1 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:18,480 VLASIK THE SHADOW OF LONELINESS 2 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:29,480 From some point on, Stalin’s life resembled a life 3 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:30,840 in a besieged fortress. 4 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,120 His trust to his companions was constantly withering. 5 00:00:34,480 --> 00:00:37,320 He thought that each one of them could stab him in the back. 6 00:00:37,480 --> 00:00:39,920 He scared them with the purges of 1937 and 1938, 7 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:42,920 but he wouldn't ever trust anyone again. 8 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:45,440 The loneliness of those in power. 9 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:48,560 He read Machiavelli and Karamzin about it in 10 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:50,920 but he already couldn't help it. 11 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,920 That's what usually happens to absolute power. 12 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:57,000 It takes you hostage and does not let go until the end, 13 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,320 often taking your private life from you. 14 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,520 The shadow of Nadezhda Alliluyeva and her suicide 15 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,040 will haunt his home till the very end. 16 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:09,600 Stalin didn't think of marrying again. The kids were growing fast. 17 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:11,760 Before his eyes, Svetlana was turning 18 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:14,880 into a wayward young girl with a very uneasy character. 19 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:19,760 Vasily left to study in the Crimea, in the famous Kacha Aviation School. 20 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:22,040 Vlasik helped him to get in. 21 00:01:22,320 --> 00:01:24,480 From time to time, he was checking his progress 22 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:26,120 and reporting to Stalin. 23 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:30,640 As for Vlasik himself, as his position grew stronger, 24 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:32,920 more and more people gathered around him 25 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,920 showing their respect and promising eternal friendship. 26 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:39,040 In fact, they wanted something else. 27 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:41,680 They wanted the things 28 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,040 that knowing the almighty head of Stalin' security could bring them. 29 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:48,040 Part 8 30 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:56,320 Volodya! 31 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:00,280 Oh! Why is the door wide open? 32 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:02,960 Look who's here! 33 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:08,000 Hi! Listen, I just got back from Rostov. I was staging a sport event there. 34 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:09,280 - Come on! - No. 35 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:10,680 What? Why? 36 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:14,760 - I don’t recognize you! - Why? 37 00:02:15,640 --> 00:02:19,200 We are finishing the village for the guards. 38 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:21,200 Next to the boss’ "dacha". 39 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:26,080 So we'd live in normal conditions, 40 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:26,720 not squeezed. 41 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:32,560 Well… 42 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,320 It’s a pity that Miron is busy now. 43 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:37,560 - We miss him. - Well... 44 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:40,360 But we'll manage without him. I gotta go now. 45 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:41,920 Come tonight. We'll have the girls 46 00:02:41,920 --> 00:02:44,240 - from the Bolshoy corps de ballet. - I am not sure. 47 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:45,200 Why not? 48 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,120 Wait! Why did you come at all? 49 00:02:48,640 --> 00:02:49,840 Ah! Volodya... 50 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:57,000 Do you know some... 51 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,280 ...professor of culture? 52 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:00,960 I need one, urgently. 53 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:05,480 Oh, my dear! Of course I know culture professors. 54 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:09,560 Come tonight. I'll give you the address. 55 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:11,960 Cholera. 56 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:15,760 What, you are doing culture now? 57 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:19,360 Okay, I'll tell Miron to do it. 58 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,560 - Please. - Thank you. 59 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:36,720 First Volodya Stenberg 60 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,880 and then your boss, Vlasik. 61 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,640 They said, you had some important matter. 62 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:47,640 Affirmative. 63 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,320 Will you be able to… 64 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:54,960 …teach us some culture? 