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Lenin's Testament

2007Show1 season12 episodes

Drama
84
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.9
84
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.9

Summary

The author of The Kolyma Stories and many other works spent 17 years in the terrible GULAG camps on Kolyma. The term that Varlam Tikhonovich received in 1929 was for distributing Lenin's letter to the congress, in which he criticized Stalin. Nowadays, this letter is called the "testament of Lenin"…

Good for

  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults
  • Partner watch

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  • You need an uplifting mood

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Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

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Cast

22 of 22 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Nikolay Dostal
Written by
Yuriy Arabov, Oleg Sirotkin, Varlam Shalamov
Produced by
Vladimir Dostal
Music by
Vladimir Martynov

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Facts

June 1, 2007 · August 17, 2007 · Ended

First aired
June 1, 2007
Last aired
August 17, 2007
Status
Ended
Length
1 season · 12 episodes
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Drama
Original language
Russian
Made in
Russia

Q&A

5 questions, like "Is Lenin's Testament worth watching?"

Questions about Lenin's Testament

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is Lenin's Testament worth watching?

84
GreatGoodWatch score

Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 84 (IMDb 7.9).

How long does it take to watch Lenin's Testament?

9 h

About 9 hours: 12 episodes in 1 season of about 45 minutes each, aired from 2007 to 2007.

Will I feel good after watching Lenin's Testament?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Is Lenin's Testament plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (9 of 10) and character depth (8 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is Lenin's Testament in English?

Russian

No, it was made in Russian.