materials. After the Soviet victory in Stalingrad, Vasily Chuikov tells Ivanov that Stalin is always with the Red Army. The storyline leaps to the Yalta Conference, where Stalin and his Western Allies debate the future of the war. Part 2 Stalin asks his generals who will take Berlin, they or the Western Allies. The generals answer that they will capture the city. Aleksei's Guards unit advances towards Berlin, while Hitler has a nervous breakdown and demands that his soldiers fight to the end. The Germans plan to execute the inmates of the concentration camp in which Natasha is held before the arrival of the Red Army, but Aleksei's unit liberates the prisoners before they carry through their design. Natasha faints, and he does not find her. Hitler and the German leadership fall into despair and lose their grip on reality the closer the Soviets get to Berlin. Hitler orders to flood the subway stations as the Soviets approach, drowning thousands of civilians. He then marries Eva Braun and commits suicide. Gen. Hans Krebs carries the news of Hitler's death to the Red Army and begs for a ceasefire. Stalin orders to accept only an unconditional surrender. Aleksei is chosen to carry the Victory Banner, alongside Mikhail Yegorov and Meliton Kantaria. Their division storms the Reichstag and the three hoist the banner atop of it. The Germans surrender and Red Army soldiers from throughout the USSR celebrate victory. Stalin's plane lands in Berlin, and he is greeted by an enthusiastic crowd of peoples of "all the nations", holding posters with his picture and waving various nations' flags. Stalin carries a speech in which he calls for world peace. Standing in the crowd, Aleksei and Natasha recognize each other and are reunited. Natasha asks Stalin to let her kiss him on the cheek, and they hug while prisoners praise Stalin in numerous languages. The film ends with Stalin wishing all peace and happiness. Cast Boris Andreyev as Aleksei Ivanov Mikheil Gelovani as Joseph Stalin Yury Tymoshenko as Kostya Zaichenko Marina Kovalyova as Natasha Rumyantseva Vladimir Savelyev as Adolf Hitler Vladimir Kenigson as General Hans Krebs Maksim Shtraukh as Vyacheslav Molotov Nikolay Mordvinov as Lavrentiy Beria (removed in 1953) Alexey Gribov as Kliment Voroshilov Nikolai Ryzhov as Lazar Kaganovich Aleksandr Khanov as Nikolai Bulganin Gavriil Belov as Mikhail Kalinin Ruben Simonov as Anastas Mikoyan Fyodor Blazhevich as Marshal Georgy Zhukov Andrei Abrikosov as