The Soviets built a bomb so big it almost broke physics itself.
Documentary movie about testing of the largest nuclear weapon in history, the Tsar Bomba. Declassified and made available to the public in 2020.
Cinematography
Declassified Soviet footage hits different—grainy, haunting, real.
Production
2020 declassification makes this freshly terrifying.
Director
Dmitriy Bogolepov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Tsar Bomba's shockwave circled Earth three times. Scientists literally broke the Richter scale—they had to invent new math to measure it.
The 2020 declassification was part of Russia's broader strategy to flex historical military might—this film serves modern propaganda while revealing past horrors.
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