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FRONTLINE Special Report; Comrades: Doctor in Moscow

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Series
FRONTLINE Special Report
Program
Comrades: Doctor in Moscow
Program Number

COM108

Series Description

FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world. Since 1983, FRONTLINE has served as PBS's flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its television broadcast debut as "the last best hope for broadcast documentaries," FRONTLINE's stature is reaffirmed each week through incisive documentaries covering the scope and complexity of the human experience.

Program Description

Svyatoslav Nikolaevich Fyodorov is an outspoken and provocative eye surgeon whose surgical technique for correcting nearsightedness has made him famous. He lives like a superstar with a chauffeur, a sumptuous apartment in Moscow, and a house in the country. Follows Fyodorov through his day and reveals what life is really like for privileged Soviet citizens.

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres
Documentary
Citation
Chicago: “FRONTLINE Special Report; Comrades: Doctor in Moscow,” GBH Archives, accessed November 23, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_987253E9D2A843B9A2A0CE5868F9D31D.
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APA: FRONTLINE Special Report; Comrades: Doctor in Moscow. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_987253E9D2A843B9A2A0CE5868F9D31D
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