Episode Two
Jasha, you know we
have artillery for that!
Hitler wouldnít dare come near us.
We are a wall, are we not?
Yeah, heíd be too scared
to pull something like that.
I wonder who that is.
Letís have a look.
Jashka! Tolka!
Vaska!
Hi!
Hello!
Look at you! Let he
give you a proper hug!
Vaska!
I havenít seen you in two years!
Artemik, youíve gotten
big as an elephant.
Perhaps, but Iíve
still got my eagle eye!
Are you heading to the ski rink?
Artem is dragging me. ìWhy
 not give it a go?î - he says!
So, why not give it a go?
I would love to go with you guys!
So why donít you come along?
Really?
Wait here then, let me
just say hello to father.
Weíll be here. Run along.
Wait for me.
Drive!
Comrade Chairman of the Central Committee
of the VKPB Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin,
allow me to report!
Report.
Cadet Vasily Josephovich Stalin of the
Tkachenskaya Red Army Flight Academy
reporting that has finished with
his training and ready to serve.
Good boy. Youíre here just in time.
Have a seat.
Do you want dinner? Iíll
tell them to set the table.
No, thank you, dad.
Iíd rather go to the ski
rink with my brothers.
You wait just one second
- are you trying to hurt your father?
Let me have a look at you.
Son.
Yes, father.
Do you know how to
fly the plane already?
Yes, of course
- higher and higher!
Have you decided where
youíre going to serve?
Yes! The 16th interceptor
squadron of the 57th air brigade.
Itís quite close to here, actually
- in Lipetsk.
As soon as Iím awarded
rank, I ship out to base.
Thatís good.
Have a drink.
A drink for our family.
For you, dad...
For Svetka, for Jashka, for Artem...
And for our mother,
may she rest in peace.
I said drink for the familyÖ
why are you bringing her up?
I always think about her, dad.
You donít want to drink for her?
You made me do it and
now you donít want to?
You wanted to go to the ski rink?
Yes.
Go then.
It must be boring for you
with an old man like me. Go.
Thank you, dad.
Go.
Connect me to Voroshilov.
Klim.
Call Lipetsk. The 16th
interceptor squadron.
Tell them that my personal orders
are not to cut Vasily any slack.
No special treatment - they must be as strict with
 him as they would be with anyone else.
Thatís it.
Cut it out, Vaska!
Donít be mad at father.
You know how he isÖ Stern.
Oh, my brothersÖ Back in artillery
school I donít see women at all.
Look at all these beauties.
Jashka, what kind of
girls do you prefer?
I donít even knowÖ
Maybe that dark-haired one.
The dark one?
Isnít she a bit too chubby? You
wonít reach her lips over that belly!
Look at that ginger one!
What do you think?
Nice.
Youíre an expert on this topic, I see.
Vaska seems uninterested - to him being 
sore is more attractive than the ladies.
That one is mine
- watch this.
You ready?
Ready.
Let go of me, you hooligan!
Donít try to break or youíll fall.
My name is Vasya, whatís yours?
As soon as we stop
- you are getting your face slapped.
That just means that we wonít stop.
Your name is Galya, am I right?
Do you know me or something?
I guessed right.
Galya, why donít we have some
tea and pirogies? My treat.
Yes? Letís go over there.
Two teas, please.
Coming right up.
This is just my way of shedding guilt
- so I donít get slapped.
There you go.
Thank you.
Here.
Itís hot.
Sure is.
Galya, are you a student?
Did I guess right?
Are some a gypsy or something?
My father is Georgian
and my mother is Russian.
And what are you
studying to become then?
I study at the Polygraphist Institute,
my major is Irrigation Publishing.
Wow.
You must read a lot of books.
I always preferred sports to all that
- hockey, footballÖ
Look at him go... Here we
are looking all over for himÖ
While heís serving that girl teaÖ
Good for him, at least
his mood has improved.
Where do you study?
I graduated already.
Iím a pilot. Yes.
Pretty soon Iím getting
promoted to First Lieutenant.
