Chapter 1 | The Great Famine
Clip: Season 23 Episode 8 | 10m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
The American effort to relieve starvation in Soviet Russia in 1921.
The American effort to relieve starvation in Soviet Russia in 1921 during the worst natural disaster in Europe in 500 years.
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Chapter 1 | The Great Famine
Clip: Season 23 Episode 8 | 10m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
The American effort to relieve starvation in Soviet Russia in 1921 during the worst natural disaster in Europe in 500 years.
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