American Experience · SEASON 23
The Great Famine
Episode 9 · 2011-04-11
- Documentary
Episode overview
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.
55 minutes
Season 23 episodes
1. God in America (Parts 1–2)2010-10-11
2. God in America (Parts 3-4)2010-10-12
3. God in America (Parts 5-6)2010-10-13
4. Robert E. Lee2011-01-03
5. Dinosaur Wars2011-01-17
6. Panama Canal2011-01-24
7. The Greely Expedition2011-01-31
8. Triangle Fire2011-02-28
9. The Great Famine2011-04-11
10. Stonewall Uprising2011-04-25
11. Soundtrack for a Revolution2011-05-09
12. Freedom Riders2011-05-16
