EPISODE SEVEN
Good day, sir!
Vasily Josephovich!
Vasily Josephovich!
Hello, Kuzmich!
How are you? Still alive I see?
Why say things like
that? Iím still breathing.
Oh yeah?
Yes.
Then come here and let
me give you another hug!
Our little snitch!
Youíll crush me! My ribs are cracking!
Good to have you back.
Thank you.
Itís always a pleasure to
see your glorious person.
Have you any idea how happy
I am to see your mug, Kuzmich?
So how have you rear
rats been holding up?
Tell me something Kuzmich
- whatís new?
Whoís been shot? Who went to prison?
You know what they call our house?
The House of Preliminary Incarceration.
Get it?
Comrade General, were do we put the dog?
Take it to the apartment. And you can
bring the bags along on your way up.
Kuzmich, tell me somethingÖ
What are you standing around
for? Unload the baggage!
Yes, sir!
Well hello there.
Sasha, who is it?
No one! Daddyís home!
Hooray!
Daddy! Daddy!
7 big bags, 4 small ones, 5 big basketsÖ
Be careful with the crystal!
Hello.
Good day.
Germany seems nice.
RichÖ why not take what you can carry?
But we have to account for everything.
Thereís no way around it, Vasily Josephovich.
If only I knew what was in those bagsÖ
Hello!
Such a happy day it is! Glorious!
What do you mean?
Vasily Josephovich is back.
Wow, itís so pretty!
Look how far it goes!
Look at it!
You see?
Do you like it?
Yes!
Good, now look here.
Where is it going?
Come on, come on, come on!
Quiet! Where do you think its going?
Right there!
Vasya, what is all this?
Trophies, madam.
Their kids played with
them and now itís our turn.
What do ours need so many for?
Thereís so pretty!
Whoís this?
This? Thatís Hans.
Vasya!
Do Sasha and Nadia go to kindergarten?
They do.
So we can take it all there so that
Nadenka and Sasha can give the kids toys.
Wouldnít that be nice?
So weíre driving down Berlin, right? And
 we come to this house - a bomb hit it.
And it had a toy store
on the first floor.
Galka, Iíve never seen so many toys
in my life. Just look at all this.
Look! Theyíre all mechanical!
See?
Soldiers were marching, officers were laughing
and we got four bags worth of this stuff.
This can supply several kindergartens.
Sasha!
Do you want to bring
presents to the kindergarten?
Of course I do but first Iíll
pick out the ones I want to keep.
My little bourgeois!
But we wonít give the puppy to anyone!
Of course not! The puppy is all yours.
Look at how pretty he is!
Hansie is a good boy!
Did you bring me anything?
Myself. Isnít that enough?
I can never have enough of you, Vasya.
Hans! Hansie!
Yes, whoís a good boy?
We wonít give him up to anyone!
Come here, boy!
Good boy!
Hey boys, I havenít
seen you since the war!
Vaska!
Iím glad weíre done with
that meat grinder. Alive.
It was a terrible warÖ
Yes.
We lost many friends to this war.
But we will forever remember them.
And we will name our
sons in their honor.
So letís drink to that.
No clinking.
Pass the herring!
Give me the cucumbers.
There you go.
Thank you.
Guys, has anyone heard
anything about Lunkov?
You know, Iíve sent ten inquiries
and received a single reply.
It said that he was missing in action.
But thatís alright
- weíll keep looking and we will find him.
Donít you doubt that.
Vasya, have you heard? They say
that the convicts flew broken planes.
Is that true?
Yes it is.
I was at an Air Force factory onceÖ so
the director takes me to the factory floorÖ
And itís filled with small
childrenÖ standing on ammo boxesÖ
WorkingÖ
It still pains me to remember.
What about now? Are
the kids still at work?
Why are our planes
falling out of the sky?
Oh come off it.
Come off what?
Theyíre releasing those
new Yakís like pancakes.
They didnít install the proper engines
and three out of four planes break down.
They canít fly!
We recently had training exercises - two
 planes rushed back after only ten minutes!