Every girl dreams of a
pilot for a boyfriend.
Galya, would you like
to have another lap?
Galya, IÖ
Galya!
Wait!
Galya!
Where do you live?
I live on Kirovskaya Street. It used to
be called Myasnitskaya, do you know it?
Whatís the house number?
What if I want to pay you a visit?
Will you really chase me away?
No, I wonít - Iíd be glad to pour
 you some tea. House 11.
Galya, why donít we run away?
Why not?
Jasha, do you think war is coming?
Do you want to fight or something?
Thatís all everyone ever talks
about. Thatís all I can think about.
I wish you thought about
girls instead, dummy.
Please, come in.
Any good?
Yes.
Today has been a crazy day, hasnít it?
Go on, eat up.
Straight to the restaurant
right from the rinkÖ
Why do you have so much money?
You gave the cab driver a
tenner and now this restaurant!
Are you really a pilot
or was that just a ruse?
Itís all a ruse.
Iím just a typical Moscow party boy.
Every alley cat knows me by name,
Every horse bows its
head, no matter how lame,
Iím a friend of the animals, you see,
When Iím feeling down
they put my soul at easeÖ
Waiter, we need another round over here.
Youíre a fan of poetry, I see?
The boys are completely out of controlÖ
I thought that pilots
only know Mayakovski.
I read whomever I
want. Come, letís dance.
Get up.
Why did you drag me here?
Everyone is so overdressed here while
Iím in my sweater and winter tights.
They look at me as
if I were a scarecrow.
Who?
All of them.
Galya, youíre the prettiest girl here
- they can choke on their envy.
Let me get a little foxtrot going.
Forgive me, Comrade Captain.
Boy, get over here.
Stand at attention!
Why are you in a
restaurant at this hour?
Who gave you leave?
Or have you forgotten the rules?
Well allow me to remind youÖ
TolikÖ
Forgive me, Lenochka.
A cadet should be at his
barracks this hour of the night.
Now get out of here.
Come, Lenochka.
Did I not make myself clear?
Captain, why donít you mind
your trollop and leave me be?
Are you insane, boy?
Donít just stand there
- run!
Faster, Galya!
Call the police.
Stop it this instant!
Tolik!
Get him!
Youíre going to be court marshaled!
Get him!
You little son of a bitch.
You little shit
- you donít know who youíve pissed off.
Iím going to court marshal you.
Captain, hold on to your boots because
youíll be shitting in them in a minute.
Thatís enough, Captain.
Thatís enough.
And you, shut your mouth, pup.
Check his documents, they
will probably be forged.
Get your hands off me.
Calm down, citizens.
What seems to be the problem?
Who broke the law?
Captain, can I speak to you a minute?
Let him go already.
Well, letís see your papers, cadet.
Cadet of the Tkachenskaya
Flight School Vasily StalinÖ
Josephovich.
What Stalin is that?
Haw many have you got?
If it says my fatherís name is JosephÖ
So you areÖ
So youÖare Comrade Joseph
Vissarionovich Stalinís boy?
He is a fraud - Comrade Stalinís sons
 donít hang around restaurants.
We will figure this out, comrade.
Listen here, Captain
- call this number, a car will come get me.
Vasily Josephovich!
Vasily Josephovich!
Please, sit.
There is no truth in legs, as they say.
Thank you.
Sit.
Thatís enough.
Comrade StÖ
What?
Vasily JosephovichÖ
IÖ
Why did you trip me, Major?
Seems like youíre a
treacherous human being.
Forgive me, Vasily Josephovich.
I messed up. It happens to everyone.
Listen Captain, tell
them to get out of here.
Who is ìtheyî?
The Captain and that fat Major.
They might get in trouble
and I donít want that.
Right you are.
Itís easy to break a life, not
so easy to put it back together.
Get your women, and hide in a deep
hole so youíre neither seen nor heard.
Get out of here this instant.
Thank you.
Move it.
LenochkaÖ
Hello, Nikolai Sidorovich.
