heads of state

Chronicles the life and career of Mao Zedong, discussing his work and a revolutionary general, his founding and leading of the world's largest nation, and his reputation as a brutal political manipulator.

Biography of Italian facist leader, Benito Mussolini, discussing his life, political career, and inner personality.

A graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" in which Cassius, fearing Julius Caesar's ambition, forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans to assassinate him on the Ides of March.

Chronicles the life of Simon Bolivar, one of the most influential and enigmatic figures in Latin American history, focusing on his extensive military career.

Explores the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union.

Traces the career of Stalin, the Bolshevik dictator of Russia, focusing on how his repressive policies impacted his country, his people, and the world. (50 min.).

Offers a brief overview of the life and rule of Kim Il Sung, the ruler of North Korea who was responsible for starting a war that brought the world to the brink of nuclear holocaust.

Examines the social and economic changes in the Soviet Union during Stalin's regime and discusses the nation's devastation by World War II.

Features more than 270 women rulers from the dawn of history to the present day.