She: "Come over!" Stalin: "I can't, I'm sending people to gulag!" She: "My parents aren't home" Stalin: "I know!"

@ehsan_iq

5 жыл бұрын

underrated comment!.

@Grandpa_72

5 жыл бұрын

Damn Lmao

@okok...ok.

5 жыл бұрын

Holy fuck

@Turntapp

5 жыл бұрын

Not original

@pranishchhetri777

5 жыл бұрын

It's said *Our* parents in communist Russia

"Dark Humor is like Food. Not everyone gets it." - Stalin

@raphuscucullatus7845

5 жыл бұрын

Ahahahaha.... _where did my rations go_

@axcelmartinez1122

5 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

@ze_rubenator

5 жыл бұрын

@ThatOneAsianBroChick The USA is currently starving Yemen, nobody seems to care.

@ze_rubenator

5 жыл бұрын

@ThatOneAsianBroChick I don't hate you, just your government and your foreign policy. Just like I don't hate the people of Palestine or Israel, in spite of the major clusterfuck that is that whole region. I have yet to meet an American who isn't excessively nice and obnoxiously loud. You're a special bunch, but you're alright. The US and UK governments have been aiding Saudi Arabia in a total embargo of Yemen, as well as targeted attacks against agricultural land, food industry and water treatment plants, that has lead to widespread famine and an outbreak of cholera. 60 000 children have died of starvation alone in the last few years. This war is being waged against civilians, and is in blatant violation of the Geneva Convention, human rights and common decency.

@nguyenduyphuc3924

5 жыл бұрын

Ze Rubenator I mean, they been doing that since the 60’s and I don’t think anyone care at all.

I love that Jason Isaacs decided to use a Yorkshire accent because Zhukov was known to talk back to Stalin, and Isaacs thought Yorkshiremen were the bluntest people he could think of

@loyalpiper

8 ай бұрын

Anyone who's seen sharpe can agree

@davidberrell4725

7 ай бұрын

Off t gulag fo thee love, int that bad? Bit like Butlins😂

@scottvelez3154

6 ай бұрын

He would talk back to Stalin? I wonder how he managed to fight in war, while carrying around big steel balls.

@letsburn00

3 ай бұрын

It's also a case of the accent is "working class" and matched mentally the cultural perspective. Stalin himself had a fairly intense accent, even while running the USSR.

@filipnielsen1000

3 ай бұрын

@@scottvelez3154Zhukov was also known to be one of the few people Stalin truly feared. As in he feared even killing him

Berria's death, begging for his life in tears and screams of fear, is one of the most cathartic scenes ive witnessed. Knowing this evil man, who imposed evil everywhere he went, was reduced to worse dishonor than many of his victims (some may have not begged for their lives but stood by their decisions and faced their sentence with equanimity)

@GarbageDisposal35

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately for you, that isn’t true he was put on trial, found guilty and executed (idk if it’s in the video or not been a while since I’ve watched it

@zer-zd4gc

11 ай бұрын

​@@GarbageDisposal35 Actually stories of berias execution basically all mention the fact he begged for his life just before his execution

@GarbageDisposal35

11 ай бұрын

@@zer-zd4gc interesting, thank you!

@thejason755

11 ай бұрын

@@zer-zd4gcand wasn’t his trial in the movie basically barely exaggerated from his actual show-trial?

@brucefreadrich1188

11 ай бұрын

@@thejason755 In the movie his trial is a bunch of politicians and military men shouting (justified) abuse and accusations at him in a barn before taking him outside (barely clear of the door) and shooting him unceremoniously in the head.

Stalins son enters the room Literally everyone: Oh no This movie is gold

@rangarolls6018

5 жыл бұрын

SamCnut

@CertifieLoverBoy

5 жыл бұрын

movie name plz

@bubbeleld8751

5 жыл бұрын

BEAHAPPYLOVE MV literally in the title of this yt video

@CertifieLoverBoy

5 жыл бұрын

@@bubbeleld8751 damn I sorry for asking a question....

@Roma_eterna

5 жыл бұрын

SamCnut “ you’re not even a person! You’re a testicle!”

“She stormed off, locked herself in her room, and shot herself in the head” “Svetlana would inherit her mothers gentle nature”

@pocket_historian1807

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@marcusgarvey8388

3 жыл бұрын

Seems legit

@SheepDog-hj4jx

3 жыл бұрын

Don't make me laugh bro *silently chuckles in the corners*

@doctadeath2020

3 жыл бұрын

It's commonly presumed she didn't shoot herself in the head. Stalin had a soldier go to her room and do it for her.

@Luke-ho9xi

3 жыл бұрын

@@pocket_historian1807 hungry. 4t nba. B

I love that the babushka was saying how she lived through Stalin’s reign and the movie wasnt at all offensive to her

@PandaMonium92827

10 ай бұрын

I feel most of the people complaining about it are the opposite of her. Nobody was there so they are extra ashamed for some reason. My plumber is about her age from Soviet Ukraine and he thought the movie was brilliant, and he actually lost family members to Cannibal Island!

One reason "The Death of Stalin" is such a delight is because almost all the cast members are elderly or middle-aged actors -- they are old pros having the time of their lives with the material. Not only does every look, every line turn to gold at their touch, but I get the feeling they were having so much fun, their pure joy comes through as well! And could you imagine how good "The Death of Stalin" would be as a stage production, with these same actors playing their roles night after night, playing with their parts, changing their pace, delivery, emphasis, playing off one another's tiny changes?

Number one line from the movie: "You're not even human! You're a *testicle!* "

@nothingtoseeheremovealong598

4 жыл бұрын

poor testicle man

@T.GLongstaff

3 жыл бұрын

How old are you? Your not even a person! Your a testicle. 😂 Like what?

@holdenmcgroin5003

3 жыл бұрын

@@T.GLongstaff "you're made mostly of hair!"

@mrmakrin21

3 жыл бұрын

“HOW OLD ARE YOU?!” “I’m...old” “YOU’RE NOT OLD!” “YOU’RE NOT EVEN A PERSON; YOU’RE A TESTICLE!” “YOU’RE MADE MOSTLY OF HAIR!” Best scene in all of cinema history

@devynescatell8302

3 жыл бұрын

Stalins son enters the room Literally everyone: Oh no This movie is gold

It warms my heart knowing that Stalin died alone and scared in a puddle of his own making.

@gazelle8431

2 жыл бұрын

He died in a pool of indignity

@rynemcgriffin1752

2 жыл бұрын

Just like his victims, now that’s irony

@carteriffic1681

2 жыл бұрын

Lol.

@BenHopkins1000

2 жыл бұрын

Superman just gave him the laser eye…

@rynemcgriffin1752

2 жыл бұрын

@@BenHopkins1000 Naw that’s too quick

Jason Isaac's Zukhov was such a delight in this movie; he quickly became one of my favorite movie characters in recent memory.

@davidsigalow7349

Жыл бұрын

Jason Isaac is a great actor with an incredibly broad range.

@bakist5540

Жыл бұрын

great acting although much of his portrayel is innacurate. particularly them saying he was the "head of the soviet army" right after stalins death this was not true as stalin had sent him to a far off post

@ayelmao1224

Жыл бұрын

I think that slight inaccuracy is worth it to get the character

@bakist5540

Жыл бұрын

@@ayelmao1224 well also his mannerisms aswell are uh very inaccurate. His family was utterly pissed when they saw how he was portrayed in the movie

@jessmorgan6732

Жыл бұрын

@@bakist5540 Did anyone ever think of him as anything other than the head of the Red Army after the war?