65 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,000 Please excuse me! 66 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:10,720 Again, please excuse me. 67 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:14,840 Culture, isn’t it? 68 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:20,480 Very well. Okay… 69 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,560 I saw you and I saw Vlasik. 70 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:31,360 I need to see other comrades that are looking for culture. 71 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,080 Sure thing! Let's go? 72 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:40,080 I have five minutes. 73 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:49,280 Thank you. 74 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:51,040 Well… 75 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,400 - Thanks! - You are such a stud, baby. 76 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:16,920 Why do you keep staring at this prostitute? 77 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:21,000 That’s a business matter. And why do you think she’s a prostitute? 78 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:23,680 - She seems a decent woman to me. - Oh, baby! 79 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,680 What kind of cop are you if you can't tell a prostitute 80 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,240 from a decent woman? 81 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:32,280 "Cleopatra" perfume. Only those girls use it. 82 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:35,280 Flowers. 83 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:36,880 - One bouquet, please. - Here. 84 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:38,640 Keep the change. 85 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,520 - That’s a surprise. - Thank you. Thanks. 86 00:05:47,280 --> 00:05:48,920 Be bored for 20 seconds, darling. 87 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:53,520 - My dear! - Yes? 88 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:56,720 What did that man tell you? 89 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,440 The customers often ask me to order a taxi for them. 90 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:00,640 Can I see the address? 91 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:03,400 I am a very diligent waiter. 92 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,240 17 Frantsuzky Pereulok, entrance No. 3. Good job! 93 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,120 Go on being diligent now. 94 00:06:09,280 --> 00:06:11,960 Say a word about this, and you’d be a dead diligent waiter. 95 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,560 - You get it? - Comrade, I am very, very diligent. 96 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:15,280 Okay, go. 97 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,480 I am sorry. Let’s raise a toast to you. 98 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:27,280 To me? 99 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:30,200 Varvara Grigoryevna, please come in. 100 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:32,480 Come in. 101 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:35,000 Sit down. 102 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:40,960 Please hold on. I'll call my men, alright? 103 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:42,280 Yeah. 104 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:34,880 Varvara Grigoryevna! 105 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:39,920 Please let us… Guys, come on in! 106 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,880 Come on! Move! 107 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:49,040 This is from our greenhouse, they are home-grown! 108 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,080 - Congrats, Varvara Grigoryevna! - Thank you! 109 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:57,240 Out of respect for your achievements! 110 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:00,560 Thank you! 111 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:02,280 - Thank you! - Thank you! 112 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:05,040 Yes! 113 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,440 I am very touched. 114 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:10,000 Thank you so much! 115 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:15,040 So that's you who need to be taught some culture? 116 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:17,560 Well… 117 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:32,480 Greetings! May I come in? 118 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:35,120 Come in. 119 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:40,200 Well… What are they up to? 120 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:43,400 I’ve been standing under their windows till morning. 121 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:46,400 It was cold like hell. 122 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:48,280 - Take some tea over there. - Thanks. 123 00:08:49,560 --> 00:08:51,320 - Can I have a pie? - Sure. 124 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:51,960 Thanks! 125 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:57,040 Well… 126 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,600 So? Tell me. Come on, sit down! 127 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:22,160 So Parulava went out at 3 AM, and the other one stuck there till 8. 128 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:24,680 The lady's still there. 129 00:09:25,560 --> 00:09:27,720 She's asleep. She probably worked too much. 130 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,960 And here's more for you. 131 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:35,960 From a photographer that I know. 132 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:39,480 He's paid to make the photos of these girls from special apartments. 