After seizing power with violence, the communist established the most repressive regimes in human history. They reshaped societies and human beings.

Stories of how the heroes launched the resistance movements, for instance, the Hungarian Revolution in 1956, and the Polish Solidarity.

Interviewees tell their personal stories of persecution and imprisonment.

How resistance movements were supported internationally. How President Reagan and Prime Minister Thatcher inspired and lead the international campaign.

Stories of the year 1989, including the Polish Roundtable, the Tiananmen Movement, and the Fall of Berlin Wall, which leads to the dissolving of the Soviet Union.