The engines started giving out!
The third just came apart in the skyÖ
So why havenít you said anything?
Why hasnít anyone complained about this?
We complained!
We write the Colonels,
they write to the GeneralsÖ
But what the generals write goes under
the Marshalís paperweight and stays there.
Novikov, right?
Novikov.
Have you written Shukharin?
Why would we? Go over
Novikovís head? Are you kidding?
Iím not letting this goÖ
Iím going to get to the
bottom of this personally!
Iíll see my father about this. Iím
sure he knows nothing about this.
That MarshalÖ
To our comrades that fell in peacetime.
Do you have any idea what
condition you were in yesterday?
Donít start.
Every day you drinkÖ
The war didnít have as many victories
as youíre celebrating these days.
Galya, I asked you to lay off.
What kind of life is
this? We never go anywhereÖ
Not the movies, not exhibitionsÖ I
havenít been to the theater in two yearsÖ
Alright, I hear you. Tonight weíll goÖ
Where will we go?
To the theater.
You promise?
I do.
VasyaÖ
What?
Promise me youíll stop drinking.
I think the kids are calling.
Mommy! Look at what Hans did!
VasyaÖ
Come quick.
Alright, I get it. Fine.
Youíll have a cultured
and sober husband.
What a joyÖ
Galya!
Iím going to see father.
The driver will take you to the theater
- Iíll see you there.
Iíll make it on time.
Donít hold me for an idiot
- if you donít want to go, donít go.
No need to bring your father into this.
GalyaÖ
Do you realize that Iím all alone here?
That apart from the nannies and
the street sweeper I see no one?
Iím afraid to look in the
mirror because I feel old.
Galya, stop making
things up! Youíre not old.
Then why donít you look at me that way?
I forgot what itís like to kiss you.
Donít go.
Otherwise Iíll completely
forget what you look like.
Iíll do better.
Alright, father is waiting for me.
Youíre lying!
The phone didnít ring today, okay?
So it didnít but I need
to see father today!
Planes are falling out of
the sky! Pilots are dying!
What planes? The war is
over! This isnít even funny.
And now you bring your pilots into thisÖ
Galya, do you even
know what youíre saying?
Think before you speak!
I donít joke about these things!
Go wherever you want
- to your father, to your whores, whatever.
Iím staying hereÖ Iím
not going anywhere.
Alright, thatís enough!
Be at the theater in two hours.
Brovkin!
Iím not going!
Hello, father! Can I come in?
Why didnít you tell me you were coming?
Because this way you canít
tell me that youíre busy!
Well, I am busy.
Father, this is important. A question of life
 and death! No my own - others!
Sit.
What happened?
I would like to know - are you aware that our 
aviation is made shoddy and inferior?
Are you interrogating me?
No, I just want to know whatís going onÖ
If you want to speak about your planes
- go see Novikov!
Father, can you please just hear
me out!? This is about Yak-9.
It showed great results
in preliminary testing.
But this is a report detailing whatís
happening on our air force bases.
March 3rd - Lt. Mashkov failed to execute
 mission, returned to base. Engine issues.
March 10th
- Cp. Hrapovís plane lost several parts.
March 11th - Lt. Kazakov returned to airfield,
 mission failed. Malignant gas leak detected.
March 15th and 16th
- practically the same thing.
March 26th
- three machines failed to work properly.
March 28th - Lt. Vorobiev dies
 as a result of engine failure.
Listen Vasily, why donít you go home?
Be with your wife, raise your kids.
These are matters for the Chief
Commander of the Air Force.
Which you are notÖ
Why take upon your shoulders
the responsibilities of others?
They arenít anyoneís responsibilities 
but my own - helping my comrades.
We lost more planes in the last
six months than we did in 43.
Weíre either flying old machines or
new ones with raw, unfinished engines.
Novikov sweeps it under the rug and
wipes his ass with the complaints.
Think before you speak!
I am thinking, father. Iíve
thought long and hard about this.
The war is over and Iím not going to
let my friends go on training missions
not knowing whether or not
they are going to make it back.
