Comedy movie about Stalin death

When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?

A bust of Stalin is cut open on an operating table, leading to an elaborate animated depiction of Czech history from 1948 (the Communist takeover) to 1989 (the Velvet Revolution).

In late 1952, an aging and increasingly paranoid Stalin puts in motion a purge against his doctors, with antisemitic overtones. His lackeys, including Khrushchev, Molotov and Beria, fear it will spread to the Politburo, and plan to strike first.

Stalin is recognized by both East and West as a controversial, far-reaching, and extremely complex and contradictory historical giant. Later generations have mixed reviews about him, but no one can deny his extreme importance in human history in the twentieth century. This program will introduce the truth about Stalin’s death.

A mockumentary mixing actual private footage of Stalin with reconstructed dramatic sequences featuring doubles.

Ex-Gulag prison guard investigates murder on the movie set.

A village meeting in communist Russia to pay homage to Stalin leads to a gossip marathon, which develops into an endurance test for the participants.