133 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:43,120 They have a special name for it. Reclamation or something like that. 134 00:09:43,680 --> 00:09:46,280 Very well. We'll check that apartment. 135 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:52,080 I could go there and check while the lady is still in bed. 136 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:54,880 Slava, go to sleep! Have some rest! 137 00:09:58,120 --> 00:09:59,520 So what do we have here? 138 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:04,760 These Beria fellows build their spy network 139 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:07,520 with the help of the prostitutes? 140 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:10,840 We'll find it out, Slava, and we'll report it. 141 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:13,320 - Take some rest now. - Yes! 142 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:15,000 - Can I have one more? - Yes. 143 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:16,080 Thanks! 144 00:10:17,560 --> 00:10:20,160 - And bring that glass back. - Sure. I’ll wash it too. 145 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:07,360 - Please. - Thank you! 146 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:13,120 - Hello, Varvara Grigoryevna! - Hello, comrade! 147 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:15,160 - How was your ride? - Oh... 148 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:18,680 I am surprised that Vlasik hasn't fired you all yet. 149 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:21,880 We went very slow, like the turtles. 150 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:25,200 And the great Russian classic said, 151 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:27,920 "And what Russian does not love fast driving?” 152 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:33,560 Tell me, which great Russian author wrote these words? 153 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:36,600 - Tolstoy? You are a dumbhead! 154 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:38,360 It was Pushkin! 155 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:39,720 Oh my God! 156 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,040 They don't pass, comrade stage director! 157 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:46,080 - It was Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol! - Well done, Istomina! 158 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:48,840 Come on, sit down now. 159 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:53,800 Sit down. Come on. Well, Istomina, you can improve your achievement. 160 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:55,960 Tell us. 161 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:02,080 And what Russian does not love fast driving? 162 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,800 How can his soul, which yearns to get into a whirl, 163 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:07,840 to carouse, to say sometimes: "Devil take it all!" – 164 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:09,400 how can his soul not love it? 165 00:12:09,680 --> 00:12:11,680 Gogol, "Dead Souls", the poema. 166 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:19,560 Bravo, Istomina! Well, let’s go now. 167 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:22,240 Well done! 168 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:27,920 - I wanted to say it was Gogol. - Why didn’t you? You said, Pushkin. 169 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:37,000 - Who is this Baba Yaga? - Who’s Baba Yaga? 170 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:42,800 That’s our stage director. Mordovtseva, Varvara Grigoryevna. 171 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:45,600 - She trained Stanislavsky himself! - Oh. 172 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:47,320 The old regime lady. 173 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:50,440 Isn’t she a widow of General Mordovtsev? 174 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:53,520 We’ll make a theatre here. Vlasik has approved her. 175 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:55,920 It was hard to convince her. She’s very sick. 176 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:59,360 She's a tough one but very fair too. 177 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:10,600 Stay, I beseech you! 178 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:14,560 One blow! one deadly blow! 179 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:16,880 Again forsaken! 180 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:19,680 Draw thy sword, and have mercy upon me! 181 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:22,880 Oh, for heaven's sake! by all that is merciful! 182 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:24,880 I ask no longer for love. 183 00:13:25,560 --> 00:13:30,360 I know that our stars fly from each other in opposition. 184 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:32,920 Death is all I ask. 185 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:36,120 Forsaken. 186 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:38,880 Forsaken! 187 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:41,760 Take that word in all its dreadful import! 188 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:44,000 Forsaken! 189 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:47,880 I cannot survive it! 190 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:52,200 Thou knowest well that no woman can survive that. 191 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:54,640 All I ask is death. 192 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:58,200 See, my hand trembles! 193 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:02,880 I have not courage to strike the blow. 194 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:08,280 I shrink from the gleaming blade! 