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American Experience - Season 23 Episode 9 The Great Famine

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The little-known story of the American effort to relieve starvation in the new Soviet Russia in 1921, The Great Famine is a documentary about the worst natural disaster in Europe since the Black Plague in the Middle Ages. Five million Soviet citizens died. Half a world away, Americans responded with a massive two-year relief campaign, championed by Herbert Hoover, director of the American Relief Administration.

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First Air Date: Oct 04, 1988

Last Air date: Oct 01, 2024

Season: 37 Season

Episode: 396 Episode

Runtime: 55 minutes

IMDb: 7.50/10 by 28.00 users

Popularity: 180.221

Language: English