What happened?
Nothing serious.
Where are they?
I asked they be let go
- it was all my fault anyway.
Go.
A cadet shouldnít be
seen in restaurants.
Comrade Commissar of State Security,
3rd rank, allow me to report!
Get out of here, keep your mouth shut
and pray to god I never see you again.
Quickly.
Yes, Comrade Commissar.
After me.
Letís go.
Iíll take you home myself,
or else I wonít sleep.
Nikolai Sidorovich, Iím
not exactly on my ownÖ
Iím with a girl.
What girl?
Galya.
We just met today at the skating rink.
The skating rink?
Fine, letís go.
Galya, come.
After you.
Give them to me.
When are you leaving?
Tomorrow.
What time.
Fourteen o hundred.
I see.
Alright then, go to bed.
We will get Galya home, safe and sound.
Donít worry.
I almost forgot, here.
Galya, I will find you.
Go now.
Who are your parents,
Galya? And what do you do?
My father works at the garage in
the Kremlin, I study in university.
How old are you?
Nineteen.
And where did you find that klutz?
Why me? He found me.
Well, he introduced himself to me.
Of course he did.
At the skating rink.
At the skating rink you say?
Yes. See?
Today?
Yes, today.
And you went to the restaurant,
hoping to come home with him?
Oh, GalyaÖ where is your chastity?
I bet your in the
Komsomol too, arenít you?
I am.
I bet you found out that heís Stalinís son
and decided to grab the bull by the horns.
I didnít know thatÖ Vasya
is Comrade Stalinís sonÖ
I only found out in the restaurant
when they checked his papers.
Youíre a cute girlÖ
And I see you are decent. I donít
want to get you into trouble.
Forget that ginger klutz and move on.
For your own sake and peace of mind.
He would use you up and leave
you with nothing but suffering.
HeÖ
Heís not like that.
Girl, you met him today, I knew
him when he was wearing short pants.
Listen to what I tell you.
Forget him. Thatís an order.
And if he finds you himselfÖ
does he have your address?
No, he doesnít.
Heíll find you. I know him.
When he does
- you reject him right off the bat.
Am I making myself clear?
Donít get pissy. And donít
even think about lying to us.
We will be keeping an eye on you.
You see what a nice man Commissar
of State Security Vlasik is?
Trust me, I could have taken
a very different approach.
I could haveÖ best you not know.
Letís end this with an understanding.
We do have an understanding, donít we?
Good girl.
Drive.
A deliberate corkscrew is a
maneuver of extreme masterfulness.
But itís too early for you
to even think about that.
What if the corkscrew is not deliberate?
First Lieutenant Lunkov, especially for
you and your gifted friend I will say-
a plane goes into an accidental corkscrew
only as a result of a grave mistake.
Make no mistakes and
you wonít be corkscrewed.
But seriously, what is the best way
to bring the plane out of a corkscrew.
To get out of a corkscrew
you need to do these things-
Quickly and firmly twist the pedals opposite
the direction the plane is spinning in.
This while holding the
stick steady in place.
Then, in half a turn push
it all the way forwardÖ
Then, after the plane slows and exits
the corkscrew, return it to neutral.
But remember, if the plane remains in a
 corkscrew for more than 500 meters - thatís it.
You wonít stabilize
it so donít even try.
But you keep saying
that it canít be done!
Did I or did I not hear you say that?
I did say that.
Did you hear what the Major said
- you canít stabilize the plane after 500 meters.
He has enough time in
the sky to know for sure.
And Iím telling you that I will do it
- what do you want to bet on it?
How about a monthís pay?
You think your life is
worth just a monthís pay?
Hold on a minute, Kolya.
How about we do this Gusar style? A
liter of Armenian cognac, five stars?
And I will drink that cognac in front
of you both, straight from the bottle!
How bout that?
Serega, tell him already, if
only it will make him shut up.
I would love to drink with you but
if you crash what am I supposed to do?
Blame myself for your death
for the rest of my life?