195 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:11,280 To thee it is so easy, 196 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:16,040 so very easy; thou art a master in murder-draw 197 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:20,840 thy sword, and make me happy! 198 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:23,160 And he just… 199 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:26,680 My Carl! My darling Carl! 200 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:32,200 Valya! It is horrifying! 201 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:35,400 You are quite an actress. 202 00:14:58,280 --> 00:14:59,520 And where is this... 203 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:02,440 The whitey... 204 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:06,760 - The agronome's daughter? - Valya Istomina. But she is… 205 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:09,920 - She’s busy. - Oh. 206 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:15,000 I’ll have the tea later. Later. 207 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:19,080 I’ll take a walk now. 208 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:25,560 Matryona… 209 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:35,960 And give me that. 210 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:43,760 Busy… 211 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:21,680 Well, comrades, here comes the finale of Schiller's great tragedy. 212 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:27,600 We can sink our audience in tears. Well, are you ready? 213 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,480 We’ll do our best, Varvara Grigoryevna. 214 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:37,240 - Is it okay if I don’t fall today? - Why? What’s wrong? 215 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,840 - I dragged the cisterns and hurt my back. - What cisterns? 216 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:45,120 Comrade Mironov! Why do the actresses have to drag some cisterns? 217 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:47,880 - What cisterns? - I don’t know. Some cisterns. 218 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:52,280 Because our actresses work at the kitchen at their spare time. 219 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:54,960 With all due respect, Varvara Grigoryevna. 220 00:16:57,280 --> 00:16:59,200 Don’t you have men? 221 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:06,480 It is it is inexcusable! Are you married? 222 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,520 Does she drag cisterns too? 223 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:13,920 Amelia with her back hurting. 224 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:19,880 This is just… An artistic move. 225 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:23,280 It is a strange choice of play, don’t you think? 226 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:26,240 - And what is the play? - "The Robbers". 227 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:30,640 Be quiet, or this nasty old bones will throw us out. 228 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:33,640 Let’s get started. 229 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:53,560 Is it possible for a great sinner to return? 230 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:56,240 No. 231 00:17:58,040 --> 00:17:58,720 No! 232 00:18:01,120 --> 00:18:03,240 A great sinner… 233 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:06,440 …never can return. 234 00:18:09,360 --> 00:18:11,120 Tis all as it should be. 235 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:14,360 Tis all as it should be! 236 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:19,040 I sought to turn back the tide of time 237 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:21,120 and bring back 238 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:24,840 my immortal soul. 239 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:28,000 But He… 240 00:18:31,120 --> 00:18:32,760 He had none of it. 241 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:39,560 When He sought me… 242 00:18:41,360 --> 00:18:43,360 …I would not! 243 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:48,040 Now that I… 244 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:51,760 …seek him, 245 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:55,080 He will not. 246 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:00,080 Oh! 247 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:03,680 Don't you see that I am ready to die 248 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:08,360 - if you are the messenger of death? - Istomina! What about passion? 249 00:19:10,360 --> 00:19:14,520 The passion! You’ll be stabbed in a few minutes. 250 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:16,560 Hold on. 251 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,720 Well, the talents are in short supply here. 252 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,680 You are quite a connoisseur, aren’t you? 253 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:34,920 Go on with your lines. 254 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:40,760 Blind fool that I was! 255 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:44,080 Blind fool that I was. 256 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:50,640 I dreamt of amending this world with my unrightful deeds 257 00:19:51,360 --> 00:19:54,120 - and maintaining law with unlawfulness. - One blow! 258 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:56,520 One deadly blow! 259 00:19:56,680 --> 00:20:00,160 Draw thy sword, and have mercy upon me! 260 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:03,040 Away with thee! 261 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:05,440 Away with thee! 262 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:06,960 Away with thee. 263 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,880 - I kill no woman. - He is so sincere, it’s amazing. 