Alright, alright. You
have a silver tongue.
Go. Go, Iíll see what I can do.
Get out of here now.
Thank you, father.
Connect me to Beria.
Listen here, Lavrentiy
- Vasily just came by.
He brought me a file. Very interesting.
You need to have a close
look at Marshall Novikov.
A very close look, indeed.
I want to know why our planes
are falling out of the sky!
So let him explain it
to us the best he can.
When Galya shows up,
take her to the balcony.
Follow him.
Good day, Comrade Major General.
At ease.
Do they have anything stronger?
They have Modera and Port at the buffet.
Cognac also
- Klim Voroshilov.
What did you say?
What does Klim Voroshilov mean?
Forgive me, Major General. The
cognac is strong and distinguished.
Klim Voroshilov - strong and distinguished.
 Those sons of bitches.
Iíll be sure to tell him.
Whatís your name?
Alexander.
Vasily, good to know you.
Vladimir.
Vasily.
So maybe we should drink
to our victory then, eh?
Iíll get everything together
in a jiffy. Hey, pretty lady!
Bring us two bottles of Klim
Voroshilov and some snacks.
On my way.
Ljuba!
Ljuba!
So we finally meet, Vasily Josephovich.
Comrades, hurry! The play is starting!
Iíve thought of you
often. Really I have.
Did you think I was dead?
Are we dismissed, Comrade General?
What?
The play is starting.
Of yes, of course! Go.
Yes, sir.
You know Ljuba, Iíve always told the boys
how you and I charged those tanks in a jeepÖ
You were so brave.
I still amÖ
Where do you live?
I told you! Have you forgotten?
Sorry, I haveÖ
On Staromonetnaya Street.
Staromonetnaya Street, step on it!
Where the hell were you!
I was by the entrance! I went
to the smoking area for a second!
He never passed by!
Just tell me you didnít see him!
I didnít see him!
Thanks to you, weíll have to
check every bar in town now!
Quite a job, eh?
Can you believe this? A pretty
young wife at home, two kidsÖ
And now we have to look for
that drunken dog all over town.
Listen here, first we go
to Varavij, then SavoyÖ
Maybe House of Actors? They
always have late night parties.
Maybe he already caught some
actress and escaped with her?
Alright
- House of Actors!
House of Actors!
Afterwards we split up - youíll go to Savoy
 and Iíll check House of Officers.
Yes, sir!
Here you go. Dismissed.
Alright then, Ljuba!
Will you invite me in?
I do but Iím scared.
Husband?
No, a suitor.
But he really loves me.
Is he at yours right now?
No but he can show up at any moment.
You know what he is?
What?
An army scout.
Yes, a Captain.
His medals weight around 2 kilos.
Really?
Seems Iím a bit too daring.
Well now Iím scared, Ljubka.
Perhaps I should go while
Iím still in one piece?
Should I?
I will.
Vasya, Vasya donít go! Forgive meÖ
Forgive me. You wonít believe it but
when I was dying in that hospitalÖ
"I could only think about one thing; I was
so scared Iíd never feel you close to me."
Forgive me, please.
Forgive me, Vasya.
I donít know where to look for himÖ
I really donít.
He has so many women all over town that
it will take us a week to search them all.
Do you know any addresses?
I do.
Well then letís go.
Follow Pankrat.
Whatís going on here?
Hello.
Damn hussyÖ
Shut the door.
Iím going to call the cops!
Be quiet!
VasyaÖ
My sunÖ
Thatís it then.
What is it?
Now, no matter how long I live,
I will remember this night.
Thank you, Vasya.
I will remember it too.
Oh, stop. Youíll forget tomorrow.
As you should
- there are many like me.
Itís him.
Again you show up in
the middle of the night!
What kind of crap is this, Vania?
How many times must I tell you?
You canít just barge in like this!
What is this?
What?
Well nowÖ
A Major GeneralÖ
Is he for real.
He is, Vania.
I get it. A general came to
the theater for some cultureÖ
And thatís where you
got your hooks into him.
