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Stalin commissioned Soviet filmmaker, Sergei Eisenstein, to produce a biopic of Ivan the Terrible, whom Stalin admired and identified with. How does the film treat the character of Ivan the Terrible? And to what extent did Stalin influence his portrayal?

by /u/No-Recording2937 in /r/AskHistorians

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