264 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:12,600 What a keen eye you have. 265 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:18,080 So that's what keeps her busy in her spare time. 266 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:22,280 - An actress, damn it. - Comrades, we are not bothering you? 267 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:27,360 I am sorry. I am sorry. 268 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:29,520 - What are you… - Let’s go. 269 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:35,200 Varvara Grigoryevna! 270 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:37,720 - One more time? - Yes. 271 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:39,040 Blind fool that I was! 272 00:20:45,360 --> 00:20:47,080 Well, well, well. 273 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:49,240 Blind fool that I was! 274 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:53,440 Yes... 275 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:57,840 I didn't expect that from Vlasik. 276 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:02,360 What, Joseph Vissarionovich? Building such a village for his men? 277 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:05,680 Not for his men, 278 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:08,400 comrade Nakashidze. 279 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:11,280 They are my guards. 280 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:18,920 I was surprised that he established this theatre. 281 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:22,520 That's what I am saying. The art to the people. 282 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:24,880 Very wise of him, comrade Stalin. 283 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:29,800 It’s a different issue. 284 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:34,840 Why didn't they choose a Russian play? 285 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:40,720 That's exactly what I want to talk about. It's a very strange choice of a play. 286 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:45,280 Although I think 287 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:50,320 that Schiller is a very powerful author. 288 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:57,120 And this play seems quite modern in our days. 289 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:01,760 Comrade Stalin, you are so very right. Schiller is a pride of world literature. 290 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:03,120 I am sorry, 291 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:07,000 Alexandra Maksimilianovna. 292 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:14,160 I really enjoy walking in a hallway all alone. 293 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:48,400 Such a wise woman! 294 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:53,680 It's even scary. 295 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:34,320 How is your back, Valentina Vasilyevna? 296 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:40,760 I can’t hear you. 297 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:42,880 It is fine now. 298 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:51,000 Very good. But please don't drag any heavy cisterns anymore. 299 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:54,440 Don’t do that. 300 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:58,040 There are men in the kitchen for doing so. 301 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:01,320 I won’t, comrade Stalin. 302 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:11,240 What's going on there, Valentina Vasilyevna? 303 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:14,640 Where, comrade Stalin? At the kitchen? 304 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:15,920 No. 305 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:19,840 In your recreation room. 306 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:23,680 We… 307 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:27,440 - We are… - Staging a play? 308 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:28,440 Yes. 309 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:30,720 "The Robbers" by Schiller. 310 00:24:32,120 --> 00:24:33,720 Vlasik wanted to engage everyone. 311 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:37,480 Even the bathhouse guy, Dubinin, plays one of the robbers. 312 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:40,880 We need to improve our culture. 313 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:43,640 And why… 314 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:48,600 …didn’t you choose a Russian play? 315 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:52,520 We wanted "The Government Inspector" but it has a complicated set 316 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:56,120 and the costumes. And then comrade Mordovtseva offered us Schiller. 317 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:00,720 - Mordovtseva? - Yes, she’s directing us. 318 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:04,880 She is very tough, 319 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:10,000 very honored and serious, comrade Stalin. 320 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:14,240 I saw that. Well, 321 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:17,720 theatre is a good thing. 322 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:20,760 It is useful and… 323 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:25,320 It is truly necessary for a culture education. Truly. 324 00:25:27,120 --> 00:25:31,040 But I'd like to ask you. In the evenings, 325 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:36,360 please attend to your duties and… 326 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:40,800 Nevertheless keep bringing me my tea. 327 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:44,600 I will attend to my duties. 