Red Monarch (1983) Stalin USSR Marxism History

Red Monarch (1983) Stalin USSR Marxism History

IMDb http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086178

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Actors: Colin Blakley, David Suchet, David Threlfall, David Kelly, Brian Glover

In a Russia where fear has become the everyday currency, Stalin and Beria are the two double acts to end them all. With the Kremlin as their stage and the Politburo as their stooges, Stalin signs death warrants while Beria chases women. United by their Georgian heritage and moral depravity, they trust each other only as much as they have to. A humorous look at Stalin, dictator and family man.

Very good satire about autocracy and terror. In this interesting British movie the inner circle of Stalin is depicted as a kind of absolute monarchs court. Very realistic rendering of an atmosphere of autocracy, distrust and terror. Abuse of power is rampant. Beria exercises a "jus primae noctis" with all the young ballerinas of the prestigious opera houses. But also the mighty may fall, when the Wise Leader starts to distrust them. Some keep their faith in the Bolshevist creed until the very end. In front of the firing squad a stalwart Bolshevist of the first hour exclaims: "Even in the best democracy errors are being made!" Sometimes the future may be found in the past. Learn about our probable future by studying the past.

tags: movie, film, British, Stalin, USSR, Marxism, history, tyranny, dictator, regime, terror