This is a brilliant mini series. Hands down one of the best out there. The story is captivating and shines a light on a harrowing period in soviet history - I learnt a lot. I'm perhaps an exception, but for me if it had been performed by Ukrainian speaking actors it would have felt slightly more authentic - I completely understand why it was done in English, and it was nonetheless faultless, all the actors - many of them recognisable, were fantastic.