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Arte 2023 1 season 5 eps Ended

Stalin – Leben und Sterben eines Diktators

2023 1 season 5 eps

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Season 1

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Season 1

12 min

S1 · E1 · Mar 2, 2023

Episode 1 Episode 1

28 February 1953. Joseph Stalin is not in the Kremlin but in his dacha, 15 km from the centre of Moscow. This is where he has been spending most of his time for many years now. His days are routine and paranoid. The soldiers protecting hm are always ready to intervene. That evening, as is often the case, he gathers his four trusted comrades around him, none of them suspecting that it will be the last time.

12 min

S1 · E2 · Mar 2, 2023

Episode 2 Episode 2

1 March 1953. In Kuntsevo, Stalin has not given any sign of life for several hours. Despite their surprise, his guards do not dare enter his quarters uninvited. If you make a mistake, you can pay with your life.

13 min

S1 · E3 · Mar 2, 2023

Episode 3 Episode 3

Stalin’s health is getting worse and the doctors are finally called, 13 hours after his stroke. A traditional treatment with leeches is applied. But will it work? The citizens of the Soviet Union believe that Stalin is in the Kremlin, a building that represents the strength of the nation, steadfast against foreign invasion, most recently against Hitler.

12 min

S1 · E4 · Mar 2, 2023

Episode 4 Episode 4

Two days after Stalin’s stroke, the public is informed that their leader is gravely ill. Doctors can do nothing for him. Lavrenti Beria, the secret police chief, positions himself to become Stalin’s successor, but he is not the only pretender to the throne.

13 min

S1 · E5 · Mar 2, 2023

Episode 5 Episode 5

As it becomes clear that Stalin’s hours are numbered, various factions mobilise to take power. Beria and Malenkov face off against Khrushchev and Bulganin.

5 episodes in Season 1

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Josef Stalin regiert die Sowjetunion mit brutaler Härte und Gewalt. Lange gilt der Tyrann als unsterblich. Im März 1953 erleidet er einen Schlaganfall und schwebt tagelang zwischen Leben und Tod. In Erinnerung bleiben die Grausamkeiten gegenüber Feinden, Weggefährten und gegenüber dem eigenen sowjetischen Volk. Noch bevor der Diktator stirbt, beginnt der Kampf um seine Nachfolge.

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Jürgen Ast Director · Martin Hübner Director

Director

Jürgen Ast

Director

Martin Hübner

Total runtime 1h 0m · Episode length 12 min · Type Documentary

Show info

Premiered

March 2, 2023

Status

Ended

Network

Arte

Country

Germany

Type

Documentary

Episode length

12 min

Total runtime

1h 0m

Original language

German

Production

A

ARTE

Production

R

RBB

Production

A

Astfilm Productions

Production

Germany

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Languages

Spoken on screen

French · German

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