

February 16, 2026

Production

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