Steve Buscemi can't be made to look like anyone other than Steve Buscemi...but he's always a great choice for a movie

@georgekosko5124

5 ай бұрын

Who? That fucking animal Blundetto?

@MASTEROFEVIL

3 ай бұрын

He played a very convincing teenager

@keaixiaomeinv

4 күн бұрын

@@MASTEROFEVIL how do you do, fellow comrade?

@kylekonop4801

2 күн бұрын

I remember someone saying that they couldn't get around Nikita Kruschev "sounding like a shoe salesman from the Bronx." I don't know the history, but based on this video I'm guessing he absolutely sounded like a shoe salesman from Moscow.

“HOW OLD ARE YOU” “I’m old.”

@pocket_historian1807

3 жыл бұрын

You not old your not even a person your a testicle

@ghazghkullthraka9714

3 жыл бұрын

YOU’RE DEAD!

@hoangho6781

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@kayzeaza

3 жыл бұрын

I love how he’s so quick to say it

@winterknight4307

3 жыл бұрын

"YOU'RE NOT OLD! YOU'RE NOT EVEN A PERSON! YOU'RE A TESTICLE!"

One inaccuracy you didn't mention was that Zhukov's uniform actually has fewer decorations on it in the movie than it did in real life

@jacklucas5908

Жыл бұрын

If they had dared to put on the actual amount of medals they gave him, people would have laughed it off for being so "unrealistic".

@GrosvnerMcaffrey

Жыл бұрын

​@Jack Lucas that happens alot Hacksaw ridge toned down how many people Doss saved because it seems "unrealistic" people need to learn truth is often stranger than fiction

@iamsinistar8971

Жыл бұрын

​@@jacklucas5908 Imagine having so many military decorations that people would think it's unrealistic if you showed them all on film.

@sergeityrrellp3496

Жыл бұрын

Zhukov wearing his parade uniform everywhere around the clock is much bigger inaccuracy and nobody seem to care about.

@occam7382

Жыл бұрын

@@iamsinistar8971, that's how much of a badass Zhukov was.

Interesting story about Svetlana and Beria. When Stalin was at a meeting, and heard that Beria was alone at his residence with Svetlana, he raced home in his car and threatened to kill Beria if he ever got near Svetlana again (due to his reputation).

@liliesaregoodfortheliver2954

Жыл бұрын

Another party member had a similar encounter regarding his daughter and Beria.

@ob2kenobi388

11 ай бұрын

_...Based Stalin???_

@PandaMonium92827

10 ай бұрын

The fact Stalin even let him stay alive to receive the threat is telling enough. Usually he'd just kill you.

@joelthorstensson2772

7 ай бұрын

And, when the guards got to Stalin's house, they found Beria in the room that was literally as far away from Svetlana as humanly possible.

@user-ue6fb8yu6c

5 ай бұрын

And with a very good reason. Beria was notorious also for carrying out torture in his own home, and then killing the victims or having them killed in his basement. Shortly after the collapse of the USSR, in the early '90s, remains of some seven women and two children were found in the basement of his house, all buried naked (no traces of clothing, or buttons, or zips whatsoever). Beria would often stalk the streets of Moscow in his office car, out to spot young women or children who he found attractive, or had his men do the same for him so he could save the time and effort of acquiring his next victims.

The best line in the movie is where Zhukov tells his men to shoot the guy who just walks in the room as a joke. It empitomized the film as a whole.

@pinchevulpes

10 ай бұрын

*”oh for fucks sake!”* 💀

@ilikecheese4518

9 ай бұрын

the best part that you may have overlooked is those guys are the same guys he was talking to during his introduction scene. the guy who he said he would ride raw if he was stuck in a frock

@cmurphy0707

5 ай бұрын

That was a deleted scene but man I wish they kept it.

Stalin: Dies. literally everyone in the soviet union: *S V E T L A N A !*

@BurgiM

3 жыл бұрын

@Alexander Leonard da tovarish!

@creativename2683

3 жыл бұрын

@Alexander Leonard nice

@Bruh-hq1hx

3 жыл бұрын

@Alexander Leonard oh huh why?

@herryis4392

3 жыл бұрын

"How can you plot and running at the same "

@drartemisa21

3 жыл бұрын

The race begins!

One death is a tragedy, A million deaths are a statistic, Stalin's death is friggin' hilarious.

@SpinningTurtle66

5 жыл бұрын

That quote is just generally wrong and stupid.

@chat3087

5 жыл бұрын

Why is it wrong and stupid?

@SpinningTurtle66

5 жыл бұрын

Chatnawat Narakol A single person dies, you get upset. A single death affects a family. And its still a statistic. Millions of deaths are a bigger tragedy, yet still affect people and is a statistic. The idea that one death is different to millions in any way other than number of deaths is stupid. Keep in mind this quote is from a mass murdering psychopath.

@engagementengagement8836

5 жыл бұрын

Shadow Of Light no

@dreadpirateroberts4764

5 жыл бұрын

@@SpinningTurtle66 The death of Julius Ceasar was such a tragedy it shaped the direction of the entire rest of the western world. How many people can you remember died in Ceasars conquest of Gaul off the top of your head?

one of the wildest things about the movie is that they toned down how horrible Beria was, specifically when it came to rape and paedophilia. One of the few times Stalin was reportedly terrified is when he found out Beria was at a dacha with Svetlana. Beria's drives around town "browsing" for rape victims from his car actually spawned the urban legend of the Black Volga, which was the car he tended to be driven around in. You can find variations of it all over the former Soviet states.

@VoiceOfTheEmperor

11 ай бұрын

Yeah. Beria would have given a lot of SS a run for their money.

@vibovitold

11 ай бұрын

i'm not sure if black Volga can be linked to Beria specifically. it was pretty much THE car driven by communist party officials in general. this urban legend - which i confirm was a thing, and not just in former Soviet states (if you mean USSR republics), also in satellite states, such as Poland - seems to have been invented at some point in the 1960s, somewhat later than Beria's terror.

@PandaMonium92827

10 ай бұрын

They didn't need to show it in order for us to put it together and that's what movies need to go back to doing when it comes to SA. Someone I know interviewed a girl who survived one of his attacks....they ended up not using most of it because of what she described. But he would bring up fake charges on people just so he could abuse them. Having his men troll the streets for his "types" in a blacked out Volga. Men having to watch him do horrid things to their female family members to get them to confess to false charges. Women rounded up from gulag and spat back put like scraps....he'd go as far as to promise them freedom if they survived what he did to them just to send them back or to a worse gulag. Safe to say the gunshot was too merciful.

@Chewberto

6 ай бұрын

Honestly, as someone who knew nothing about this period, I legitimately thought they were trying to portray Beria as a "redeemed antagonist" due to his attempts to reform/release prisoners and his consoling of Svetlana. Now knowing what he actually did IRL, it's safe to say they went a little too easy on him in the movie. I suppose you could argue that his infamy preceded him and should've informed my opinion from the get-go, as it would with a portrayal of Hitler or Himmler, but his name isn't especially well known beyond those who are specifically interested in Soviet history, whereas nearly everyone west of Asia knows about Hitler.

@panaitteodor9982

5 ай бұрын

From what I know from my dad and graddad black Volga brand cars were used by the secret police, so if you saw one parked in your neighborhood it ment someone was getting disappeared.

