CinemaOSSeries · 2026 · 1 Season

Suuri vaino

90%(1)IMDbDocumentaryWar & Politics

The Great Purge orchastrated in the Soviet Union during 1937-38 cost almost 700 000 lives. Especially ethnic minorities were targeted. Four-part documentary tells the story of what happened to the people living the Soviet Union, and how the terror was built in the red dictatorship.

Created byToni Viljanmaa

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Status
Ended
Language
FI
First aired
February 16, 2026
Last aired
February 16, 2026
Seasons
1
Episodes
4

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Mikhail Gylling

Self - Medical Doctor

Nikolaj Iwanow

Self - Professor of History, University of Opole

Aleksi Mainio

Self - Leader of the Project on Stalin's Purges

Kimmo Rentola

Self - Professor of Political History, University of Helsinki

Anni Reuter

Self - Doctor of Political Sciences, University of Helsinki

Meelis Saueauk

Self - Doctor of History, Institute of Estonian Historical Memory

Ina Susi

Self - Teacher

Anneli Ranta

Self - Narrator (voice)

Gints Apals

Self - Head of Department, Latvian Occupation Museum

Jesse Hirvelä

Self - Historian, University of Helsinki

Creative team
Created by
Toni Viljanmaa
Showrunner
Aki Forsman
Written by
Toni Viljanmaa
Produced by
Toni Viljanmaa

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