No, I will not take part in
this wager. Put it to rest.
Serega, you called me a bigmouth
and I always do what I say.
How about I come out and call you a bragger
and a fraud in front of the squadron?
You canít wash that
off so easily, you know?
Alright, youíve got yourself a bet.
A bet then! Kolya, break it.
I donít want any part of this!
Kolya!
No.
Kolya, stop right there!
Leave me be both of you.
Kolya!
What is he doing?
Is he drunk or something?
I donít know, Comrade Major.
He was sober when he took off.
What does that moron think heís doing?
Heís going to crash
right into the ground!
Maybe itís something with the plane.
He wonít make itÖ Fool.
He will, donít you worry.
Just a bit moreÖ
MoreÖ
Tell them to land.
First Lieutenant Stalin gets
three days of guard duty.
Guard duty is nothing.
I would be careful were I the commander.
Why is that?
You think First Lieutenant
Stalin will tattle to daddy?
He probably wonítÖ but there are more than
enough snitches trying to get ahead in HQ.
Commander of the
squadron, Major PrutkovÖ
Alright, thatís enough.
You can stay here and keep spinning your
web but I need to go take care of this.
Check again.
Vaska, you devil! Are you okay?
Iím fine.
You were a second away
from death, Vasily.
Just one second away!
I told you I could do
it, didnít I? So I did!
I am, after all, a Stalin!
Now itís cognac time so
I advise you get on it.
Youíre insane!
Did you see me pull up?
When you went all sideways
I was sure youíd crash.
I felt my soul leave
my body for a minute!
Everything is fine.
They will say that Squadron commander
Polkov, because of his own insecurities,
plagues young Lieutenant Stalin
with trumped up penalties.
And only for the sole purpose to prove to
command that he fears nothing and no oneÖ
And that there are no
authorities too great for him.
And as a result a young
talented pilot pays the priceÖ
A pilot who, by the way, is the son of the
 Chief of all the Workers - Comrade Stalin.
What will you tell the Brigade
Commander when he calls you in?
Or the Station Chief?
And they will call you
in, Fyodor Maximovich.
You can bet your life,
they will call you.
You know full well the times we live in!
People are being excluded from
the Party over nothingÖ or worseÖ
And this is the son of Joseph
Vissarionovich, do you hear?
They will wipe the floor with you.
And you think youíll be
safe? Youíre the Commissar!
You will be the first to answer for
the state of morale in the squad.
I will answer and the floor
will be wiped with me also.
We are in the same boat now.
I donít know anything anymore.
How did I deserve such a cadet?
What do I do now?
Do nothing. Nothing happened.
You werenít informed, you
know nothing, saw nothing.
And what if he does
something like that again?
Do I command this
squadron with eyes shut?
You will have to, Fyodor
MaximovichÖ What can we do?
What if he were to crash just now?
Then all of us would be as good as dead.
This is what you should doÖ
Why donít you send in a request to grant
Stalin the rank of Lieutenant ahead of time?
What for? How did he earn such a rank?
Well, you were told that during training
his plane went into a corkscrew on its ownÖ
He didnít jump out with his parachute but
stayed till the end and saved the machine.
He saved it.
Itís a little too early for LieutenantÖ
Just imagine! Think!
I will support you!
A young talented pilot heroically
pulls through in the face of death!
He needs to move up the ladder.
Youíre quite the Machiavelli,
comrade CommissarÖ
Not at all - more of a diplomat,
 comrade Squadron Commander.
A mere diplomat.
Vasya.
What?
We need to speak with
you about something.
Sit down, tell me.
You won.
Serega, we didnít properly seal the wager
- Kolya didnít break it.
Thatís what we decided.
You won so claim your prize.
Are you mad at me or something?
Why would we be mad? Stalin is your
father and nothing can happen to you.
We, on the other hand,
would be court marshaled.
Youíll probably even get
promoted for this stunt.
I wonder who would ever
do a thing like that.
First Lieutenant Stalin,
Iím the Squadron Commissar.
And youíre going on about my lineage.