328 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:48,080 May I go? 329 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:53,840 Valentina, why do we have a feast today? 330 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:57,680 It's way too much for me! 331 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:03,960 Take all this away and keep just the soup and the wine. 332 00:26:04,520 --> 00:26:05,160 Okay? 333 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:35,520 Unfortunately, I can’t do anything about it. 334 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:39,920 No. The NKVD has the right to come and search even at my home. 335 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:41,600 Comrade Alliluyev! 336 00:26:47,360 --> 00:26:50,160 That's okay. You can always call me, Pasha. Yes. 337 00:26:51,360 --> 00:26:54,800 If I will be able to help, I’ll do that. 338 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:00,720 Send my regards to Sergey Yakovlevich. 339 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:02,880 Have a nice day. 340 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:17,680 Vlasik, I'd like to ask you one question. 341 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:27,360 How do you get along with Beria? 342 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:33,560 In general, comrade Beria is a great professional, comrade Stalin. 343 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:34,600 Right? 344 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:45,080 You know, 345 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:50,000 you'll have to go to Kacha. 346 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:56,920 But isn’t visiting Vasily comrade Beria’s responsibility? 347 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:03,440 I know. I forgot to send Vasya some books. 348 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:09,000 I am asking you as a friend... 349 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:12,880 Can you fly over there for a day? 350 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:16,280 Yes, comrade Stalin. I’ll fly to Kacha for a day. 351 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:19,560 Very good. 352 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:22,000 Thank you. 353 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:29,400 I’ll write a letter to Vasya now. 354 00:28:31,120 --> 00:28:35,080 And you can go in thirty minutes. 355 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:37,440 Yes, comrade Stalin! 356 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:11,560 Schiller! 357 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:19,320 One more thing, comrade Stalin. I'd like to go to Kacha. 358 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:22,840 - I haven’t been there for a while. - Vlasik is there. 359 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:25,360 He’s checking on Vasya. 360 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:31,080 - He’s coming back tomorrow. - This is great, comrade Stalin. 361 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:33,920 It is very wise of you, as usual. 362 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:39,080 They are used to my people in Kacha now, 363 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:42,920 and Vlasik is keen, thorough and meticulous. 364 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:46,200 He’ll take a good look and he’ll report whatever is essential. 365 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:50,280 Now, if we are talking about Vlasik... 366 00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:53,840 Since I am his direct boss now, I think it is mandatory 367 00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:59,400 that he notifies me of any trips, wherever they might be. 368 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:01,960 - Lavrentiy! - What? 369 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:06,560 I told you this recently. 370 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:08,800 Cool off! 371 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:10,800 Cool off. 372 00:30:13,560 --> 00:30:14,640 Don't touch Vlasik. 373 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:20,320 I comply. 374 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:36,600 I understand. 375 00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:42,960 That’s alright. We survived Beria, and we’ll survive Vlasik too. 376 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:53,520 Yes! Come in. 377 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:57,760 Hello, comrade Ivanov! 378 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:02,520 Comrade State Security Senior Major! 379 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:05,600 Let's not waste our time. How is it going 380 00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:07,160 with your cadet Vasily Stalin? 381 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:20,400 There were several violations at the beginning. 382 00:31:21,440 --> 00:31:24,640 He was late for his training. 383 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:27,680 He argued with the group foreman. 384 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:30,160 But it’s history, right? 385 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:36,480 Affirmative, comrade Senior Major of the State Security. 386 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:38,600 - It’s history. - And how is he doing now? 387 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:47,960 His discipline has radically improved recently. 388 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:50,920 Cadet Vasily Stalin 389 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:54,800 openly admits and eliminates his faults. 390 00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:58,080 He shows excellent attention in flight. 391 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:00,680 His piloting is vibrant and free. 392 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:04,200 He performs flights at high altitude with oxygen. 