This movie is historical fake and grotesque of Western anti-Russian propaganda

Rating: 1/10 (1 September 2015)

I have not read the book but the movie is a historical fake. Because:
1) There was absolutely different spirit and atmosphere of Stalin's times. That was time of huge enthusiasm and high hopes in a social life. This movie show absolutely different thing. This is proved by huge economical and social achievements in a USSR's life of that times. After a 2nd world war USSR restored itself very quickly. Such huge achievements are completely impossible on a spirit of violence like this movie shows us.
2) Movie contains a bunch of historical mistakes:
a) a Kalashnikov rifle which was shown in hands of KGB soldiers was first time used in 1956 but here it was show in events of 1953.
b) pentanal sodium as a "truth serum" first was used closer to the end of 1950th, but here it was shown used in 1953.
c) the phrase at the beginning of movie about "state-imposed famine against the Ukranian people" is a politically motivated historical fake. Studying facts about that time and events completely refutes version of "state-imposed famine".
3) The movies itself contains tons of weird anti-Russian propaganda:
a) KGB never killed civilians in such way like this movies shows (at 0:15:02). Especially in a Moscow region! Such maniacal behaviour like shown in this movie from the side of one of KGB officers is impossible even as exceptional case in a far provincial village but here it is a Moscow region. So, it is completely unrealistic.
b) The phrase "... like Stalin teach us" used by KGB officer in a movie is a fake - such stupid appliance of communism ideology was never used in KGB business! KGB officers were especially trained to have cold reason and excerpt. Especially in 1953 when Stalin's control style were still strong there.
And there are lot, lot more complains on fakes and mistakes in this movie.
However, by watching this movie you can study a "black propaganda" style - it is interesting to see what techniques were used by movie producer to play with feelings of audience.
PS. If you were read some Western-published stories about USSR you need to know that during last 10 years it was cogently proved that such stories was a big fake. So, Alexander Solzheniczin, Viktor Suvorov and other such kind of authors were just ride the wave to earn some money on a anti-Russian propaganda. Nowadays more and more people are studying history and are realizing that was a fake.