Frontline - Season 4 - Eps 29: Comrades X: Soldier Boy
For the first time on Western television, Frontline details a recruit's life inside a Soviet Army barracks. Frontline cameras follow Valera Krylov, 18, through the exertion and boredom of basic training in the military and focuses on his parents, who worry that in the next two years he may be fighting in Afghanistan.
About Frontline
Title: Frontline
First Air Date: 1983-01-17
Last Air Date: 2025-03-25
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.5/10 (from 43 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 45
Total Episodes: 827
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary, News
Production Companies: GBH, FRONTLINE
Synopsis
Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.
Cast
Will Lyman
Self - Narrator (voice)
