The History of The Battleship Potemkin

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This silent video made in 1925 was in response to the uprising on the Russian Prince Ship Potemkin. These sailors where brutalized at the hands of the ships officers. The meat that the had to eat routinely had maggots in it. In response to the intense brutality, the men forged a mutiny.

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Submitted on Mar 19, 2010 12:38 am by [submitter anonymized] | comments (0)

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