World War I, the Russian Revolution, Civil War and famine ripped apart the Russian Village. Peasants who refused to obey the new authorities found themselves dispossessed of their land, property and, all too often, their lives. Once Upon a Time There Lived a Simple Woman tells the brutal story of Russia’s suffering during the darkest pages of its history as seen through the life, loves and tragic fate of Varvara, a simple Russian woman. A gripping historical drama that shows with epic authority man’s inhumanity to man.