393 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:08,680 The training units breakdown. Take-off – excellent. 394 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:12,720 Climbing – excellent. Touch-down... 395 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:14,520 Come in! 396 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:19,640 Comrade headmaster! Cadet Stalin is at your service! 397 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:22,000 At ease! 398 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:24,760 I’ll be right back. 399 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:31,960 - Come on! Sit down! - Uncle Vlasik! 400 00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:35,560 Dad couldn’t come, right? 401 00:32:36,040 --> 00:32:38,440 He’s waiting for you at home at the school break. Hi! 402 00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:42,640 - Well, how've you been? How are the guys? - It's all good. 403 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:44,600 Timur Frunze is getting settled. 404 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:48,600 Lyosha Khruschev failed at geography lesson yesterday. 405 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:52,360 But did you bring any milk jam? 406 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:57,080 Of course I did. I also brought churchkela and cornel, and some books from your dad. 407 00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:01,240 Comrade Ivanov, let's take a walk? 408 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:04,520 Sure. 409 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:08,840 I'll see you later. Follow me! 410 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:19,040 I need a duty officer here. Right now! 411 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:27,400 - Good morning, Valentina Vasilievna! - Good morning, comrade Stalin! 412 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:34,160 No, I’ll manage. 413 00:33:37,840 --> 00:33:41,960 Valentina, would you like to take a ride with us? 414 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:46,440 - Dad, we are late! - That's okay, Svetlanka! 415 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:53,840 We won't be. I am trying to lure Valentina Vasilievna to take a ride, 416 00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:55,960 - but she is... - We have no spare seats! 417 00:33:56,040 --> 00:33:58,520 We promised to take Marfusha and Sergo with us. 418 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:06,440 She’s my bosso. 419 00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:20,480 Thank you. 420 00:34:20,760 --> 00:34:24,360 You are offending me, Kolya! I’ll find you the best girls! Hi! 421 00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:27,800 Hi there! Alik, the usual for us. 422 00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:30,000 You know, one barber told me 423 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:33,400 that there are several apartments in the city for... 424 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:37,800 You know, for serious men looking for something. 425 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:41,120 They've got these girls. Just see them, and you forget the world. 426 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:44,200 Hold on, Kolya! 427 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:48,040 Let's agree! No NKVD tricks. 428 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:51,760 I am giving you this address so you could have fun, 429 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:54,240 - not raiding the place. - Come on, Volodya! 430 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:56,400 I am telling you, it's just for me. 431 00:34:56,880 --> 00:35:00,080 - And maybe another couple of comrades. - Great! Alik! 432 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:05,320 - But please don’t forget the password! - I won’t. Don’t worry. 433 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:08,000 - Great! Is Robert at the kitchen? - Yes. 434 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:09,880 Then the dinner is a success. 435 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:20,360 Someone came by yesterday night and talked to mom at the porch. 436 00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:23,680 Then she came in running like a crazy and started kissing us. 437 00:35:24,240 --> 00:35:27,360 Nadya, sweetheart, not so fast. Slow down. 438 00:35:27,600 --> 00:35:31,960 I’ve heard her telling grandma of a one-handed man 439 00:35:31,960 --> 00:35:33,840 who brought some news about the father. 440 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:39,160 But then there were some loud voices and both playing boys joined the... 441 00:35:39,160 --> 00:35:41,520 Nadya, sunshine, ask who is calling. 442 00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:45,240 And if it is dad, what shall I lie to him? About the work trip? 443 00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:54,600 Hello! 444 00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:56,760 Yes, Lilya. 445 00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:00,440 What? 446 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:03,280 What about Sushka? 447 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:06,440 They took him? How? When? 448 00:36:09,320 --> 00:36:12,480 Hello! Wait, Lilya, don’t cry! 449 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:16,400 You? 450 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:21,040 Lilya, please calm down. When Kolya comes, I… 451 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:23,400 Hello! Hello, Lilya! 452 00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:27,840 - Honey, please bring your mom her drops. - The valerian drops? 453 00:36:28,200 --> 00:36:29,080 Yes. 454 00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:30,960 Just a second. 