Vladislav KUZNETSOV
Владислав КУЗНЕЦОВ
Vladislav KOUZNETSOV
Russia, 2026, 48mn 
documentary, serial
Soldiers of Decay: The Soviet Union's Nuclear Secret
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Солдаты полураспада. Ядерный секрет СССР

 

 Les Soldats de la désintégration. Le secret nucléaire de l'URSS

 Soldaty poluraspada. Yadernyi sekret SSSR

 
Directed by : Vladislav KUZNETSOV (Владислав КУЗНЕЦОВ)
Writing credits : Arina MAKARENKO (Арина МАКАРЕНКО), Vladimir TODOROV (Владимир ТОДОРОВ)
Cinematography : Mikhail LOSHKAREV (Михаил ЛОШКАРЕВ)
Produced by : Mikhail BORODIN (Михаил БОРОДИН), Anton KORABLIOV (Антон КОРАБЛЁВ), Sergey SHISHKIN (Сергей ШИШКИН), Vladimir TODOROV (Владимир ТОДОРОВ)
Production : Magnum.999, Matterica, General Creation для Okko
 
Plot synopsis
In 1954, the first and only military exercises in the history of the USSR using nuclear weapons took place. 45,000 military personnel participated. At the Totsk test range in the Orenburg region, an atomic bomb with a yield of approximately 40 kilotons was detonated under the command of Marshal of Victory Georgy Zhukov. These exercises remained secret for almost 40 years. What did they conceal, and why was they kept secret for so long?
 
Selected in the following festivals or events :
- PILOT. Russian Series Festival, Ivanovo (Russia), 2026