My Best Friend, General Vasili, Son of Joseph Stalin explained

My Best Friend, General Vasili, the Son of Joseph Stalin
Native Name:
Language:Russian
Moy luchshiy drug, general Vasiliy, syn Iosifa
Director:Viktor Sadovsky
Starring:Boris Shcherbakov
Vladimir Steklov
Andrei Boltnev
Irina Malysheva
Andrei Tolubeyev
Petr Shelokhonov
Igor Gorbachyov
Georgi Shtil
Music:Vladlen Chistyakov
Cinematography:Vadim Grammatikov
Editing:G. Baranova
Studio:Lenfilm
Leninterfilm
Kraun
Distributor:Lenfilm (Soviet Union)
Leninterfilm
Kraun
Runtime:102 minutes
Country:Soviet Union
Belgium
Language:English
Russian
Budget:$15 000 000

My Best Friend, General Vasili, the Son of Joseph Stalin (Russian: Мой лучший друг генерал Василий, сын Иосифа|Moy luchshiy drug, general Vasiliy, syn Iosifa) is a 1991 sports comedy-drama film, directed by Viktor Sadovsky and starring Boris Shcherbakov and Vladimir Steklov.[1]

Plot

Biopic film set in the 1950s Soviet Union, based on a true story of friendship between Vasili Stalin, the son of the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, and the famous Soviet sports star Vsevolod Bobrov.

Vasili Stalin was Lieut. General of the Red Army in charge of the Army and Airforce sports teams. He befriended the talented athlete Bagrov (Bobrov) and made him a sports star in the Soviet Union. After each game played by his "toy-star" Bobrov, General Vasili Stalin would throw massive and wild drinking parties, with women dancing on their dining table among bottles of vodka. But after the death of his father, general Vasili Stalin was arrested by the new Soviet leadership, and was charged with "anti-Soviet" conspiracy, because of his opinions expressed in conversations with foreign diplomats.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Мой лучший друг, генерал Василий, сын Иосифа (1991). КиноПоиск. ru.
  2. Web site: 95-летний охранник Василия Сталина раскрыл тюремные тайны сына вождя. Московский комсомолец. ru. July 6, 2017.