Maria Choustova

producer of “State Funeral”

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Joseph Stalin was one of the most important leaders of the 20th century. He conquered the Germans to help end World War II.

‘State Funeral’: Raw footage from Joseph Stalin’s funeral shows effects of totalitarianism

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