Roman Karmen

Roman Karmen

Roman Lazarevich Karmen (Russian: Рома́н Ла́заревич Карме́н) (16 November 1906 Odessa – 28 April 1978 Moscow) was a Soviet war camera-man and film director and one of the most influential figures in documentary film making; insofar as his propaganda is concerned, he could be considered USSR's equivalent to Leni Riefenstahl, though the comparison is by no means absolute.

Read more about Roman Karmen:  Communist Propaganda, Controversy, Filmography

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