Stalin Page #7

You let my brother be beaten,

tortured?

Bring him here to Moscow.

I want us both to see.

It's too late.

- Too late?

Too-o late... ha-ha.

- You bastard!

You will kill us all!

Oh no! Sergo, Sergo, no!

You won't shoot comrade Stalin.

If you did,

the country would be in chaos.

The fascist would invade...

they would take to country

and you would go down in history as the

man who betrayed Russia to the Germans.

And the people oh, ...

the people would tear you,

your wife and your children.

Everyone who bears the name Ordzhonikidze,

they would tear him to pieces.

Eat your heart.

Drink your blood.

No, no; no -

you won't shoot comrade Stalin.

I think you will shoot yourself.

And we'll call it, er, a heart attack

brought out by comrade Ordzhonikidze

has worked day and night.

Their hero,

the Soviet Union's glory is dead.

And we will bury you with all honors.

In the Kremlin Wall...

close to the tomb of Lenin.

No-one would ever know

what a traitor you would be

in any part of the country.

And your family would be...

safe and honored.

That I promise.

You promise?!

- That's all you have, left, Sergo.

Wait!

You were in the seminary.

You'll recognize the words:

"Even as I have seen, they that plow

iniquity, and sow wickedness,

reap the same. "

It's the book of Jove.

"By the blast of God they perish,

and by the breath of his nostrils

are they consumed. "

My father got his word this time -

Sergo was given a hero's funeral.

His ashes were placed in the Kremlin Wall

and Zina was left unharmed.

Papa!

My little house-keeper

has become a door-keeper.

Comrade Door-keeper.

Where did you get that dress?

It's too short.

Cover your knees.

And look at your legs - they're bare.

Change your dress.

But put on stockings.

You weren't at Sergo's funeral. Why?

I've... I am not feeling well.

I'll send the doctor.

- No, it's nothing. Don't bother.

I don't want to lose you, too.

So, take care of yourself.

Sergo didn't.

Heart attack.

- Yes.

They are all taking off.

Like birds from a branch.

Yeah, ha... like birds from a branch.

Koba, forgive me.

I'm a simple old woman.

No, I don't understand:

why they are missing.

No, how, did it, suddenly turn out

we had so many enemies?

- Olga!

These are people

we have known all our lives.

They are... were army officers, ...

loyal party...

my real friends, ... civil war heroes.

Now, what is happening?

Why are these people dying?

Can you tell me?

And why is everyone

who knew my daughter,

everyone who loved Nadya...

disappearing, being arrested?

But, who is destroying them? Is it you?

- Olga! For God's sake!

Why not arrest us all?

Yes! Why not?

Koba.

Be silent, be silent!

Why should I be silent?

Why won't let him kill me to?

You drove my daughter to suicide.

It was because of you she killed herself.

That's much better,

you'll feel better now.

Now it's much, much better,

comrade House-keeper.

My little sparrow.

Accused Bukharin!

bMarch 2, 1938/b

Accused Bukharin! You have heard.

The other defendants testify

that you're a part of a conspiracy, under

the direction of the arch-traitor Trotsky,

to overthrow the Soviet regime.

To this end, numerous acts of

terrorism have been committed,

including the murder of Sergei Kirov

and even the planning of the

assassination of comrade Stalin.

What a miserable gang of traitors!

Openly sitting in my office.

What a miserable gang of traitors!

Confession's good for their souls.

And now Bukharin...

The climax of our play.

We have all heard the accused Yagoda

state that you discussed with him

a plot to murder Sergei Kirov.

I can't imagine why he said that.

There has been no such discussion.

I knew nothing of any scheme

to murder Kirov!

According to Yagoda testimony,

Kirov...

You didn't break him, huh?

How could you fail?

Core recess. Core recess.

You had months and months...

Let me have him for one night...

I'll have him confess

he is the king of England.

I have done my duty.

I've done everything you asked;

even my own deputy.

I am myself disclosed.

Top officials under your command,

plotting against Stalin.

And you supposingly are not involved?

Involved, involved?!

You yourself told me to purge the

security apparatus to get new people.

Yezhov, Yezhov, you monster!

Are you trying to tell me you

deliberately allowed people to be...

purged?! To be killed?!

What have you done, Yezhov?

How could you, Possibly,

Pay for your terrible crimes?

For comrade Stalin.

I beg you to spare my wife and child.

On March 12th 1939 without warning,

the German Army marched

over the Austrian border.

It was really all-awaited

full-scale invasion test,

and Hitler rode and triumphed

in Vienna.

An ominous development.

- You think so? I don't know, I...

You've got to admire Hitler - nobody

wants it and he isn't afraid to go for it.

He scares the British and French but

not comrade Stalin.

He's a fascist. Wants to destroy us.

He says it over and over.

He says a lot of things we all do.

I think right now

Hitler is looking east

and he's saying that:

"Stalin, I can work with him. "

So, is it done?

I gave it the personal touch.

Did he say anything?

- He asked me to give you this.

"Koba, why did you need my death?

Why?"

And this is what: Trotsky -

how did he get through our fingers?

He lives in Mexico City.

In that house

they converted into a fortress.

Why don't you get rid of him?

Yakov had gone through military school

and joined the army.

All in a vain attempt to win

our father's approval.

You have a grand-daughter!

So, you're going to be

an artillery officer?

Yes. We are calling her...

- I hope you don't show on our own lines.

I will do my duty.

With all the stretch in the higher

command lieutenants like you

may be commanding divisions.

I will do whatever is required of me.

Yakov!

bJune 22, 1941/b

So. What is the situation here?

The Germans are attacking everything.

There! Panzers have penetrated

our lines, their air force dominates...

We've lost almost 1000 aircrafts.

- A 1000 - how could that be?

Most were destroyed on the ground.

- On the ground?!

Despite warnings and recommendations

they were left in forward positions.

Now. Counter-attack!

Here, ... here and here!!!

Koba,

you don't understand the situation?

Our front is crumbling; our forces are

retreating trying to avoid capture!

No capture. No retreat,

no surrender. Attack!

Beria! Beria!

Bring the security troops

shoot anyone trying to retreat.

Shoot our own man!?

Yes, and we'll shoot you, too!

You, incompetent foo-o-ol!

Koba!

How can you say that!?

Who killed the whole

our best-of generals?

Called them enemies of the people,

had them shot?

Who trusted Hitler?

Who said he would not attack us?

Voroshilov? NO!

It was you!

It Was YOU!

More! You do it more! More!

Koba.

Koba.

Koba,

It's been ten days.

We're waiting for you.

No-one could do anything.

Koba, they love you!

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