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198975 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Is Stalin With Us?

198975 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Four contemporary Soviet citizens express their unwavering support for the discredited leader Joseph Stalin in this 75-minute documentary.

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Tofik Shakhverdiyev

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Four contemporary Soviet citizens express their unwavering support for the discredited leader Joseph Stalin in this 75-minute documentary.

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Tofik Shakhverdiyev

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A public prosecutor in Moscow expresses admiration for Joseph Stalin, reflecting a surprising sentiment among some Soviet citizens in 1989. The documentary features a factory foreman, a taxi driver, and a schoolmistress, all of whom openly support Stalin despite his controversial legacy. Their interviews reveal a complex relationship with the past and a desire for stability in a changing society. The film presents a snapshot of attitudes toward Stalin in the late Soviet Union.

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