Synopsis

Driven by a critical need to protect the homeland, Stalin drew upon the designs of American engineer J. Walter Christie to develop, in utmost secrecy, one of history's most powerful tanks. In 1941, as Operation Barbarossa placed immense pressure on Soviet forces, Stalin deployed this new weapon and irrevocably altered the course of World War II. Through meticulous recreations and firsthand accounts, we explore the reality of life within Russia’s clandestine marvel, the T-34, and confront the bru