What do you think youíre doing, Vania?
What do you think you are doing?
Donít touch it.
Pick up the uniform,
friend. Donít take this road.
Is it yours?
Mine.
Pick it up.
So youíre the General then?
I am.
Pick up the uniform.
Or what?
Or youíll get a beating.
Well go on then.
Happy now?
Vasia, what did you do?
Vasia!
Vania, are you crazy?
Stop it! Planning to
have a brawl, are you?
You met each other and
thatís where it should end.
I said cut it out.
Get away.
Even?
No.
What did you come here for?
Donít you have a home of your own?
Donít you?
Me?
Sheís all I have.
I lost everyone back in 42.
Mother, father, my pregnant wifeÖ
I thought my life was over.
But then I met Ljuba and itís
as though I was born again.
I love her, donít you get it?
I love her.
You show up, mess with her headÖ
I donít even care she was with youÖ
Iíd kill for her, you understand?
Iíd killÖ a General, a
Marshal, I donít care!
I want to live with her and die with
her when Iím old, do you understand?
No you donít, General.
Forgive me, Ivan. Iíve made a mistake.
We went a bit too far, LjubaÖ
Remembered the war a bit too vividly.
But the war is over.
Marry him
- he will be a good husband.
Here, take it. A wedding present.
Donít lose them, they are rare.
Goodbye, Ljuba.
To my son Vasily, from
your father. Stalin.
I donít get itÖ who wrote this?
Comrade Stalin.
So thatís his son then, eh?
Youíre not the sharpest tool
in the shed are you, Vania?
Look at that.
So heís Comrade Stalinís son
and I socked him in the jaw.
Youíre a foolÖ
I am.
But you know something? Iím
not going anywhere anymore.
The General said I marry you
and thatís what Iím going to do.
I canít rightfully disobey
an order now, can I?
Youíre quite the bloodhound, Nikolai
Sidorovich! Thereís no hiding from you.
How on earth did you find me?
I donít work in the Ministry of
Culture. I work in the MGB for a reason.
Forgive me, Nikolai SidorovichÖ
you probably havenít slept a winkÖ
Forgive me, Iím a foolÖ
Get out of hereÖ
Wipe your nose.
What are you standing
around for? Letís go.
Galya, Iím home.
Brovkin.
Yes?
Dismissed.
Yes, sir.
Galya, donít look at me like that.
I met some old friends, we had a drink.
It wasnít just friends
that you met, apparently.
GalyaÖ
Galya, stop it already.
You think I donít know
about your little escapades?
My patience is at an end.
Will you stop it already?
My head hurts as is.
This is where you sleep from now on.
Rest up.
Well would you look at thatÖ
Lavrentiy?
Yes?
Why did we get out of
the car? Itís not safe.
Itís much safer here
- I donít want anyone to be within earshot.
Walking on the edge, eh?
This Novikov and Shakhur
put me in a tough spot tooÖ
I canít check every plane for themÖ
Donít worry, Georgy. 37 isnít
coming back, that I guarantee you.
That would be nice.
This is what I wanted to
talk to you about, GeorgyÖ
You know the staff
well, what do you think ñ
who should we promote
to Chief of Air Force?
I think Veshinin is temporary.
Perhaps we get Zhigarev back?
Zhigarev?  Lavrentiy
what are you thinking?
You know Master called him a
bastard in front of everyone.
So he did but he didnít
convict him or have him shot!
We could get him back through Vasya
- they are friends you see.
What do you propose?
I propose we make Zhigarev the
new Chief of Air Force and make
Vasya head of the Moscow division
- thatís what Iím proposing.
Vasya? A Commander of the
Moscow county Air Force?
Are you out of your mind? Thereís
only wind in that ginger hair of his.
What wind? Perhaps a light breezeÖ
But through him we can provide
security for the Aircraft constructors.
Thatís true - what can Master do to his
 son? Chew him out and thatís it.
But with him there
- everyone else can breathe a bit easier.
Well put.
Well or not this still
carries a lot of risks.
