The Death of Stalin is a 2017 satirical black comedy directed by Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It, In the Loop, Veep) and based on the French graphic novel La mort de Staline. Set in the Soviet Union in 1953, the film depicts the power struggle following the death of Joseph Stalin.
The AK-47 is used by Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov (Jason Isaacs) (incorrectly referred to as Field Marshal in the movie) and other Red Army officers and soldiers during the coup against Beria. One of Stalin's guards carries an AK-47.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingType III AK-47 with prototype slab sided magazine - 7.62x39mmError creating thumbnail: File missingA guard at Stalin's dacha with an AK-47.Error creating thumbnail: File missing"All right, boys, meet your dates for tonight." Georgy Zhukov (Jason Isaacs) opens up his overcoat to reveal two AKs. N.B. Historically, General Moskalenko, not Zhukov, sneaked a gun into the Kremlin to arrest Beria, while Zhukov was barred from carrying a weapon.Error creating thumbnail: File missing"I'll take the tall blonde". Leonid Brezhnev (Gerald Lepkowski) selects one of the rifles. N.B. Although Brezhnev was a major general in the Red Army at the end of World War II, he had been a civilian since 1946.Error creating thumbnail: File missing"Hands up or I'll shoot you in the fucking face!" Zhukov leads the coup.Error creating thumbnail: File missingZhukov hands his AK to a Red Army soldier so he can give Beria a well-deserved punch.Error creating thumbnail: File missing"Fuck me, Georgy's eyes really do follow you around the crapper." Zhukov, on guard, with an AK-47, remarks on the portrait of Secretary Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor) mounted on the lavatory wall.
Battle Rifles
Mosin Nagant M91/30
Red Army soldiers carry the Mosin Nagant M91/30. Red Army guards at Stalin's funeral have rifles with bayonets fixed.