Fun fact: There is pretty good evidence that the first westerner to learn of Stalins Death was a 21 year old US Air Force Sergeant stationed in Germany who was tasked with monitoring Soviet radio channels. His name was J R Cash.The Air Force wouldn’t let him enlist with initials as his name so he enlisted as James Ray Cash the names being the ones his parents couldn’t decide on when he was born so they used just the initials. He ended up getting out of the Air Force and becoming a pretty famous singer/songwriter

@ob2kenobi388

11 ай бұрын

Wait-Johnny Cash!? Small world, I suppose!

@Carpediem357

11 ай бұрын

@@ob2kenobi388yep Johnny Cash I had to look it up.

@tomjones5650

11 ай бұрын

No Shit Cool.

@RendallRen

11 ай бұрын

And then everybody clapped and cheered

@james_fisch

11 ай бұрын

@@RendallRen And that Stalin's name? Albert Einstein

Russian man: *gets sent to Gulag Russian man: *gets drafted Russian man: *gets taken to concentration camp Russian man: ah shit, here we go again

@lsd-rickb-1728

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Dragonblaster1

5 жыл бұрын

Russian man: *gets released from concentration camp Russian man: *gets sent back to Gulag

@sethleoric2598

5 жыл бұрын

@@Dragonblaster1 "Honey! I'm back from vacation!"

@beyondprogressive370

5 жыл бұрын

It builds strong character

@sethleoric2598

5 жыл бұрын

@@beyondprogressive370 "honey I'm going on a business trip!"

"HOW OLD ARE YOU?" "I'm.. Old." "YOU'RE NOT OLD!"

@3dheadcreeps87

5 жыл бұрын

Sam Johnson “You’re not even a person. You’re a testicle”

@jaxone2639

5 жыл бұрын

Nevermind the fact he looks like he's 20

@peterf.229

5 жыл бұрын

being honest that guy looked like he was in middle school haha

@bigpenny3509

5 жыл бұрын

"You're made almost entirely of hair"

@thesupertsar4473

4 жыл бұрын

@@bigpenny3509 *mostly

I read the book "20 letters to a friend" by Svetlana Alliluyeva (Stalin's daughter) some months before the film came out. I haven't seen anything that indicates that the writers based the script on her book, but they sure did read it and took a lot of notes. Her book backs up most of what happens in the movie. She also speaks fondly of her father as a parent, that came as quite a surprise to me. The book also gives an inside look at Beria, whom she hated intensely. Not only because he was pure evil but also because in the last ten years or so of Stalin's life he manipulated Stalin for his own agenda. There have been some years since then but I remember being amazed about how accurate the film actually was, and still being a great comedy.

@scottvelez3154

11 ай бұрын

He manipulated Stalin? Dude either had balls as big as Russia itself or Stalin was losing his marbles.

@chrislane8466

2 ай бұрын

Thank you. I'll take this as a recommendation, it's on my list.

@peterbockholm3176

2 ай бұрын

@@scottvelez3154 Both, it's quite clear in the book. She hated Beria not only for being a disgusting human being but also for how he manipulated her aging and weakened father for personal gains. Stalin wasn't the man that he used to be in the years before his death

@EvaLorna

Ай бұрын

That reminds me of the urban legend from my country "The black ambulance" witch apparently steals children to take they'r organs. It used to terrify me as a child. I still find it creepy..

@peterbockholm3176

Ай бұрын

@@EvaLorna I can understand that, any child would be terrified and few of them would be able to really let it go. Many of them, especially men, would claim to have done it but deep inside, in their dreams? Would you mind sharing which country it is? I'm very interested in urban legends, history and politics and this is a scenario where they all may come together so I would like to learn more.

“Hands up or I’ll shoot you in the fookin face” -Field Marshall Georgy Zhukov, probably

"It takes a brave man to be a coward in the Red Army" -Stalin

@theguythatcould

4 жыл бұрын

Ironic, given that he was the biggest coward of all.

@Caesar88888

4 жыл бұрын

@@theguythatcould no Stalin wasnt coward, he used to rob banks in imperial Russia

@nothingtoseeheremovealong598

4 жыл бұрын

AjitaDas399 what an honorable man he was

@Caesar88888

4 жыл бұрын

@@nothingtoseeheremovealong598 he wasnt good man, but he definetely had balls of steel

@michaelkaminski1166

3 жыл бұрын

@@theguythatcould When the Germans were approaching Moscow, Stalin refused to flee the city.

“I f*cked Germany, I think I can take a flesh-lump in a f*ckin waistcoat” 😂 Jason Isaacs *makes* this movie 👌🏻

@RuralProgressive

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah yeah

@501ststormtrooper9

4 жыл бұрын

*”HERE WE GO AGAIN.”*

@timovangalen1589

4 жыл бұрын

"Jesus Christ. Did Coco Chanel take a shit on your head?"

@Jaystarzgaming

4 жыл бұрын

Yeetus Maximus talks about Boners when he just sayed Flesh-lump.

@spazzyshortgirl23

4 жыл бұрын

the cape flip as he enters the film is fucking epic

The guards just ignoring him when he collapses after he's spent his entire life consolidating his power and making sure he's secure in his bubble is poetic justice if I've ever seen it before.

@hullutsuhna

5 ай бұрын

fun fact: Stalin had ordered his guards not to enter without permission & then he tested their obedience by faking a medical emergency, when the guards entered to check on him, he had them shot.

@Vanishingink4

Ай бұрын

They were told to never enter his room under fear of being sent to the gulag. He would randomly scream and if they went in there he’d execute them or send them to the gula.

@Synthetic-Rabbit

Ай бұрын

@@Vanishingink4 I know - that's why it's ironic and funny. They know what's going on but because of his own bullshit - they can't help.

I really like the actual note that the pianist wrote. It was brave and defiant but somehow not hateful at all.

@Cyberfender1

Жыл бұрын

Unlike Stalin( and others) God still is so merciful. I herd of something ,That stalin shook his fist up to God right before he died. Not sure if this was a fact.

@vulpes7079

5 ай бұрын

​​@@Cyberfender1 no one knows what Stalin did before he died. Stalin was an atheist and so didn't believe God existed, so it's very unlikely that he'd be angry at God

"You're not a person! You're a testicle!" 10/10 best quote

@turmuthoer

5 жыл бұрын

Nah, best quote was "That fucker thinks he can take on the red army? I fucked Germany, I think I can take a flesh lump in a fookin' waistcoat."

@Jsay18

5 жыл бұрын

"HERE'S YOUR FUCKING HARMONY!"

@rynemcgriffin1752

5 жыл бұрын

K California *”SIT DOWN! DO NOT DEFY ME! SIT YOUR ASS DOWN!”*

@weldonwin

5 жыл бұрын

"What does a war hero have to do to get some lubrication around here?"

@shurik121

5 жыл бұрын

@@turmuthoer Basically, every second of Jason Isaacs' Zhukov on screen is comedy gold.

I'm asking for a Prequel: The Death of Lenin Stalin vs Trotsky

@stanarian5238

4 жыл бұрын

HighburyAFCSoul That would actually be quite good

@alessiodelcastillo1613

4 жыл бұрын

Yarn Agnates fr

@sjsbviufvibwvuspi

4 жыл бұрын

Party memeber: "wheres trotsky, its lenins funeral" Stalin:"I gave that fucker the wrong date"

@wolfumz

4 жыл бұрын

I've read up on Soviet history, frankly, the political intrigue that went on from 1929-1940 is the most fascinating. Stalin forced his political opponents to willfully concede their power and publicly prostrate themselves before stalin at the seventeenth party Congress in 1932... and even so, he still had like 80% of the congresses delegates murdered. Then, he had his most loyal followers, (the ones who carried out the purge) executed as traitors and terrorists. Reading about what it was like in that era is straight up the most horrifying shit I've ever read.