455 00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:35,240 Put me through to 2-7-9. It's urgent. 456 00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:41,600 Kolya, my dear, please pick up the phone. 457 00:36:42,680 --> 00:36:44,960 Where are you, Kolya? 458 00:37:06,040 --> 00:37:08,120 - Good afternoon! - Welcome! 459 00:37:33,520 --> 00:37:34,280 Well… 460 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:42,320 72-10. 461 00:37:44,400 --> 00:37:45,640 He is not here. 462 00:37:47,080 --> 00:37:49,240 The wife? Put her through. 463 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:54,480 Yes, Lyuda! 464 00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:11,320 What is it, Lyuda? 465 00:38:22,680 --> 00:38:25,440 The perfect "ondulation". 466 00:38:29,080 --> 00:38:33,880 By paying tip, you insult the Soviet barber! 467 00:38:35,720 --> 00:38:41,040 I just love insulting the Soviet barbers. I hope I insulted you enough. 468 00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:43,480 Many thanks! 469 00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:45,280 Please let me. 470 00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:52,800 - In fact, I come from Volodya. - Just a second. 471 00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:05,680 You can keep the second part of the password. 472 00:39:10,520 --> 00:39:12,720 Are you interested in a specific girl? 473 00:39:18,680 --> 00:39:19,680 Here. 474 00:39:21,120 --> 00:39:24,520 You have a very good taste. That's our gold reserve. 475 00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:29,640 If you made your choice, I’ll give you the address. 476 00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:33,520 Yes, of course. 477 00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:43,760 Here you are. 478 00:39:45,320 --> 00:39:48,280 Thank you. Have a nice day. 479 00:40:44,320 --> 00:40:45,440 You came to take me? 480 00:40:47,720 --> 00:40:49,320 I came to visit you. 481 00:40:53,880 --> 00:40:55,600 Lock the door. 482 00:41:28,640 --> 00:41:30,360 You are gritty, bitch! 483 00:41:33,320 --> 00:41:34,320 Like a chancre! 484 00:41:39,560 --> 00:41:40,600 Come on! 485 00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:43,320 Roly poly! 486 00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:06,440 I am asking you again. 487 00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:10,600 When have you been recruited? 488 00:42:28,880 --> 00:42:32,440 Which member of the Trotskyist gang you were to contact in Spain? 489 00:42:32,800 --> 00:42:34,960 What mission did Vlasik give you? 490 00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:37,320 Vlasik? 491 00:42:37,960 --> 00:42:41,680 He’s gonna kill you when he finds out. 492 00:42:43,320 --> 00:42:44,120 You hear that? 493 00:42:44,880 --> 00:42:46,480 We started working with your wife. 494 00:42:46,800 --> 00:42:47,280 Yes! 495 00:42:48,320 --> 00:42:50,160 And then your daughter's turn will come. 496 00:42:54,360 --> 00:42:55,520 You’ll die! 497 00:42:56,440 --> 00:42:59,520 You’ll die, bitch! You’ll die! 498 00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:01,000 Guards! 499 00:43:12,920 --> 00:43:13,960 Enough! 500 00:43:15,600 --> 00:43:16,400 Dispatch him. 501 00:43:17,600 --> 00:43:21,160 Come on! You’ll bring me your Vlasik on a plate! 502 00:43:25,360 --> 00:43:26,960 Hey, you! Stop screaming. 503 00:43:27,280 --> 00:43:28,440 We don’t need it anymore. 504 00:43:58,120 --> 00:43:59,480 Is it enough? 505 00:44:00,680 --> 00:44:01,680 It’s too much. 506 00:44:11,840 --> 00:44:14,360 Don’t see me off. I’ll find my way out. 507 00:44:50,640 --> 00:44:51,520 Thank you! 508 00:45:00,480 --> 00:45:02,760 Well, girl… Let’s go. 509 00:45:03,880 --> 00:45:06,720 I am Natasha Sushkova. Sergey's daughter. 510 00:45:07,600 --> 00:45:09,160 Let’s go, Sergey’s daughter. 511 00:45:11,000 --> 00:45:12,160 Give me your hand. 512 00:45:26,120 --> 00:45:28,760 - Where are they taking the girl? - An orphanage, probably. 513 00:45:37,200 --> 00:45:38,560 I feel sorry for Lilya. 514 00:45:41,720 --> 00:45:42,920 She made me injections. 515 00:45:45,720 --> 00:45:49,400 - And she brought me herring! - But her husband’s a public enemy. 516 00:45:51,760 --> 00:45:53,160 I feel sorry for the girl. 517 00:45:55,520 --> 00:45:58,680 Let’s go. Lemeshev will be singing on the radio. 518 00:45:59,400 --> 00:46:01,360 Look at her! She feels sorry. 519 00:46:03,880 --> 00:46:04,960 Do you recognize? 520 00:46:08,080 --> 00:46:10,040 Don’t look at me like that. 521 00:46:18,800 --> 00:46:24,160 Moreover, since Judith couldn’t behead Holofernes… 522 00:46:26,600 --> 00:46:28,520 You were very young and inexperienced then. 523 00:46:28,560 --> 00:46:33,240 - Uncle Lara could forgive a first-timer. - He did. He even offered me a job. 524 00:46:38,680 --> 00:46:39,600 Listen… 525 00:46:41,480 --> 00:46:43,920 There was no day when I did not think about you. 526 00:46:46,880 --> 00:46:47,960 That’s good. 527 00:47:02,560 --> 00:47:06,200 That’s a good thing that you are at such a good standing 528 00:47:06,320 --> 00:47:07,480 with our uncle. 529 00:47:11,080 --> 00:47:13,080 You have to do something for me. 530 00:47:16,640 --> 00:47:17,520 I am an idiot. 531 00:47:18,840 --> 00:47:20,320 I am such an idiot. 532 00:47:22,280 --> 00:47:23,720 You are an idiot. 533 00:47:39,400 --> 00:47:41,760 There was no day when I did not think about you. 534 00:47:46,960 --> 00:47:48,240 I’ll take you out of here. 535 00:47:50,400 --> 00:47:51,680 We’ll be together. 536 00:47:54,920 --> 00:47:56,120 Do you believe me? 537 00:48:10,120 --> 00:48:11,880 Now listen carefully. 538 00:48:55,840 --> 00:48:57,640 Hey! Such a nice morning! 539 00:48:57,880 --> 00:48:58,760 Miron! 540 00:49:00,080 --> 00:49:01,640 Did you see how nice it is? 541 00:49:10,920 --> 00:49:11,800 What is it? 542 00:49:17,000 --> 00:49:17,760 Miron! 543 00:49:35,680 --> 00:49:36,880 They arrested Sushka. 544 00:49:42,640 --> 00:49:43,840 And Lilya too. 545 00:49:53,480 --> 00:49:55,200 And Natasha has disappeared. 546 00:50:03,640 --> 00:50:05,040 Lyuda told me. 547 00:50:28,360 --> 00:50:30,400 She asked you to call.