The Great Famine

American Experience Season 23 Episode 9

Overview:
The little-known story of the American effort to relieve starvation in the new Soviet Russia in 1921, The Great Famine is a documentary about the worst natural disaster in Europe since the Black Plague in the Middle Ages. Five million Soviet citizens died. Half a world away, Americans responded with a massive two-year relief campaign, championed by Herbert Hoover, director of the American Relief Administration.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : -

Release Date : 2011-04-11

Duration : 55 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 23)

God in America (Parts 1–2)
1. God in America (Parts 1–2)
God in America (Parts 3-4)
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8. Triangle Fire
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9. The Great Famine
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10. Stonewall Uprising
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