@alessiodelcastillo1613

4 жыл бұрын

@@wolfumz Very cool

My grandparents all lived under Stalin. To my paternal grandfather, who was eighteen years old when he died, Stalin was a god. He was living in Ukraine when he heard the news about the leader's death. His friend came to his house and told him: "Stalin is gone." To this, my grandfather said: "How can our fatherland survive now?" His friend simply replied with a quote from Stalin: "Life has become better, comrade. Life has become happier."

@mattevans4377

11 ай бұрын

Now that's how you throw shade, lol.

As always, "the difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make sense." Never truer words were spoken, considering this movie.

@stevenhall8027

3 ай бұрын

Even though this movie appears to be outlandish, it is probably closer to the truth than most so called historical movies. What a circus it must have been !

I also found it funny that Steve Buscemi's natural Brooklyn accent resonated perfectly with his portrayal of Khrushchev's boorishness and lack of refinement.

@thearea51raidwasboring

3 жыл бұрын

Steve Buscemi really made Khrushchev for me. Movie wouldn't be the same without him.

@nathanielleack4842

3 жыл бұрын

I mean with only three years of formal schooling what can you expect?

@jjturner4424

3 жыл бұрын

I find it refreshing in a history pic, given that they always use English accents for historical characters. Khrushchev didn’t speak with an English accent, and the film is a fictional account anyhow, so why should he not speak in a Brooklyn accent.

@nemrody7828

3 жыл бұрын

@@jjturner4424 if it were to be fully historical they would all speak Russian. But to be honest their specific English accents are the perfect counterparts to the real life accents of the characters involved, reflecting their background

@porchofgeese_crockpot

3 жыл бұрын

@@nemrody7828 It be funny if Stalin spoke in a Southern Accent, ya know, 'cause Georgia

Nikita Khrushchev "I’ve been picking out funeral cushions with slim Hitler over there"

@blatherskite3009

4 жыл бұрын

Classic line in a very funny film :)

@kylefitz.2639

4 жыл бұрын

"You... you invited the bishops? Who else are we friends with now, did you invite any old Nazis?"

@MaxwellAerialPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Ordinary Productions “why in gods ass did you invite the bishops Nikita?” -says a man who once quested for the holy grail.

“You’re not even a person, you’re a testicle” has to be one of the best lines in cinema

Interesting other note about the accents, Jason Isaacs used a Yorkshire accent for Zhukov because, according to him, speaking in a Yorkshire accent means "don't fuck with me."

@zetetick395

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's a no-nonsense straight talking accent (in the UK, at least)

@vibovitold

11 ай бұрын

@@zetetick395 that's the accent used by Finchy in "The Office", right? (i'm not a native speaker, though i lived in the UK for a few years)

@zetetick395

11 ай бұрын

@@vibovitold Yeah man that's pretty much it. 😸_👍

Russia: "This movie shows our country in a bad, oppresive light!" Also Russia: "Send police to shut down a theater for showing the movie." Stalin is long dead but, his shadow lives on in Russia.

@PanzerIVAE

5 жыл бұрын

The reasons behind the ban seems to lie deeper than it shining a bad light upon the Soviet days of Russia. Another KZreadr named The Cynical Historian did his own historical analysis of the movie a while back and he explained pretty well on reasons why Russia would ban it

@johnwills1748

5 жыл бұрын

Just let them do what they do. It's an irrelevant topic as to why they banned the movie a country should have such authority and not be lambasted for it. Not like they're being kept in the dark from the atrocities either it's all still very attainable information.

@Saiyan_Goku

5 жыл бұрын

Andrew Hershberger lol

@Oddricm

5 жыл бұрын

@@PanzerIVAE Personally, I think it's less the Soviet days of Russia and more a bad light on Russian leaders in general. If you can mock Stalin, you can mock Putin.

@tigermunky

5 жыл бұрын

The communist party is quite small in Russia, but they make a huge amount of noise. They kicked off massively over the film. The film was actually allowed by the government's film board, but so many people got butt hurt about the film's existence that they caved in at the last moment and pulled the film. Stalin's legacy is something of a tricky issue for the Russian government. There are still a great many people in Russia who grew up under Stalinism and who think that Stalin was the greatest man on Earth. The government doesn't want to alienate these people by outright saying that Stalin was a dick. Khrushchev did that and it earned him a fair amount of ire. So instead, the government just leaves the whole topic alone, bringing it up when it suits them. Allowing this film to be shown simply wasn't worth the hassle they were going to get from the hardcore Stalin fans in Russia, so it was easier to ban it. As I mentioned before, the government actually initially allowed this film to be shown. It was only after complaints from certain members of the public that they banned it.

One man who Stalin was worried about killing was Marshall Zhukov. While Stalin had him stripped of his command later in 1946, he wasn't brave enough to kill him. Zhukov was incredibly popular in the USSR and abroad. Stalin was in awe and jealous of him. And Zhukov had no problems argue with Stalin openly. Even Stalin had his limits.

@danzetterstrom7917

5 жыл бұрын

Well he did fuck Germany. Pretty sure he could take a flesh lump in a fucking waistcoat as well.

@peterf.229

5 жыл бұрын

@@danzetterstrom7917 ha. he could do that blindfolded and hogtied. Zhukov was brilliant on the field. he fought in the northern tier first and then later went south for the southern army. His armies killed more Nazis than anyone else's.

@somerandomguyfromthebeyond1821

5 жыл бұрын

funny thing is Zhukov became a master in using Stalin's mode, usually by observing Stalin smoking habits at the moment

@MultiB2D

5 жыл бұрын

You are correct, Zhukov is incredibly popular in little old Mongolia, Zhukov oversaw the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, A battle where the Japanese attacked Mongolia.

@NinjaAO42

5 жыл бұрын

@@peterf.229 I'd say Zhukov is arguably overrated and there is some discussion as to whether Operation Bagration was a success because Zhukov had minimal involvement in the planning phase. But I don't disagree that he is a badass at heart

One of my favorite movies! The score is a great tribute to Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky.

Thanks for talking about this, and I don't think people fully understand the details of Stalins regime of terror. My grandfather, his 4 siblings and parents had their properties and land taken away (they were slaztcha- petty nobility) by Stalin's de-kulakization regime and ended up in a gulag in Arkhangelsk, until 1941 when a deal was made with the polish government (which was exiled in London) for a release of prisoners, and luckily my family were in the group they did release. My grandfather was too young to fight. My great grandfather fought with Polish II Corps, in the Battle of Monte Cassino. My great uncle Piotr fought with the Polish 1st Armoured Division, in Normandy, and died in 1944 due friendly fire in the Battle of Falaise. He is buried in a french military cemetery in Graville Langennerie, near Falaise. The women released from the gulags were sent to Polish ran camps in Tanzania which is where my grandfather's sisters met my grandmother to be, before coming to the UK.

True story: there is an epic painting of Stalin and his "favourites" that was delayed for *years* because Stalin kept killing/exiling/gulaging the others in the painting while the artist was working on it.

