A British college professor, working in Russia, investigates certain mysteries surrounding the life and death of Joseph Stalin.A British college professor, working in Russia, investigates certain mysteries surrounding the life and death of Joseph Stalin.A British college professor, working in Russia, investigates certain mysteries surrounding the life and death of Joseph Stalin.
Jakov Rafalson
- Moscow Official
- (as Yakov Rafalson)
Elena Butenko
- Older Librarian
- (as Elena Boutenko-Raykina)
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- TriviaStalin had two sons, one of whom, Yakov, died in German captivity during the Great Patriotic War; the other, Vasilii died of alcoholism in 1962. Yakov's son Evgenii has tried to carry the family torch, much as "Joseph" in the film, with little success. The conceit of the film might be based on the discovery in 2001 of another Stalin grandson, whose father was conceived during Stalin's exile in Siberia before the revolution.
- GoofsKelso states that Arkhangelsk was founded by Peter the Great, but Arkhangelsk was founded no later than 1584, almost a century before Peter was even born.
- Quotes
Fluke Kelso: Look, actually... I don't want to sleep with you. Although that would be... a very attractive proposition but... I want something else from you.
Zinaida: Whatever you want is still three hundred.
- Alternate versionsArchangel appears as a three-part BBC series on IMDb, each about 45 minutes in length.
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