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'''''The Death of Stalin''''' is a 2017 satirical black comedy directed by Armando Iannucci, based on the French graphic novel ''La mort de Staline''. Set in the Soviet Union in 1953, the film loosely depicts the power struggle following the death of Joseph Stalin.
 
'''''The Death of Stalin''''' is a 2017 satirical black comedy directed by Armando Iannucci, based on the French graphic novel ''La mort de Staline''. Set in the Soviet Union in 1953, the film loosely depicts the power struggle following the death of Joseph Stalin.
  
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==Tokarev TT-33==
 
==Tokarev TT-33==
 
The [[Tokarev TT-33]] is used by officers of the Red Army and NKVD. Vasily Stalin ([[Rupert Friend]]) carries a TT-33 with silver grips.
 
The [[Tokarev TT-33]] is used by officers of the Red Army and NKVD. Vasily Stalin ([[Rupert Friend]]) carries a TT-33 with silver grips.
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[[File:TT-33.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Post-1947 version. Tula Arsenal (Soviet Union) Note CCCP printing around the star on the plastic grips]]
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[[File:TT-33.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
 
[[File:DOS Vasily TT33.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vasily Stalin ([[Rupert Friend]]) fires his TT-33 in an attempt to stop his father's autopsy.]]
 
[[File:DOS Vasily TT33.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vasily Stalin ([[Rupert Friend]]) fires his TT-33 in an attempt to stop his father's autopsy.]]
 
[[File:DOS Vasily TT33 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up of the pistol.]]
 
[[File:DOS Vasily TT33 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up of the pistol.]]
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==PPSh-41==
 
==PPSh-41==
 
The [[PPSh-41]] is carried by NKVD soldiers. All the PPSh-41s in the movie have 71-round drum magazines.
 
The [[PPSh-41]] is carried by NKVD soldiers. All the PPSh-41s in the movie have 71-round drum magazines.
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[[File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
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[[File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
 
[[File:DOS NKVD PPSH.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guard at the NKVD headquarters with a PPSh-41 slung.]]
 
[[File:DOS NKVD PPSH.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guard at the NKVD headquarters with a PPSh-41 slung.]]
 
[[File:DOS NKVD PPSH 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A nervous NKVD soldier with a PPSh.]]
 
[[File:DOS NKVD PPSH 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A nervous NKVD soldier with a PPSh.]]
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=Bolt-Action Rifles=
 
=Bolt-Action Rifles=
 
==Mosin Nagant M91/30==
 
==Mosin Nagant M91/30==
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Red Army soldiers are seen carrying the [[Mosin Nagant Rifle|Mosin Nagant M91/30]]. Red Army guards at Stalin's funeral have bayonets affixed to the rifles.
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Red Army soldiers are seen carrying the [[Mosin Nagant M91/30]]. Red Army guards at Stalin's funeral have bayonets affixed to the rifles.
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[[File:M1891 MN rifle bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosin Nagant M1891 with attachable bayonet - 7.62x54mmR.]]
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[[File:M1891 MN rifle bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosin Nagant M1891 with attachable bayonet - 7.62x54mmR]]
 
[[File:DOS Army Mosin.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Red Army guards at Stalin's funeral carry Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles with bayonets fixed.]]
 
[[File:DOS Army Mosin.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Red Army guards at Stalin's funeral carry Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles with bayonets fixed.]]
 
[[File:M9130.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R]]
 
[[File:M9130.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R]]
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==Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine==
 
==Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine==
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Red Army and NKVD soldiers can be seen using the [[Mosin Nagant Rifle|Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine]].
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Red Army and NKVD soldiers can be seen using the [[Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine]].
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[[File:M38Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R. This was modified to become the M44 which replaced it, entering combat trials in 1943, becoming fairly common in 1944.]]
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[[File:M38Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mmR]]
 
[[File:DOS NKVD Mosin.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An NKVD soldier jumps from a truck with a Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine.]]
 
[[File:DOS NKVD Mosin.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An NKVD soldier jumps from a truck with a Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine.]]
 
[[File:DOS NKVD Mosin 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier with his Mosin carbine.]]
 
