
"Solovky Power" is a documentary about the first Soviet labor camp created by Lenin in 1923. Solovky was established in a complex of ancient monasteries on a cluster of islands off the remote White Sea coast. Though its name derives from the Russian word for nightingale, the title of the film echoes the term 'Soviet power', stressing the fact that from the very beginning the Soviet penal colonies were a world unto themselves.
Solovky Power was directed by Marina Goldovskaya.
Solovky Power holds an average rating of 6.2/10 on TMDB, and it lands best with fans of documentary. Join the discussion below to add your take.
Solovky Power runs for 1h 33min, and was released in 1988.
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