A conspiracy theory emerged in Russia in the early 1990s when it was alleged that Tarkovsky did not die of natural causes, but was assassinated by the KGB.
ɐ kənspˈɪɹəsi θˈiəɹi ɪmˈɜːdʒd ɪn ɹˈʌʃə ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z wɛn ɪt wʌz ɐlˈɛdʒd ðæt tɑːɹkˈɑːvski dɪdnˌɑːt dˈaɪ ʌv nˈætʃɚɹəl kˈɔːzᵻz, bˌʌt wʌz ɐsˈæsᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə kˌeɪdʒˌiːbˈiː.