@llamaryder1

5 жыл бұрын

Do you have a source for this I could read? It kinda just sounds like propaganda but I could be wrong

@rosemarygrabowska9949

5 жыл бұрын

I saw the painting in 2005 when I was doing a study abroad in Russia, but it was the museum guide who told me the story, so I must admit I don't know that there's any evidence to support it. But it seemed like something that would happen in Stalinist Russia

@neal2399

4 жыл бұрын

That’s the most in-character thing I’ve ever heard about Stalin. Like a darker version of that “Friendship ended with MUDASIR; now SALMAN is my best friend” meme

@ViquelOoste

4 жыл бұрын

@@llamaryder1 there were indeed painting of him with his collaborators, compared with later versions where they were removed one by one along the years, but didn't knew a painting was delayed

@MayPastel

4 жыл бұрын

Can I please know what's it called?

"All those in favor?!." "Carried?." "U....nanimously, great!."

@drartemisa21

3 жыл бұрын

My stomach hurt so much during that scene from laughing

@MichaelBrodie68

2 жыл бұрын

Studied Soviet economic history at Uni. Yes, this scene in particular absolutely cracked me up. Very funny film. And, knowing the history, very dark humour.

I do wonder if they weren't suggesting that Molotov didn't love his wife, but rather that he was so tied up in the ruse of denouncing her (and then that conflicted with her release (and so forgiveness??)) that he couldn't get the line straight, and so he would flip between denouncing her and showing effusive love for her. Kind of like double-think.

@ChristopherTheBanana

8 ай бұрын

That was my interpretation as well

I went into this loving the movie, and came out seeing just how true it was. Not because of the historical accuracies, more so the reaction of the current Russian government mirroring the oppressive actions of the former Soviet government in response to the movie satirizing said government. You can’t write this stuff

Hippty hoppity your farm is now S T A T E P R O P E R T Y

@adrianenterprise5829

5 жыл бұрын

Soviet anthem rolls in

@praeposter

5 жыл бұрын

Hippity Hoppity ABOLISH PRIVATE PROPERTY

@connarcomstock161

5 жыл бұрын

STAY AWAY FROM MY TOOTHBRUSH!

@templar8811

5 жыл бұрын

Peoples property*

@sethleoric2598

5 жыл бұрын

Hippity Hoppity Ukraine is our property -Russia 2010s

Jason Isaacs as Zhukov ruled this movie.

@TheAngelobarker

5 жыл бұрын

Mike FromOz so surprised the Russians hated him in it he's such a badass

@itsmedik8628

5 жыл бұрын

Really? He was my favourive part of the film.

@scr3aming3agle83

5 жыл бұрын

"Alright whats a war hero got to do to get some lube around here" 😂😂😂😂 Hes the perfect zhukov

@weldonwin

5 жыл бұрын

"I may be smiling but I am VERY fuckin' angry"

@Cancoillotteman

5 жыл бұрын

I admit he was great, perfect entrance by the way ^^

Honestly I’m not sure if you know your channel does this, but it makes me want to see these kinds of movies. I love history and wanted to learn more about what happened after stalins death. I didn’t even know this movie existed and now I wanna watch it

@Jamietheroadrunner

2 жыл бұрын

It is so good! It’s not 100% accurate but Iannuci is such a talent (he created/wrote Veep too) that you’ll laugh out loud while watching it.

@zetetick395

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, we watched *The Death of Stalin* (2018) in a black-comedy double bill with *Jojo Rabbit* (2019) - A great, memorable movie night! Funny, moving, and gave us lots to talk about. 😸_👍

Brilliant as always, Nick. Surprised, though, that among the inaccuracies you didn't point out that in real life Beria got a trial (albeit a show trial) whereas in the film he very much didn't.

I'm reminded of the quote, "In Russia, every ten years everything changes, and nothing changes in 200 years."

@gastonbell108

3 жыл бұрын

Tell a Russian that and get a pile of poorly-translated SUKA BLYAT in reply. Or a fist, if you're in person. Putin has made that country more thuggish, poor and stupid than it was at the falling of the Iron Curtain. As you say, some things never change; Russia is too big and too poor to ever be truly democratic.

@mwnciboo

3 жыл бұрын

@@gastonbell108 They love suffering, and they love a strong man.

@Alf763

3 жыл бұрын

@@gastonbell108 democracy just means more tyrants with less accountability

@kapitan19969838

3 жыл бұрын

In Poland we have something along the lines of: "How incredibly much must things change for everything to stay the same"

@efxnews4776

3 жыл бұрын

@@kapitan19969838 in Brazil we have a similar quote too: "Brazil is the country of the future and always will be..."

Imagine being Stalin's mother wanting him to be a priest and turned up to be the dictator of your country

@PrincessLockette

2 жыл бұрын

She was probably dissapointed in him

@fifa4lifeunknow795

2 жыл бұрын

I mean If i was her i would be more proud but his actions Maybi not

@dkupke

2 жыл бұрын

True story: he rarely saw her after taking power-he was probably afraid of her. During her final months, knowing her health was failing, he built himself up to visit her. At one point he asked her “Why did you beat me so much?” She told him “That’s why you turned out so well,” and at the end she asked him “Just what are you now?” He told her “Well I’m sort of like the tsar.” She grumbled “You’d have been better off as a priest.”

@Bestnightcoreofalltime

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe he should have tried to sign up at an art school 🌚

@mijoepa

2 жыл бұрын

Same could be said about Hitler and him being a painter lol

"In devastation, Nadia stormed out of the banquet, locked herself in her bedroom and shot herself in the head. Svetlana would inherit her mother's gentle nature." Omg XD

I waited months to watch this video, until I found time to watch the movie. I'm glad I did. It gave remarkable context to the story you came here to tell. Thank you.

"You're not even a person, you're a testicle!"... I've found my new favorite insult

@mistressmozart

4 жыл бұрын

one of my favourite moments in the film!

@yanivgalmor1747

3 жыл бұрын

@Floyd1504 its not suopposed to be

@drakashrakenburgproduction5369

3 жыл бұрын

@Floyd1504 pretentious loser

@SwfanredLotr

3 жыл бұрын

"Like a testicle with teeth" - Wade Wilson

Stalins son: HOW OLD ARE YOU? Poor dude: IM..... OLD Stalins son: YOU'RE NOT OLD Stalins son: AND YOU ARE NOT EVEN A PERSON, YOU ARE A TESTICLE Poor testicle dude: "scared for his life"

@Mate-vg2ft

4 жыл бұрын

The Dark Soul that's *nuts*

@kubikkuratko188

4 жыл бұрын

Stalins son: YOURE MOSTLY MADE OF HAIR!

@patrioticamerican6414

4 жыл бұрын

The Dark Soul what time stamp is that

@braedonlackovic1776

4 жыл бұрын

i lost it when I watched that part

@kuyakyel324

4 жыл бұрын

Stalin son: yeah but they have the machine filled with American lies.

The quote from Marshall Zhukov is hilarious giving the knowledge what he did in Eastern Europe during the offensive of the red army

@VoiceOfTheEmperor

11 ай бұрын

Which one?

@lewiegan216

11 ай бұрын

@@VoiceOfTheEmperor “That fucker thinks he can take on the Red Army. I fucked Germany I think I can take a flesh lump in a waistcoat.” 😂

@what8562

10 ай бұрын

And for a couple of years after

Excellent work. I binged on your history buffs library. Truly enjoyable.

My great grandfather actually was a researcher at a university in the USSR who was sent on a research expedition for two weeks. When he came back he found his whole department had been purged and he avoided it only by not being there.

@PrincessLockette

2 жыл бұрын

What happend to him after that?

@omarfannoun417

2 жыл бұрын

What happened to him after that event?

@TheDukeOfDallas

2 жыл бұрын

@@omarfannoun417 probably went on a "life-long research expedition" outside of the USSR.

