The fate of a man. How often everything depends on one seemingly chance encounter—but only seemingly. In the autumn of 1927, OGPU senior operative Nikolai Vlasik could not even imagine that he would soon become one of the most influential people in the country, that years would pass and he would be called nothing less than Stalin’s Shadow. For almost 30 years, Stalin and Vlasik would remain side by side. Before the eyes of the head of his personal security, Stalin, gaining immense personal power, would begin to rapidly lose his friends and relatives and, in the end, would be left alone. Nikolai Vlasik would travel this entire path alongside him. On the eve of 1953, Stalin would betray Vlasik, and during his arrest, Vlasik would utter a prophetic phrase: «Without me, there will be no Stalin either». And he would be right. Meanwhile, 1927—the tenth year of the revolution—was coming to an end. That day, when he left his home, Vlasik had no idea that this very day would turn his entire life upside down... We invite you to watch the first season of the Series «Vlasik. Stalin’s Shadow» on our website.
