Overview
- Summary
- Examines the history of eugenics, racial hygiene and the ideas of the "new man," as developed in the early 20th century in Germany and the Soviet Union. In Germany, race hygiene focused on the body, on corporal beauty and the ideal form, while in the Soviet Union, eugenic interest focused on the brain and intellect.
- Format
- Video
- Published
- New York, NY : First Run/Icarus Films, 1999
- Locale
- Germany
Soviet Union - Notes
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Producer/editor, Peter Cohen ; camera, Matti Bye.
Narrator: Jan Holmquist.
VHS.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects
- Eugenics--Germany--History--20th century. Eugenics--Soviet Union--History. Human body--Political aspects--Germany. Human body--Political aspects--Soviet Union. Medicine--Political aspects--Germany. Medicine--Political aspects--Soviet Union. Brain--Research--Political aspects--Soviet Union. National socialism--History. Video recordings.
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- 2024-06-21 15:34:00
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