The series examining postwar conflicts between the United
States and the Soviet Union.
After Stalin 1953-6. Nikita
Khrushchev ushers in a new
Soviet era by releasing thousands from labourcamps, and Eastern bloc countries start to rise up against Soviet rule. In Budapest in 1956, a coup is ruthlessly suppressed by Russian tanks. See today's choices.
Series producer Martin Smith : Executive producers Jeremy Isaacs and Pat Mitchell