The Last Soviet Citizen

Overview

For three decades the Soviet Union's obsession with space stirred the soul of the nation like a secular religion - from the first space star Yuri Gagarin to the sad saga of cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev who circled the planet for almost a year, a helpless spectator of the momentous events back home on earth. Exploring the spiritual force of this grand obsession, Arena talks to Krikalev and the first cosmonauts, and ventures into the world of relics, icons and the memorabilia of the Soviet space venture.

Directed by Leslie Woodhead

Top cast

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Dilly Barlow

Self - Narrator

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Sergei Krikalev

Self – Interviewee

Artemiy Troitskiy

Self – Interviewee

Vladimir Pozner

Self - Interviewee

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Helen Sharman

Self - Interviewee

Valentina Tereshkova

Self (Archive footage)

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Laika

Self (Archive footage)

Yuri Gagarin

Self (Archive footage)

Georgiy Grechko

Self - Interviewee

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Vladimir Dzhanibekov

Self - Interviewee

Alexei Leonov

Self - Interviewee

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Andrei Konstantinovich Sokalov

Self - Interviewee

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Anatoly Artsebarsky

Self

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Yuri Romanenko

Self (archive footage)

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Maya Grechko

Self - Interviewee

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Yelena Krikalev

Self - Interviewee

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Franz Viehböck

Self (archive footage)

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Toktar Aubakirov

Self (Archive footage)

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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov

Self (archive footage)

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Pyotr Klimuk

Self - Interviewee

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