American Experience

Chapter 1 | The Great Famine

Clip: Season 23 Episode 8 | 10m 14s  | Video has closed captioning.

The American effort to relieve starvation in Soviet Russia in 1921 during the worst natural disaster in Europe in 500 years.

Aired: 04/10/11

Rating: NR

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