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Stalin's Wife (2005)

How did Nadezhda Alliluyev die?

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 44M

Director : Slava Tsukerman

Synopsis

At the tender age of sixteen Nadezhda Alliluyev married Joseph Stalin, twenty three years her senior. Throughout their fourteen years of family life, Nadezhda stood by as Stalin transformed from the ordinary revolutionary into the unlimited dictator of Russia - a semi-god, whose portraits replaced Christian orthodox icons in the corners of peasant's huts. One morning she was found dead in her bed, revolver by her side. Up to this day, historians continue the heated debate as to whether she had killed herself or was murdered by Stalin. Tsukerman's film is an attempt to solve the riddles of the not-so-distant past, weaving stories within stories and blending commentary from remaining relatives, friends, and historians with rare archival footage. The film provides a fascinating overview of the early history of the USSR while simultaneously exploring the myriad questions surrounding this complex relationship.

Actors

Timothy Smallwood
Timothy Smallwood
Narrator
Susan Doukas
Susan Doukas
Narrator
Mick Cribben
Mick Cribben
Narrator
Nadezhda Alliluyeva
Nadezhda Alliluyeva
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin

Crews

Slava Tsukerman
Slava Tsukerman
Director
Slava Tsukerman
Slava Tsukerman
Writer
Joel Diamond
Joel Diamond
Music
Slava Tsukerman
Slava Tsukerman
Producer
Myra Todorovsky
Myra Todorovsky
Producer
Nina V. Kerova
Nina V. Kerova
Producer
Robert E. Field
Robert E. Field
Executive Producer
Victoriy Yudkin
Victoriy Yudkin
Public Relations
Lidia Radovsky
Lidia Radovsky
Production Manager
Narit Gessler
Narit Gessler
Assistant Director
Vlad Halamov
Vlad Halamov
Assistant Editor
Gary Dorfman
Gary Dorfman
Sound Director
Lidia Radovsky
Lidia Radovsky
Archival Footage Research
Lidia Tsvetkova
Lidia Tsvetkova
Archival Footage Research