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Series
Focus Special
Episode
Prison of Nations
Producing Organization
WLAE (Television station : New Orleans, La.)
Oblate Media & Communication Corporation
Contributing Organization
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-526-183416tz8v
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Description
Episode Description
"Prison of Nations tells the compelling story of Soviet Society which has suffered through decades of religious and political persecution at the hands of the communists. Today, despite the new freedoms the Soviet people continue to face economic and political instability. "We feel Prison of Nations deserves Peabody recognition because our program offers a fresh look at how the people of Russia and Ukraine have survived the cruelty of the communist empire. Viewers see for the first time on T.V. a mass grave of KGB victims never before photographed by a television crew. By the end of this thirty minute show the audience should have broader understanding of how the political, economic and religious mood of the Soviet Union lead to the freedoms that have been reshaping mother Russia and its republics like Ukraine."--1990 Peabody Awards entry form. In the wake of the Soviet Union's late-stage demise, Prison of Nations features a retrospective on some of the atrocities and difficulties of living under Soviet rule in Ukraine, including torture, property seizure, and imprisonment. In particular, the special focuses on Soviet state atheism and the repression of Christianity in Ukraine. The special documents the ways that Ukrainian Christians secretly fought to keep their faith alive, and the resurgence of Christianity in Ukraine as the Soviet bloc crumbles. There are interviews with many survivors of violence and persecution, including Bishop Julian Voroncwsky and Archbishop Volodymyr Sterniuk. Visits Drohobych, Ukraine where they interview forensics expert Volodymyr Ilnycky.
Broadcast Date
1990-12-12
Asset type
Episode
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:29:51.556
Credits
Producing Organization: WLAE (Television station : New Orleans, La.)
Producing Organization: Oblate Media & Communication Corporation
AAPB Contributor Holdings
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-43e98ade649 (Filename)
Format: VHS
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Citations
Chicago: “Focus Special; Prison of Nations,” 1990-12-12, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed July 16, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-183416tz8v.
MLA: “Focus Special; Prison of Nations.” 1990-12-12. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. July 16, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-183416tz8v>.
APA: Focus Special; Prison of Nations. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-183416tz8v