Soviet Storm: World War II in the East

A Russian perspective on the WWII conflicts, beginning with the German invasion of the Soviet Union.

Archive film, computer-generated imagery and innovative reconstructions tell the Red Army's story of their bloody defeat to Nazi Germany in Kiev in 1941.

The Soviet elite naval infantry hold back German and Romanian troops.

A look from the Russian perspective at the siege of Moscow, where stretched Soviet troops adopted a `not a step back' policy while facing the advancing German army.

The horrific story of one of the longest sieges in military history, told from the Russian perspective; more than a million citizens lost their lives.

The capture of Rzhev, the city that connects all railroads in Western Russia, is imperative. It will cost the lives of some 3 million Soviet soldiers and 500,000 German soldiers. It will take the Soviets a total of 3 years to throw the Germans firmly out of the city. These bloodbaths will become known by the veterans and historians as "The Rzhev Meat-Grinder."