The series touched me deeply. Although I was born and raised in the Soviet Union, no one has ever before depicted the catastrophe to me this way.

The movie itself stroke me with its authenticity, despite numerous soviet regime exaggerated moments and some miner details as plastic windows, this, so far, is the most realistic western made movie about soviet live I have ever seen.

To address the title - some of the Russian media are trying to undermine the movie by poinig out inaccuracies, well 'nice try', but too short of making any sensible dent in the picture's value.