The Ministry of Culture of the personality of Stalin

The Ministry of Culture revoked a rental certificate from the British film "Death of Stalin". It is reported by TASS with reference to and. O. Director of the Department of Cinematography Olga Lyubimova.

According to Lyubimova, the basis for the recall was subparagraph "D" of paragraph 20 of the Rules regarding rental certificates approved by the Government by the Government. He says that the certificate can be withdrawn in the case of "identification during the public demonstration of the film of materials containing information, the distribution of which is prohibited by law." The distributor is obliged after receiving the review within 30 working days to return the rental certificate to the Ministry of Culture.

The day before, watching the film in the Ministry of Culture took place. Its participants turned to the head of the department, Vladimir Medinsky, demanding that Stalin’s death be checked for extremism, Interfax said . “Not only is this a work with very poorly playing actors, careless and untruthful decorations, but it is still Pasquilus on the history of our country, the evil and absolutely inappropriate“ comedy ”, denigrating the memory of our citizens who defeated fascism,” the appeal says. According to its authors, the film "contains information that can be regarded as an extremist, aimed at humiliating the dignity of a Russian (Soviet) person, promoting a person’s inferiority on the basis of his social and nationality."

Under the appeal, in particular, the chairman of the Union of Cinematographers Nikita Mikhalkov, chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Culture Yuri Polyakov, the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee Elena Drapeko, director of the film company Caro-Prime, Alexei Ryazantsev.

Prior to this, the Public Council at the Ministry of Culture demanded the transfer of the premiere of the film for the summer . According to one of the members of the Council of Pavel Avilo, the watches watched him offensive. According to the rental certificate, the picture should be released on January 25. According to Zatyzhilo, the new rental date will avoid the release of the film offensive for veterans on the eve of the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Battle of Stalingrad, which will be celebrated on February 2. The release of such a tape as the “death of Stalin” is undesirable on the eve of the presidential election, the member of the Council at the Ministry of Culture noted.

In addition, in the opinion of Zatigailo in the picture, there are also signs of violation of Russian legislation. “Our historical symbols are defiled in the tape - the Soviet anthem, orders and medals,” he said. “Marshal Zhukov is depicted by a moron. In addition, the film contains scenes of excessive violence. This contradicts the rules for issuing films of a rental certificate.”

However, the Deputy Minister of Culture Vladimir Aristarkhov said that the picture has already been verified and there are no violations. "A rental certificate cannot be issued to the film if it has extremist propaganda. If it is still issued, it means that our employees have already watched the tape and did not find anything," the official said.

Back in September, Early announced the need to check the film for "Provocation and Blowing the Communists." The head of the press service of the Communist Party, Alexander Yushchenko, called the tape "abomination" and expressed the hope that the Ministry of Culture would not allow its release. Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party Sergei Obukhov said that the film is "another form of psychological war against our country."