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Kristaps Andrejsons, journalist and host of The Eastern Border podcast, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this documentary which provides a startling insight into the cult of personality surrounding Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.\nSTATE FUNERAL is now showing on MUBI. You can claim your free 30-day trial of their incredible film streaming service by visiting: https://mubi.com/russiansovietpod\n-\xa0Ally's MUBI recommendations\nCONTENT WARNING: In this episode, we discuss the violence of the Soviet state under Joseph Stalin.\nIf you're listening from the UK, you can pick up a copy of The Last Days of Stalin by Joshua Rubenstein, It's Only a Joke, Comrade by Jonathan Waterlow, or another book from the wide selection in our uk.bookshop.org virtual affiliate bookshop. 10% of the sale will go towards the running of the show, and another 10% will go towards supporting independent bookshops around the country.\nThere's also our\xa0www.rusandsov.com affiliate store\xa0where you can get t-shirts, wall posters, coffee mugs, and more with a Russian and or Soviet theme. If you use the promo code RUSSOPHILESUNITE at check out, you'll get 10% off, and they ship locally in the US, the EU, and Australia.\nIf you enjoyed this episode, please follow and rate us on Podchaser:\xa0www.podchaser.com/russophilesunitemoviepodcast\nThe show's intro music is\xa0Cold\xa0by Sasha Ilyukevich and the Highly Skilled Migrants.\nYou can find more of their music at:\xa0https://thehighlyskilledmigrants.bandcamp.com/\xa0or on\xa0Spotify.\nIf you'd like to get in touch and tell us what you thought of the film and/or the podcast episode, it would be great to hear from you! Here are some ways you can do that:\nTwitter:\xa0@RussophilesU\nEmail:\xa0russophilesunite@gmail.com\nFacebook:\xa0www.facebook.com/groups/russophilesunite\nInstagram:\xa0www.instagram.com/russophiles_unite/\nLetterboxd:\xa0https://letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/\nFind Ally's other podcast appearances at:\xa0https://www.podchaser.com/creators/alistair-pitts-107ZzmUqmI