Listen, there are always risks
- even when youíre eating hinkali!
Why donít you also say ìSo
long as thereís no war!î
Yes, yesÖ
You know, now I think we
should think of something elseÖ
It would be good to
have our man next to him.
Find a nice guy, a pilotÖ
A girlÖ a pilot.
What do you mean?
You know he has a weakness for
the opposite sexÖ I know, trust me.
You, Georgy, are a born schemer.
So many years in HR of The Central
Committee with do that to you.
So thenÖ
Georgy, letís get back in the car.
Why?
Itís not safe here.
Alright, letís go.
Good boy! Thatís a good boy!
Yegorovich, is that him
saying hi to you or me?
Why would he say hi to me?
Good boy!
He sees me every day.
He just remembered
you, Vasily Josephovich.
Look at how happy he is.
Do you have a drink, Yegorovich?
Of course!
Go get it!
In a second.
Quiet, quiet Red. Thatís a good boy!
Oh RedÖ
HereÖ
Iím so glad to see you.
I thought that when I return from
the war everything would be differentÖ
I thought they will
love meÖ understand meÖ
I was wrong, Red.
No one loves me. No one needs me.
I was needed over there but not hereÖ
Only you understand me.
You love me donít you Red?
Everything will be fine! Iíll show
 you to Budenov - heíll be so jealous.
Egorovich, letís take
him out for a walk.
Why not?
Letís go.
Come along now.
Come.
Good boy, Red.
Come on, run!
Thatís a beauty!
Egorovich, look at him go!
Mommy, can you draw the doll?
Mommy, can you hear that?
Where is it coming from?
Red!
Stop, Red!
Sasha!
Red!
Stop!
Stop, Red!
Sasha, get back here!
Sasha!
Stop, Red!
Stop, Sasha!
Red, stop!
Its okay, itís okayÖ
Sasha, are you alright?
Are you hurt?
No, nothing, Mommy.
Everything is alright, Galya.
Youíve been drinking.
Donít cry, mommy.
Why did you run away from me?
Why?
I think that the Air Force of Moscow County
should not have the biggest fighting force.
But it needs to serve as the banner for
all the other armed forces of the country.
It needs to include all of
our most decorated officers.
War heroes.
Thereís a reason our pilots are so
respected and loved by the people.
What do you think, comrades?
Can this cause resentment among
the pilots of the other counties?
And will the staff changes planned within
the ranks of the Air Force be beneficial?
It will undoubtedly be
beneficial, Joseph Vissarionovich.
Moreover, it would lead to the
concentration of our aces to where they can
effectively train and prepare new pilots
 for the future - The Air Force Academy.
What do you think, Lavreniy?
We only have one Air Force Academy. We
need aces in Leningrad Saratov and Tashkent.
I do, however, agree that the best of the
best should be taught right here in Moscow.
Is Comrade Sbitov the
Commanding officer of the County?
Yes, sir.
Air Force Lieutenant General Sbitov.
And Major General Voronov is head of HQ.
But theyíve been there a while
now, all the way since 41.
Thatís what I mean - Comrade Sbitov
 has spent on the job for too long.
It seems like a good idea to switch up
the Commanding Officers of the county.
Promote the young and perspective.
Donít we have such people?
We do, Joseph Vissarionovich.
He is well known and respected. Iíll go
further than that and say he is loved.
Air Force Major General Vasily Stalin.
Joseph Vissarionovich, your son will
be a worthy Commander of Moscow County.
He is a young, talented
and perspective General.
A regular Napoleon.
Why not? I remember his as a boy
- he was always a gutsy kid.
Gutsy.
Heís a prideful hooligan used to
having everything handed to him.
I wasnít strict enough
with himÖ I spoiled the boy.
Heíll do just fine, Jospeh
Vissarionovich. I put my life on it.
Be careful with that Lavrentiy
Pavlovich, you only have one of those.
Regrettably so.
Good day!
Who the hell are you?
No, you tell me
- who the hell are you?
A Councilman or a piece
of shit on a stick?
You promised to give me 27
apartments for my pilots this quarter!