@jordanjoestar-turniptruck

2 жыл бұрын

What was his field of study?

@TheWolfElder

2 жыл бұрын

@@jordanjoestar-turniptruck A field not in Russia.

the brilliance of Stalin.....getting rid of the doctors and making his own people so scared they waited to even see if he was okay.

@FilipCordas

4 жыл бұрын

But let's be honest we have to remember that the 'historical accounts' are accounts by people that survived de-Stalinization process the 'good guy' in the movie old boy Niki did, am not saying Stalin was not horrible just that Khrushchev was just as bad.

@darkomarkovic9323

4 жыл бұрын

@@FilipCordas Khrushchev was not anywhere near as smart and ruthless as Stalin, compared to Stalin he was a nice guy, Stalin for all his faults was genius, Khrushchev was not, but yeah he was also not where near as bad as Stalin was

@TemplarOnHigh

4 жыл бұрын

@@FilipCordas Nikita was no saint, but relative to the level of terror that the Party imparted under Stalin and in the '20's, pressure was greatly reduced. We have incompetence, death, war, and danger throughout the rest of the USSR's history - but there aren't waves of terror where millions of people died in a given year on account of internal purges and cleansing. The GULAG remains open, but it never regains the maw of slave labor it trapped (is that the right word?). With Stalin no longer claiming the worker were more effective than they would have been had they been free and Beria dead, the system starts to look more "normal." Could "A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" have been published in *Но́вый Ми́р* of all places under Stalin? Hell no. Now did they crack down after the reforms went too far? Sure and sure Stalin's dead body made a great straw man onto which Niki tried to paint all the crimes of the past, but that doesn't mean that Stalin wasn't responsible for a great deal of them.

@theonetojump

4 жыл бұрын

Karma bit him in the ass.

@FilipCordas

4 жыл бұрын

@@TemplarOnHigh Yee I don't like this western communist rewriting of history. O it was only Stalin and Beria that where the problem if only Trocki took power none of the terrible stuff would have happened. Everyone in that system is to blame for all that not just one man and that includes Niki. What was happening during the purges is that all the party members saw an opportunity to get rid of people they didn't like or had a political rivalry. And afterwards Nikita made up stories how it was all just Stalins doing and the western media ,Hollywood and academia started pushing that because a lot of them where financed by the SSSR. Same thing you see with China today with Vinny Xi Pooh and Froggy Zemin.

This is outstanding. Well done! I am anxious to see more of you videos. I’ll be showing this to my sons. Excellent!

14:14 - "But the cost was far higher than all the other Allied nations combined" Kuomintang China: "Am I a joke to you?"

*History Buff:* _"The Soviet Union fizzled away..."_ *Later* _"Russian Cinema is raided by police for screening "Death of Stalin"_ *Me:* _Still a bit of cinder left..._

@miguelgamez8251

4 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

@liamweaver2944

3 жыл бұрын

wolfjedisamuel Well, if we’re talking fire here, even if a flame fizzles away, there is still a chance of reignition. It’s why firefighters go through with poles and hooks, looking through ashes to find potential ignition sources.

@wolflord8117

3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit. Wasn't aware you made comments. Btw a big fan of your work.

@drartemisa21

3 жыл бұрын

Best boy, best comment.

@gastonbell108

3 жыл бұрын

Cultures don't really change; they evolve somewhat, but the customs and norms of the population largely stay the same. In Russia today, you're liable to get punched in the face on a public street for criticizing Putin, and nobody will care and nobody will get arrested. That's just how Russia has always been, and it's how it'll always be. The idea that you can control a society without secret police and heavy restrictions on speech is like crazy talk to them. You can strap a veneer of democracy on a grim, autocratic 3rd world dystopia and it'll still be a grim, autocratic 3rd world dystopia.

*NKVD executing officers after cover up operations* "I couldn't find any evidence that this happened" ...isn't that the point?

@wormswithteeth

3 жыл бұрын

*gottem*

@julymagnus493

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure if this is a joke comment but just in case. Cover up operations can still leave behind evidence and as a general rule you should scale your belief in something to the facts. This means that a lot of history wont be neat and have easy answers but that's life.

@JewTube001

3 жыл бұрын

executing your own junior officers just makes things harder to cover up because now you cover up them as well, and without the help you were getting before because you just killed them.

@JohnKobaRuddy

3 жыл бұрын

Not one word any of you have said is true

@Sakattack2023

3 жыл бұрын

@@julymagnus493 yeah but when known propagandists and murders say they didn’t Murder a group of people that don’t exist anymore. I’m skeptical. And the fact you aren’t tells me you weren’t suited to survival.

Now if only a _certain someone_ in charge of a _state that has its main government in the same location as the previous one_ could suffer the same fate. I'm not saying who, just someone.

@someindianguy_99

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the Tin man

@notcardlinsytaccount1355

11 ай бұрын

Putin is awesome

@VictorIV0310

Ай бұрын

@@notcardlinsytaccount1355?

One of the best documentary Ive ever seen in my life, thank you very much

*Crash Noise*, Stalin falls to floor First Officer: Should we investigate Second Officer: You better STFU before you get us both killed! Clearly a Darth Vader and Palpatine style of leadership here

@gastonbell108

3 жыл бұрын

It's like the King Midas myth. "Aw shit! I really need those doctors now, can I un-kill them?"

@Kaarl_Mills

3 жыл бұрын

"you guys are busy, I'll come back"

@pheresy1367

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah.... we all know who these people are. You can see them coming from a mile away.... It's the same playbook over and over again. But still, they rise to power... could happen even in the USA.... so I've realized from watching recent events.

@mr.mangles8730

3 жыл бұрын

@@pheresy1367 ehh idk it could for sure but most of the time even with trump americans still vehemently disavow any military actions that try to control the people hell a bunch of lunatics just stormed the Capitol over some dumb shit imagine how nuts they would go over someone trying to take their guns away and aslong as americans have guns I dont see anyone rising to having the powers of a dictator they would have to win the hearts of the people and with almost always near half the population disliking the current president whether they're Democrat or Republican it would have to be through a civil war which I dont see anytime in the near future

@koreratman329

3 жыл бұрын

"do you hear that screaming? Think we should check up?" "Unless you want to be zapped with force lightning shut the fug up"

"YOU'RE NOT EVEN A PERSON; YOU'RE A TESTICLE!" aaaaaaaaaaaah that still makes me crack up

@job3rg

5 жыл бұрын

How old are you? I'm twenty.... nine.

@stillsalty947

5 жыл бұрын

I liked the scene, where he spit on himself

@CorbCorbin

5 жыл бұрын

For some fundamentalist Christians, a testicle is the place where billions of souls await placement.

@lostbladder

5 жыл бұрын

I got a kick out of that as well.

@eval_is_evil

5 жыл бұрын

Lol ikr ? In my country (Slovenia) ,in our southern dialect there is a word(insult) "kojon/kujon" which derives from the italian word "coglione" which literally means testicle. It denotes someone being a moron ,being pathetic,being a coward... Maybe russians use a similar insult for pathetic/scared men and they translated it directly? I love it though because it is hilarious.

This is an amazing film. Such great insights that only lead to further reading, esp after your appraisal. Stalingrad 1993 deserves greater focus if you are still doing these, one of the best.