Comrade Commissar, First Lieutenant
Stalin reporting on your command.
I would like to inform you, Vasily
Josephovich that we have come to a decision.
We are putting in a request to
grant you the rank of Lieutenant.
As a perspective pilot we feel that
you should be moving up the ladder.
What about the guys?
What guys?
My partners
- Gushin and Linkov!
They helped me quite a bit
- morallyÖ
They deserve a reward as
wellÖ Otherwise itís not fair.
Whatís not fair?
If just Stalin gets promoted people will
think Iíve been sucking up to the Commissariat.
But if three perspective and talented pilots
are rewarded the issue changes dramatically.
You see what Iím trying to say?
Dismissed, First Lieutenant!
Thank you, sir!
Clever little bastard.
Serega!
Let go!
Guys, do you know Galina Burnovskaya?
From the Publishing Department.
Galina?
She was somewhere around with Anja.
There they are.
Donít be sad, weíll think of something.
Thanks, guys.
Youíre welcome.
Are you ready?
Time to soar.
Itís not my fault.
We will think of something.
What am I going to do now?
Kolyan look - itís this girlís third year in 
university, yet she weeps over bad grades.
You again.
Itís not because of a bad grade and if
you donít know you shouldnít butt in.
What happened?
They didnít accept Ljubaís documents.
What documents?
Ljuba came to submit her documents,
she wants to study economics.
At the economics department.
But they didnít accept them. They
said they canít without a diploma.
Whereís her diploma? Didnít
she finish high school?
Of course she did!
I had all straight Aís!
So whereís the diploma then?
They never gave it to her
- just this paper.
They said that she would get her
diploma once she applies to university.
They still havenít brought it here.
Where are they supposed
to bring it from?
From RANO.
All they did was just give her this
one document and they donít accept them.
They are demanding the
actual high school diploma.
Tomorrow is the last day
she can submit her documents.
I will miss an entire year.
She will miss an entire year!
Alright, quiet down now.
Have you seen the dean?
We tried!
But they told us administration
handles these mattersÖ
Alright, alright, alrightÖ
Whatís your surname?
Suzdaleva Ljuba. Ljubov.
And your middle name?
What is it?
Efremovna.
Alright then, why donít you and
Tolyan get better acquainted?
In the meantime Ljuba and
I will take a little walk.
GoÖ go on.
Everything will be fine.
Come on then follow me, Ljuba.
My name is Anatoly.
Galina.
And what is the name of
this beautiful stranger?
Anja.
Very nice to meet you.
Shall we take a walk?
Comrade Dean!
Wait just a minute, Comrade!
You canít come in here!
Canít you see weíre having a meeting?
Comrade Dean, I need to speak with you.
You were explicitly told that Iím busy.
You can take a minute
for this, trust me.
I am Stalinís son.
Tell him.
Stalinís son.
Listen to me very carefully.
Ljuba, get over here.
Hello.
Her name isÖ
Suzdaleva.
Suzdaleva LjubovÖ
Efremovna.
Got that?
I wasnít toldÖ
We you told who I am?
I was, Vasily JosephovichÖ
Sit down.
Here is her passport.
DocumentÖ
And a document.
This straight A student better
get into this university.
I will personally call and make sure.
Please.
Damn beurocrats.
Follow me, Ljuba.
We will do everything, donít you worry.
Girls!
Ljuba!
Can you imagine? The Deanís secretary
took me to the admissions office.
And?
And she told them to accept
my documents and count me in.
Thank you very much.
Itís alright.
When you speak to the Dean in a
 language he understands - he listens.
Are you always so forceful or
only when you are courting a girl?
Talk to Deans and such?
His name is Vasily, aka Red.
So where can we all go now?
Galya and I were planning to go to
my brotherís birthday to Saltikovka,
Would you like to come with us?
Donít you have chaperones?
I would never believe such nonsense.
We didnít call them.
Next time maybe we will.
Would you like to take a walk?
With pleasure.
Ljuba.
