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After the end of World War II, the Soviet government stole thousands of films from Germany and stored them in the Belye Stolby settlement near Moscow. In 1948, the government decided to release these films in cinemas. This happened, and Soviet viewers saw American, German, and other European films starring Marika Rock, Douglas Fairbanks, and other movie stars on their screens for the first time. Often, the titles of these films were changed and the subtitles were removed. It is said that Stalin personally screened most of the so-called looted films before they were released. In the next episode of "Reflections," publicist and diplomat Gela Charkviani will talk about looted films and their importance in the process of ideological fluctuations in the Soviet Union.