Stalin Page #4

you kick the man in their head.

And you never find his teeth.

Wear boots, Sergo. Wear boots.

A healthy boy!

There's a boy.

Vasily. We'll call you Vasily.

Koba! Where's Koba? Where's he?

What is the matter?

Koba!

Koba! It's Lenin:

Lenin has had a stroke.

May I talk to him?

Since when do you ask permission?

Vladimir Ilyich!

Who authorized you to send this telegraph?

- What?

To Sergo Ordzhonikidze:

"Of the General Secretary"?

Who's made the copy?

"You will thoroughly punish

the following members

of the Georgian central committee:... "

Where did you get that?

I know they got into an argument

but he slapped the man.

A leading comrade - he struck him!

The man insulted Sergo!

A party member does not strike

a party member!

It is not permissible!

You're in pain?

No-no, it's nothing. It's nothing.

You will order Sergo to apologize.

He's a Georgian. He... he's...

I'm referring this

to the control commission!

Who gave you this telegram? Who, who?

Who told you this?

Just order Sergo to come back.

Immediately!

Comrade...

- Immediately!

What they are doing these boys?

They want to turn you against me;

they want to split the party.

The doctors have told you to rest,

to remain calm, calm.

Now why do they excite you,

these bastards, why?

To kill you, that's the reason!

We will not allow this;

I've one aim, one mission:

to get comrade Lenin back on his feet.

And able to lead us again.

I'll send for the doctors.

The job nobody wanted put my father

in charge

of the party security.

He surrounded himself with ruthless men

and pecked for their loyalty to him.

Kaganovich was one of them.

Natasha is at Lenin switch-board.

We will know about everyone who calls.

Who set this up?

- I myself!

Who else knows about it?

- No-one.

Make sure!

You know Koba, while Lenin is ill...

- The country needs a leadership.

And Trotsky, of course,

is ready to provide one.

Lenin knows so, of course, and he will

never listen to anyone else's opinion.

Yours especially!

- Not even ours.

We have been thinking: until Lenin

can return...

Restored health and vigorous, enabled

to deal with all our terrible problems...

We could lead.

- In the spirit of Lenin, of course!

We?

- Comrades Stalin, Kamenev and Zinoviev.

How many legs does a stool have?

Why?...

- Three.

Because it cannot stand on one or two.

- Good, good! - Good!

What are they plotting now?

- Let them take me for a fool.

Trotsky!

Comrade Trotsky, Lenin wants to see you.

- Good.

He says you must turn against Stalin

before it is too late.

You must help Lenin now!

- It's good. Tomorrow.

Where's he?

- He's not to be disturbed!

How're you doing?

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