@zetetick395

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, we watched *The Death of Stalin* (2018) in a black-comedy double bill with *Jojo Rabbit* (2019) - A great, memorable movie night! Funny, moving, and gave us lots to talk about. 😸_👍

Single handedly one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen. I waited for it to come out in theaters and it never did 😂

I haven’t see a comment for this so here it goes: Stalin knew of Beria’s many rape accounts, and was once horrified to realize his daughter was with Beria. When he realized it, he immediately phoned her to never be alone with him. Stalin was afraid of someone (but mostly because he doesn’t want his daughter raped).

@MyHentaiGirlNeko

4 жыл бұрын

@Dmitry Terek even a thief ain't dumb enough to steal right next to a police officer

@theplaybunnyarcade3375

3 жыл бұрын

@Dmitry Terek to be fair, there's a bit of a difference between "my daughter is willingly being a slut" and "some creep cornered her and raped her" It's slightly odd to me that you didn't see the difference already?

@makisxatzimixas2372

3 жыл бұрын

@@theplaybunnyarcade3375 Both of which he answered to. Are you sure you ain't low-key virtue signaling?

@meh92082

3 жыл бұрын

Stalin was afraid of nearly everybody. He was paranoid everyone was out to get him so he killed everyone for no reason.

@Alf763

3 жыл бұрын

My favourite Stalin quote was to Hitler “you have Himmler, we have Beria”

I was an 'extra' on The Death of Stalin. Spent several very hot days during the summer of 2016 in The Mansion House, London (Stalin, lying in state) and in Shoreditch Town Hall (the hastily reassembled concert). Because we were doing a summer-for-winter shoot, all the extras had to wear heavy clothing...and we sweated like pigs. During the 'Stalin lying in State' scene, we all had cool packs under our clothes to stop us from overheating under the lights. I even had one under my cloth cap. We entered that hall, shuffled past the coffin, then left by a rear door (grabbed a quick drink of water) and joined the queue again...then back into the hall for another round of the same. Two extras actually fainted from the heat! Aye...it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it! LOL

@royblekman8186

5 жыл бұрын

landscape detective thats awesome! Hope it was worth it, i myself love the movie.

@adis4320

5 жыл бұрын

[X]

@Michael-yu2yk

5 жыл бұрын

@Billy The Banini r/ihavereddit

@neine999

5 жыл бұрын

@Billy The Banini r/itmostdefinitelyisarealsubreddithereisthelink www.reddit.com/r/ihavereddit/

@stevenb450

5 жыл бұрын

Billy The Banini how is that a r/quityourbullshit? He was an extra in a movie that has a TON of extras and it’s not like this is the only movie with extras to exist.

Great supplement to a great film! Thoroughly enjoyed both, particularly the fight between the two commentators at the end! LOL

Loved this film, so excited for the sequel if you know what I mean. @History Buffs your videos are always of the highest order.

@zetetick395

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, we watched *The Death of Stalin* (2018) in a black-comedy double bill with *Jojo Rabbit* (2019) - A great, memorable movie night! Funny, moving, and gave us lots to talk about. 😸_👍

Georgy zhukov needs a spin-off series. I could watch an episode of him grocery shopping and laugh my ass off.

@KR4FTW3RK

3 жыл бұрын

I just skipped over his biography on wikipedia... there'd be tons of material. He participated in pretty much all soviet conflicts between 1914 and past WW2.

@SlyBlu7

3 жыл бұрын

The portrayal of Zhukov was freakin amazing. He was the perfect straight man to all the insane politicking, but also the most over-the-top action-hero trope, which fits perfectly with his image among the Russian people. The bit where you don't see Zhukov, but just see Vassily's face when he recognizes him and has just enough time and presence to shout 'Medic!' before getting laid out by one punch - comedy gold

@rick-potts

3 жыл бұрын

@@SlyBlu7 Isaacs' performance is superb. Steals every scene he is in.

@ghazghkullthraka9714

3 жыл бұрын

Vasili: exists Zhukov: Hi kids, do you like violence Honestly, I be the same around a guy like Visili

@cmd31220

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. That entrance is freaking gold. Like, Irons probably improvised the jacket flip and the director thought "yeah, that's the most pimp thing I've ever seen. Let's do it in slow motion

This movie like a rated R version of The Office it’s funny as hell.

@MaxwellAerialPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

The director of this movie did a series called in the thick of it, which follows a British governmental department and the prime ministers enforcer, the legendary Malcolm Tucker. It’s basically R-rated Office.

12:40 my way is such an amazing movie. I hope he covers it at some point

What a fantastic companion to the film. Well done!! Thank you. 👏👏👏

I don't feel bad at all for laughing at his death. It was what he did while alive that depresses me

@lucavalerio3336

3 жыл бұрын

True.

@ConnorNotyerbidness

2 жыл бұрын

Stalin probably wanted to die like a hero Justice had him die lying in his own piss, without help due to how he alienated and subjugated all around him Thats hilarious.

@cookiefaceyt2002

2 жыл бұрын

I Don't feel even close to bad laughing about Stalins death. I am from eastern Europe.

@Helmutlozzi

2 жыл бұрын

Communism IS depressing. But Stalins death was a flicker of joy in the long tragic story of communism.

@localdude3702

2 жыл бұрын

@@Helmutlozzi Cringe

"You are not even a man. You are a testicle". Good grief that was hilarious. Thank you, I will look this movie up. LOL

@piggypoo

5 жыл бұрын

the moment I heard that line in the video I paused and came to scoll down the comments.

@Lethgar_Smith

5 жыл бұрын

I watched it on a plane coming back from England. Lady sitting next to me wondered what the hell I was laughing so hard at.

@Psycorde

5 жыл бұрын

Stalin's son in the movie is hilarious in general

@JayLeePoe

5 жыл бұрын

Leave his brain alone! How old are you? Doctor: I'm old You're not old! You're not even a person! You're a testicle! [cut] You're made mostly of hair!

@edithmaclarky8955

5 жыл бұрын

piggypoo I was at the exact same moment when I saw the comment

This video is excellent sir. VERY informative & engaging. Cheers.

Did youtube turn the volume off to part of this? The part just before he dies and his staff won't go in the room is silent.

The unanimous voting scene is scary realistic on how that type of peer pressure works

@CHFafard

2 жыл бұрын

"Carried... u..." Everyone slowly raises their hands "Nan... im... ous... ly..."

@zetetick395

Жыл бұрын

Ring the bell the dogs will salivate

@alexpotts6520

11 ай бұрын

Well, peer pressure plus living for decades in a totally paranoid society where saying the wrong thing could get you killed...

@marsultor6131

8 ай бұрын

It was also quite common, once a majority seemed to have formed, the rest voted along with them. Even Erich Honecker (Dicator of the GDR) voted for his own dismissal.

@Abysalss

7 ай бұрын

Also pretty accurate for how Stalinism worked, where when you were the dissent you voted with the majority after it was clear which was which so there was no “factionalism”

"Publicly condemn Stalin, in what would be known as the secret speech" lol

@thebalticmarxist-leninist1333

4 жыл бұрын

Perhaps the most fraudulent and historically illiterate piece of propaganda ever known to man.

@tdubya97

4 жыл бұрын

@@thebalticmarxist-leninist1333 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA

@Yautah

4 жыл бұрын

Soviet Russia is complicated.

@snorf525

4 жыл бұрын

Yautah no it’s not, here’s one word to describe it: bad

@thebalticmarxist-leninist1333

4 жыл бұрын

@Buttrape Bill Yup, he wasn't.

