No laughing matter: Armando Iannucci's The Death of Stalin reveals the anxieties of team Putin
- Written by Mark Edele, Hansen Chair in History, University of Melbourne
Adrian McLoughlin meets his end as Stalin in The Death of Stalin. IMDB
Armando Iannucci’s dark comedy The Death of Stalin, on general release in Australia from March 29, has caused controversy in Russia. After a preview in the Ministry of Culture in late January, a group of politicians and cultural figures – including the daughter of...