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The text is a transcript of a historical drama about Nikolai Vlasik, the personal bodyguard of Joseph Stalin, and his relationship with Stalin and his family. The text covers various events from 1927 to 1932, such as Vlasik's romance with Lyuda, a medical student who was stabbed by thugs; his promotion to Stalin's security chief after saving him from an assassination attempt; his friendship with Yusis, Stalin's previous bodyguard who was injured by a bomb; his clashes with Menzhinsky, the OGPU chairman who was suspicious of him; his efforts to make Stalin's summer house more comfortable; and his failure to prevent the infiltration of Inga Kutepova, the daughter of a White general, and Alexander Pushkarev, a member of the Russian All-Military Union, who were plotting to kill Stalin. The text ends with a cliffhanger as Pushkarev vows to complete his mission.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
- The text is a transcript of a historical drama series called "Vlasik: Stalin's Shadow" that depicts the life of Nikolai Vlasik, the head of Stalin's personal security.
- The series is set in the Soviet Union in the late 1920s and early 1930s, during Stalin's rise to power and his struggle with his political rivals.
- The main characters include Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union; Nikolai Vlasik, his loyal bodyguard; Ivan Yusis, Stalin's personal bodyguard; Vyacheslav Menzhinsky, the head of the OGPU (the secret police); Alexey Gorky, a famous writer and Stalin's friend; Lyuda Grishina, Vlasik's love interest; and Tatiana Alliluyeva, Stalin's second wife.
- The text covers several events and incidents, such as:
- Vlasik saving Stalin from an assassination attempt by a female student who stabbed him in the chest.
- Vlasik avenging Lyuda, who was stabbed by two thugs on the street and left unable to have children.
- Stalin and Gorky traveling by train to Rostov and then by ship to Sochi, where they discuss politics and literature.
- Vlasik being assigned to protect Stalin and his family at their summer house in Sochi, where he tries to improve the living conditions and security measures.
- A plot by the Russian All-Military Union, a monarchist organization based in Paris, to assassinate Stalin with the help of Inga Kutepova, a general's daughter, and Alexander Pushkarev, a skilled shooter.