Did you or did you not promise me?
Itís for the veterans, you
asshole! Decorated war heroes!
Where are the apartments, goddamn it?
Listen here, Timofey!
Donít make me get angry!
By May 1st I need to be able to give
my pilots 27 living quarter deeds.
How? I donít care how!
Probably in an atmosphere
of respect and celebration!
Iíll invite you there too!
What do you mean what for?
You can rub shoulders with three-time Hero
of the USSR medal recipient Kozhedubov!
Then have a stiff drink with him!
And if I donít have those deeds
- you can hand over your Party ticket.
Or perhaps I will ask you to go to the KGB
building and make them listen to your excuses.
You know Iím not kidding,
Timofey Grigorievich.
I keep my promises.
My headÖ
Incompetent prickÖ
Goddamn itÖ
Brovkin!
Brovkin, whatís taking you so damn long?
Major General Devishitsa
here to see you with a report.
What report?
What do you mean, Vasily Josephovich?
On the project for the
two indoor sporting gyms.
Oh yeah, I remember. Call him in.
And get me another one.
Allow me, Vasily Josephovich.
I have a report for you.
Come in.
By the way, Vasily turned out
to be a great County Commander.
Everyone is very happy with him.
But the Commander drinks
more than a General ought to.
KobaÖ
Well, he has many friends.
Everyone wants to buy him a round.
Itís hard for him to say no.
Heís a good guy! And just look at what
heís achieved in the field of sports!
He wants his Air Force to
be the best at everything.
Probably wants to dethrone my Dinamo!
Koba, you understandÖ when a
man has issues in the familyÖ
Stop right there, Simon. Did he ask
me for advice when he got married?
Then heís getting
exactly what he deserves.
I agree
- my son is the same way.
Oh yeah?
I told him - just look at what a beauty 
Marshal Timoshenkoís daughter is.
No, he says, I wonít even look
at herÖ Iíll handle this myself.
Marshal Timoshenko has a daughter?
Yes. From his first wife
- Katya.
Katya.
Is she pretty?
Very.
Hello.
Open up, Michalich.
Miss, can I please have
a cognac, five starsÖ
Vasily!
Come join us.
Alyssa! What a surprise!
Vasily Josephovich, please allow me to
introduce you to my good friend Katya.
Katya Timoshenko.
Timoshenko? Quite the surname.
Thatís my father.
Marshal Timoshenko.
Come join us.
The best woman may be walking around
here somewhere but it seems that
the best man is not
meant to ever meet her.
Koba, letís consider that a toast!
Alright.
Letís drink to the women.
Yes.
Iíve seen you before.
Forgive me.
On the May Day parade.
Atop the Mausoleum?
A different Stalin was
atop the Mausoleum that day.
Oh yeah?
You were standing the section
of the guest bleachersÖ
Really?
Close to my father.
You didnít notice me at all even
though I kept looking over at you.
He stood next to Budenov
- you know his mustache eclipses everything.
I wasnít looking at the mustache.
No, AlyssaÖ I was just a bit of an
ugly duckling back then. Thank you.
Only a woman who is completely aware of her
beauty can call herself an ugly duckling.
Isnít that right, Vasily?
Yes, of course.
Letís drink to victory.
To victory!
Itís so good that the
war is over. To victory.
Why donít we drink bruderschaft style?
Why not?
Miss, some more champagne!
Vasily, I need to be getting home.
Katya, itís still so early.
My father is very strict, Alyssa.
So heís strict!
I doubt heís any stricter than mine.
Allow me to take the blame
for your late arrival.
Alright, Iíll allow it.
Vasia, Vasenka!
Thatís it, weíre going home.
Letís go to my dacha.
Youíre crazy.
I only sleep in my own bed.
What about me?
You with me.
Hello.
Vasya, what is it?
What is it?
Good morning, daddy.
Who is this?
This is my husband.
Husband.
He hasnít yet been a fianceÖ
and already a husband.
Donít worry daddy, he
wonít muddle the breed.
Heís Stalinís son.
