No wonder Putin is afraid of the film and had it "banned" in Russia. He can't stand his people learning the truth being told about the murderous butcher Stalin, his inner circle of sycophants and the habitual terror the Soviets lived under throughout his terribe reign.
Putin LOVES Stalin and the good old, bad old days of the Soviet Union.
The good news is Putin's ban has assured the film's success throughout the former USSR and the world. Russians are streaming, watching, downloading and disseminating bootleg copies of the film found for free on the Internet.