In the Garage of Berija

(TV movie)
  • Finland Berijan tallissa
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Documentary / Short
Finland, 1991, 32 min

Directed by:

Reijo Nikkilä

Cinematography:

Kari Ahola
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The film is a sequel for On the Hands of Stalin. It's about sculptor Georgy Lavrov who made a statue of Gelya smiling on Stalin's lap. Soon after it was finished, Soviet chairman Lavrentiy Beria sentenced Lavrov to Siberia for conspiring to assassinate Stalin. When the sculptor returned to Moscow after the Soviet Union fell, he was appointed a new home and atelier, in Beria's old garage. (DocPoint)

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