The great famine [videorecording] / an Austin Hoyt Productions film for American Experience ; written and produced by Austin Hoyt ; directed by Austin Hoyt and Aisiyuak Yumagulov.
Based on the book "The big show in Bololand" by Bertrand M. Patenaude. Originally broadcast as an episode of the television show "American experience" on PBS. Release date: Apr. 12, 2011. Narrator: David Ogden Stiers.
Summary:
When a devastating famine descended on Soviet Russia in 1921, Americans responded with a massive two-year relief campaign, championed by a new Secretary of Commerce, 'The Great Humanitarian' Herbert Hoover, an operation hailed for its efficiency, grit, and generosity.
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