[[File:DOS NKVD Mosin 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier with his Mosin carbine.]]
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=Semi-Automatic Rifles=
 
=Semi-Automatic Rifles=
 
==SKS==
 
==SKS==
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Red Army and NKVD soldiers use the [[SKS rifle|SKS]].
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Red Army and NKVD soldiers use the [[SKS]].
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[[File:Simonov-Russian-SKS45.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Russian Simonov Type 45 aka the Russian SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm. The Russian SKS has a milled receiver and a blade bayonet. The rifles were issued with hardwood or laminated stocks. This example has a hardwood stock.]]
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[[File:Simonov-Russian-SKS45.jpg|thumb|none|450px|SKS - 7.62x39mm]]
 
[[File:DOS NKVD SKS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|NKVD soldiers at a checkpoint with SKS rifles.]]
 
[[File:DOS NKVD SKS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|NKVD soldiers at a checkpoint with SKS rifles.]]
 
[[File:DOS Army SKS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Red Army soldiers at a checkpoint with SKS rifles.]]
 
[[File:DOS Army SKS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Red Army soldiers at a checkpoint with SKS rifles.]]
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=Assault Rifles=
 
=Assault Rifles=
 
==AK-47==
 
==AK-47==
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The [[AK-47#AK-47|AK-47]] is used by Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov ([[Jason Isaacs]]) (incorrectly referred to as a Field Marshal in the movie) and other Red Army officers and soldiers during the coup against Beria. One of Stalin's guards carries an AK-47.
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The [[AK-47]] is used by Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov ([[Jason Isaacs]]) (incorrectly referred to as a Field Marshal in the movie) and other Red Army officers and soldiers during the coup against Beria. One of Stalin's guards carries an AK-47.
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[[File:Ak 54.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Type III AK-47 with prototype slab sided magazine - 7.62x39mm]]
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[[File:Ak 54.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type III AK-47 with prototype slab sided magazine - 7.62x39mm]]
 
[[File:DOS Guard AK47.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guard at Stalin's dacha with an AK-47.]]
 
[[File:DOS Guard AK47.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guard at Stalin's dacha with an AK-47.]]
 
[[File:DOS Zhukov AK47.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"Alright, boys, meet your dates for tonight."'' <br> Georgy Zhukov ([[Jason Isaacs]]) opens up his overcoat to reveal two AKs.<br>'''N.B.''' Historically, Marshall Kirill Moskalenko, not Zhukov, snuck a gun into the Kremlin to arrest Beria, while Zhukov was barred from carrying a weapon.]]
 
[[File:DOS Zhukov AK47.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"Alright, boys, meet your dates for tonight."'' <br> Georgy Zhukov ([[Jason Isaacs]]) opens up his overcoat to reveal two AKs.<br>'''N.B.''' Historically, Marshall Kirill Moskalenko, not Zhukov, snuck a gun into the Kremlin to arrest Beria, while Zhukov was barred from carrying a weapon.]]
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=Machine Guns=
 
=Machine Guns=
 
==Maxim M1910/30==
 
==Maxim M1910/30==
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A [[Maxim#Maxim_M1910.2F30|Maxim M1910/30]] is used by multiple NKVD soldiers at a checkpoint.
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A [[Maxim M1910/30]] is used by multiple NKVD soldiers at a checkpoint.
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[[File:Maxim_M1910_30.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Russian Maxim 1910/30, post 1941 manufacture with top hatch on cooling jacket allowing it to be filled more quickly or with snow - 7.62x54mmR]]
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[[File:Maxim_M1910_30.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Maxim M1910/30, post 1941 manufacture with top hatch on cooling jacket allowing it to be filled more quickly or with snow - 7.62x54mmR]]
 
[[File:DOS NKVD Maxim.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Multiple NKVD soldiers at a checkpoint man a Maxim M1910/30.]]
 
[[File:DOS NKVD Maxim.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Multiple NKVD soldiers at a checkpoint man a Maxim M1910/30.]]
 
[[File:DOS NKVD Maxim 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up of the barrel.]]
 
[[File:DOS NKVD Maxim 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up of the barrel.]]
  
 
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Revision as of 13:44, 4 April 2024


The Death of Stalin
DOS.jpg
Country UKD.jpg United Kingdom
Directed by Armando Iannucci
Release Date 2017
Language English
Studio Main Journey
Quad Productions
Distributor Focus Films (United States)
Entertainment One (United Kingdom)
Main Cast
Character Actor
Nikita Khrushchev Steve Buscemi
Lavrentiy Beria Simon Russell Beale
Georgy Zhukov Jason Isaacs
Georgy Malenkov Jeffrey Tambor
Vyacheslav Molotov Michael Palin
Svetlana Stalina Andrea Riseborough
Vasily Stalin Rupert Friend
Joseph Stalin Adrian McLoughlin


The Death of Stalin is a 2017 satirical black comedy directed by Armando Iannucci, based on the French graphic novel La mort de Staline. Set in the Soviet Union in 1953, the film loosely depicts the power struggle following the death of Joseph Stalin.


