The NKVD: from Pen-Pushers to Communist Hit Squads – WW2 Special

The NKVD started out as your regular old Ministry of the Interior. But over time, they grew out to a hugely influential and highly lethal weapon for some of the Soviet Union’s leaders.

Hosted by: Spartacus Olsson

Written by: Joram Appel and Spartacus Olsson

Director: Astrid Deinhard

Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson

Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Bodo Rittenauer

Creative Producer: Maria Kyhle

Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns

Research by: Joram Appel

Edited by: Miki Cackowski

Sound design: Marek Kamiński

Map animations: Eastory

Colorizations by: Klimbim, Mikołaj Uchman, Julius Jääskeläinen, Dememorabilia

Sources: Picture of Lavrentiy Beria in court, courtesy of Фотограф – Ист.доки https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%B2_%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B5.jpg, Yad Vashem 1019-2, 143EO1, 55AO6, IWM HU 106212, USHMM, I.M. Bondarenko, from the Noun Project: border police by IcoLabs, fire building by dDara, Police by Cuputo, Skull by Muhamad Ulum

Soundtracks from the Epidemic Sound: Reynard Seidel – Deflection, Johannes Bornlof – Deviation In Time, Farrell Wooten – Blunt Object, Andreas Jamsheree – Guilty Shadows, 4 Fluow – Endlessness, Johannes Bornlof – The Inspector 4, Gunnar Johnsen – Not Safe Yet

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A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.