When thinking about the Russian perspective on and response to The Death of Stalin, one thing that came to mind was "what if someone made a satirical comedy about 9/11? Wouldn't I, as an American, find that offensive?". Then I remembered that's basically what Team America: World Police was, and on top of that, it was satirizing an event that was actively unfolding, rather than something that happened several decades before. And yet, at the time it was some of the funniest shit we'd seen, even as it made light of an issue we'd spend the better part of the next two decades grappling with (even if we didn't know it then).

@alexpotts6520

11 ай бұрын

It's worth remembering that when people say "Russians find this offensive" what they really mean is "the Russian *government* finds this offensive."

@what8562

10 ай бұрын

Are you out of your mind!? How is the death of a brutal dictator anything close to 9/11!? Aside from Stalinist, both Russians and Rossiyans love the movie

@HauntedXXXPancake

6 ай бұрын

@@what8562 Yeah, comparing those two things are as bananas, as saying "Team America" was about 9/11.

@IphigeniaAtAulis

2 ай бұрын

Film Actors Guild.

I discovered this movie from this video. Now one of my favorite movies of all time. Thank you

I'm surprised there aren't more historical comedies like Death of Stalin. Sometimes you can't make up this shit, sometimes the history is hilarious simply as it is

@blondbraid7986

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I also hate this mindset that history should only ever be portrayed as a bunch of super serious guys with constipated facial expressions and everything was grey and brown. Sure, history has it's fair share of tragedy, but there are also so many weird and awesome things that's been unfairly ignored, like "Mad Jack" Churchill, who brought a broadsword to WW2 battlefields, or Cecilia Vasa, who was a princess and leader of a big pirate fleet. Why can't people like them get their own movies?

@HisameArtwork

5 жыл бұрын

I'll probably watch a comedy with my grand kids of the 2016 American election some day.

@Usammityduzntafraidofanythin

5 жыл бұрын

History is full of comedy, both tragic and weird.

@creativeusername6453

5 жыл бұрын

A comedy about the first crusades would be amazing. Shit reads like a Monty Python movie

@Clos93

5 жыл бұрын

Anybody interested in comedic historical stories, ought to check out drunk history, pretty hilarious show that comes on comedy central.

"The Death of Stalin" might actually be the single most brilliant piece of historical fiction ever put to screen. Not only in how LITTLE of it was actually falsified, but also in how the comedy was so brilliantly performed, by all actors/actresses, to accurately, if not buffoonishly, portray each Soviet figure. This film was hilarious AND educational! That is a hard accomplishment to actually make, but this film pulls it off, by God!

@gjmac7247

2 жыл бұрын

One of the funniest film's I've seen, also one of the most frightening knowing how close to the truth it is.

@ButHerMama

2 жыл бұрын

You ever watched jojo rabbit? It reminds me of that movie

@Malt454

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, it's one of the least accurate "historical" movies I've seen in quite some time - and it's painful to see/hear how many people now feel "informed" about this period when it's so far from the truth. It's decent satire, but poor history.

@Definitelydusky

2 жыл бұрын

Would’ve been better with realistic accents, don’t know why Russians are speaking with British accents

@arnoldbowling7904

Жыл бұрын

100% agree. historically not bad funny as hell.

Will be renting this! Thank you!

I kinda don’t blame vassily for being a drunk. I mean, if Joseph Stalin was my father I would probably turn into an alcohoolic too.

The accents don't bother me at all. Just like in 'Amadeus' it allows the actors to focus more on their characters. Moreover, Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor and Michael (f**king) Palin? This is a movie that I have to see!

@d.s.parentsr6502

5 жыл бұрын

Bought it. Watched it. LOVED IT!

@benjaminbierley2074

4 жыл бұрын

All star cast hands down

@edwardzero9275

4 жыл бұрын

Same, I especially loved Zhukov and Nikita

@jonL88

4 жыл бұрын

Or Valkyrie! People keep complaining Tom Cruise and co. should have spoken in a German accent

@Quallenkrauler

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I started watching this video without having seen the movie, stopped watching in the middle because I decided that I HAD to see see it first. And then Michael Palin shows up. Needless to say, I had a blast. Buscemi, Isaacs and Palin were amazing! The rest of the cast too, of course, but I loved those three. Especially Isaac's "Fuck you, I'm an untouchable war hero, I can just punch Stalin's son and get away with it!" attitude. :D

*"YOU'RE NOT EVEN A PERSON, YOU'RE A TESTICLE!"*

The line that always kills me: "Fuck me, Georgy's eyes really do follow you around the crapper. It's weird."

Excellent video. Thanks

"Today we will be having a laugh at the death of Stalin" KGB: Hol' up

@eustache_dauger

4 жыл бұрын

The NKVD wants to know your location

@kgb5979

4 жыл бұрын

NKVD was in the Time of Stalin comrade. But still tho we gonna have to "ask him some questions"

@WD-zk6fg

4 жыл бұрын

FSB: ... MSS: ... Kim Jung IL: I'm so ronery!

"How old are you?" "I'm...old.."

@anthonyeaton9049

5 жыл бұрын

"YOU'RE NOT OLD!!!"

@verrelrafiano6564

5 жыл бұрын

"You're not even a human" "You're a testicle"

@stickiedmin6508

5 жыл бұрын

After Zhukov, Vassily was easily my favourite character. His lines were hilarious. "My father will have you saddled and ridden to Siberia you rude fucking pies!" "Play better you clattering fannies!" Pure gold.

@np7736

5 жыл бұрын

"WHAT PLANE CRASH?!? Soviet planes don't crash!"

@stickiedmin6508

5 жыл бұрын

"Hairy monsters in coats have scooped out my father's brain and sent it to _America!"_

Does the audio cut out for anyone else at 16 minutes?

@saiiimonjuneau8502

Жыл бұрын

yeah me too

@12345.......

Жыл бұрын

It sounds like some Russian anthem. It is uncensored on Nebula

I love the little old lady who was basically like “I lived during that time, I’m fine with it.“ I know I’m an American, but I didn’t feel like the film mocked the Soviet people- the butt of the jokes were people like Stalin and Beria who deserve to be mocked relentlessly. As a viewer, I felt sympathy for the Soviet people living under a tyrant. (I also think the Soviet people deserve the credit for WWII in spite of Stalin considering everything he did.) This movie was hilarious and I enjoyed it thoroughly.

“In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than to advance.” - Stalin

@AssassinEmbers

4 жыл бұрын

"victory cannot be achieved without sacrifice mason" - reznov.

@WurrzagsMorkyMischeif

4 жыл бұрын

Because they knew what awaited them when they came back after retreating

@dzk33

4 жыл бұрын

I believe the actual quote is: "it takes a very brave man not to be a hero of the Red Army."

@shiinaai2978

4 жыл бұрын

@@WurrzagsMorkyMischeif In some cases, the 'reward' came very quickly after retreating 10 meters.

@mrcls7040

4 жыл бұрын

stalin is a facker.... was

"You can't just kill all of your enemys" "That's were your wrong kido"

@martinmortyry7444

5 жыл бұрын

You can't just kill all your enemies and allies and close friends and random people

@ShortArmOfGod

5 жыл бұрын

"You can't just use poor grammar." "That's where your wrong, kiddo."

@ShrekStoliosis

5 жыл бұрын

“we can’t just use you’re, the correct tense” “That’s where you’re wrong kiddo”

@SaltyWound

4 жыл бұрын

@Spencer Proctor His grammar isn't much better.........

@sniper_rifle_3009

4 жыл бұрын

*you’re

Another brilliant video thanks! Please do one about the Mike Leigh film Peterloo x

Finally watched the movie, thoroughly enjoyed it -- then came to rewatch your video