The following weapons were used in the film The Death of Stalin:


SPOILERS.jpg WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!


Sidearms

Tokarev TT-33

The Tokarev TT-33 is used by officers of the Red Army and NKVD. Vasily Stalin (Rupert Friend) carries a TT-33 with silver grips.

Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Vasily Stalin (Rupert Friend) fires his TT-33 in an attempt to stop his father's autopsy.
A close-up of the pistol.
The confiscated pistol tucked into Anatoly Tarasov's (Richard Brake)'s waistband. Note the silver grips.
An NKVD officer with several Stalin look-alikes.
The NKVD officer barking orders with his Tokarev out.
Marshals Kirill Moskalenko (Luke D'Silva) and Leonid Brezhnev (Gerald Lepkowski) hand over their sidearms to NKVD officer Aslanov (Ewan Bailey).
A Red Army officer shoots NKVD Officer Bogdan Kobulov while the latter attempts to hide during the coup.
A Red Army officer executes Beria with a Tokarev TT-33. Another can be seen in the bottom left.
N.B. Historically, Beria was shot by Colonel-General Pavel Batitsky; six other NKVD officers were tried and executed at the same time, but shot by firing squad, separately from Beria.

Submachine Guns

PPSh-41

The PPSh-41 is carried by NKVD soldiers. All the PPSh-41s in the movie have 71-round drum magazines.

Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
A guard at the NKVD headquarters with a PPSh-41 slung.
A nervous NKVD soldier with a PPSh.
An NKVD soldier aims his submachine gun.
An NKVD soldier gives the order to disperse.

Bolt-Action Rifles

Mosin Nagant M91/30

Red Army soldiers are seen carrying the Mosin Nagant M91/30. Red Army guards at Stalin's funeral have bayonets affixed to the rifles.

Mosin Nagant M1891 with attachable bayonet - 7.62x54mmR
Red Army guards at Stalin's funeral carry Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles with bayonets fixed.
Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R
The army soldier to the left carries a full-length Mosin.

Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine

Red Army and NKVD soldiers can be seen using the Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine.

Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mmR
An NKVD soldier jumps from a truck with a Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine.
The soldier with his Mosin carbine.
A soldier carries a Mosin carbine during Stalin's funeral.

Semi-Automatic Rifles

SKS

Red Army and NKVD soldiers use the SKS.

SKS - 7.62x39mm
NKVD soldiers at a checkpoint with SKS rifles.
Red Army soldiers at a checkpoint with SKS rifles.
An NKVD soldier readies his SKS.
Ditto.
Ditto again.
A Red Army soldier with an SKS.

Assault Rifles

AK-47

The AK-47 is used by Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov (Jason Isaacs) (incorrectly referred to as a Field Marshal in the movie) and other Red Army officers and soldiers during the coup against Beria. One of Stalin's guards carries an AK-47.

Type III AK-47 with prototype slab sided magazine - 7.62x39mm
A guard at Stalin's dacha with an AK-47.
"Alright, boys, meet your dates for tonight."
Georgy Zhukov (Jason Isaacs) opens up his overcoat to reveal two AKs.
N.B. Historically, Marshall Kirill Moskalenko, not Zhukov, snuck a gun into the Kremlin to arrest Beria, while Zhukov was barred from carrying a weapon.
"I'll take the tall blonde".
Leonid Brezhnev (Gerald Lepkowski) selects one of the rifles.
N.B. Although Brezhnev was a major general in the Red Army at the end of World War II, he had been a civilian since 1946.
"Hands up or I'll shoot you in the fucking face!"
Zhukov leads the coup with an AK.
Zhukov hands his AK to a Red Army soldier so he can give Beria a well-deserved punch.
"Fuck me, Georgy's eyes really do follow you around the crapper."
Zhukov, on guard with an AK-47, remarks on the portrait of Secretary Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor) mounted on the lavatory wall.

Machine Guns

Maxim M1910/30

A Maxim M1910/30 is used by multiple NKVD soldiers at a checkpoint.

Maxim M1910/30, post 1941 manufacture with top hatch on cooling jacket allowing it to be filled more quickly or with snow - 7.62x54mmR
Multiple NKVD soldiers at a checkpoint man a Maxim M1910/30.
A close-up of the barrel.
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