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The tragic story of how two murders in a forest led to the creation of an uncomfortable Soviet idolisation.
Catríona Kelly's book -
Comrade Pavlik: The Rise and Fall of a Soviet Boy Hero
A film version -
"Boy Hero 001" (1997)
(See the trailer on YouTube)
August 19th, 2009
An Irish radio short documentary from RTÉ Radio 1, Ireland - Documentary on One - the home of Irish short radio documentaries