You probably thought
Vasily Red forgot about you?
Or did you think I wouldnít find you?
I thought you would.
Vasya!
To Saltikovka then.
Galya, could you cut that please?
Cut this and put it on this plate.
Go, go, go, goÖ
Give me threeÖ
Petka, let me tell
you-youíre a good guy.
A friend.
Thank you for inviting us here.
Also I would like to sayÖ
Enough already Tolya
- you talk too much.
Petja, you really are a great guy but this
toast I would like to raise for out girls.
For the true and battle
hardened friends that they are.
Am I right?
Very much so!
Petka, nothing to be sore over!
Why would I be sore
- Iíd drink to the ladies any day.
SoÖ three hoorayís then?
Hooray, hooray, hooray.
So what have we got here?
Do you need any help?
No, thank you.
Donít you trust a hero pilot?
I trust him very much.
Itís just that everything is ready.
Really?
Everyone!
Time to eat!
Sit down.
Did we really come here to eat?
Arenít we going to dance or something?
I want to dance - my gramophone has
 been gathering mold for too long.
Tolya, crank it up!
Here we goÖ
Petya!
Why donít you invite me for a dance?
Please.
Anechka, may I?
With pleasure.
OneÖtwoÖ.
Anechka, have you any idea how
important and dangerous your job is?
Really?
Of courseÖ
You are so beautifulÖ
I wish I could dance with
you for a hundred yearsÖ
Just like this.
Here is our request.
Why Stalin?
Because Iím a Stalin.
Whatever do you mean ìa Stalinî?
Do you know what youíre saying?
Of course I do! Iím not
saying Iím a Voroshilov!
Iím a Stalin.
I think it makes perfect sense.
A couple of jokers, eh?
I want to see your papers this instant.
Here you are.
Are youÖ
Right now?
Yes, right now.
What about Comrade father?.. Iím sorryÖ
Comrade StalinÖ
Does heÖ? Is he fine with this?
Excuse me but why should he know?
Am I underage or something?
ButÖ Itís Comrade StalinÖ
Donít you understand?
I wed you and then I getÖ
ListenÖ
Yes?
If you donít wed us right now then you
will definitely never work here again.
Youíre behaving like a real
enemy of the people right now.
You are standing in the way of
the birth of a new Soviet family.
Just let me make one phone callÖ
No, please! Donít call
anyone, Comrade Stalin.
CitizenÖ
Yes?
Your papers please.
Give her your papers.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Here you are.
There we go.
That was crafty of you.
We could help you out as well.
No, thatís alright.
Anya and I will figure
it out on our own.
Our Vasily got married,
Joseph VissarionovichÖ
He quit the academy and left
to Lipetsk for summer courses.
Did you know he had a girlfriend?
I did, Joseph Vissarionovich.
I had a talk with her.
What kind of talk?
I told her to forget him
and move on with her life.
I think that it wasnít her
you should have spoken with.
It is out Vasily Red
that needed a talking to.
Who is this girl?
Galina Nikolaevna Burdonskaya, a
student of the Polygraphic Institute.
She is in her third year.
She is a decent girl
- I kept an eye on her for a while.
She has never been mixed up in
anything foul or compromising.
She received a
commendation from the Dean.
Is she pretty?
I wouldnít go as far as to
sayÖ but thatís just my tasteÖ
So is she or isnít she?
Yes, sheís lovely.
Russian?
Russian.
Thatís good. Only a Russian
can stand out Vasya Red.
Where do they live these days?
They went straight to Lipetsk.
They never even had a proper wedding.
And here I was begging to get hurt.
Why hadnít he invited
his father to the wedding?
You tell your people to
keep an eye on the good wife.
Make sure she wants for nothing.
Of course, Joseph Vissarionovich.
Alright, go now.
Tell Poskrebishev to come in.
Yes, Joseph Vissarionovich.
Write a telegram to my Vasily.
Donít ask my permission. You got
married? Well to hell with you.
I pity her for marrying such a fool.
END OF EPISODE TWO
