Death of Stalin

<p>This week we're making our first foray into Soviet history with the Death of Stalin! Join us for a discussion of Nikita Khrushchev, Stalin's rise to power, Stalin's tomb, Maria Veriaminovna, and the Moscow Doctor's Plot.</p> <p>**Content Warning**: This episode features discussions of sexual assault.</p> <p>Sources:</p> <p>Film Background:</p> <p>Manohla Dargis's Review: <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/08/movies/the-death-of-stalin-armando-iannucci-steve-buscemi.html" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener"><u>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/08/movies/the-death-of-stalin-armando-iannucci-steve-buscemi.html</u></a></p> <p>Death of Stalin IMDB Page: <a href= "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4686844/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener"><u>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4686844/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv</u></a></p> <p>Richard Overy, "Carry on up the Kremlin: How the Death of Stalin Plays Russian Roulette with the Truth," <em>The Guardian.</em> Available at <a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/18/death-of-stalin-russian-roulette-with-truth-armando-iannucci" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener"><u>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/18/death-of-stalin-russian-roulette-with-truth-armando-iannucci</u></a></p> <p>Stalin's Tomb:</p> <p>"Stalin's Body to Be Removed From Tomb in Red Square," New York Times, October 31st 1961."Keeping the Russian Revolution Alive," NPR, available at <a href= "https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124901338" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener"><u>https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124901338</u></a></p> <p>Footage of Stalin's Funeral. Available at <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQjrQOnN4kY" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener"><u>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQjrQOnN4kY</u></a></p> <p>Vladimir A. Kozlov, ed. <em>Sedition: Everyday Resistance in the Soviet Union under Khrushchev and Brezhnev.</em> Yale University Press, 2011.</p> <p>Christine Quigley, <em>Modern Mummies: The Prese