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...To the Central Committee...

Committee..

No, that's not how you start.

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

To the Central Committee...

To the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Nepal

Maoist

To Comrade Prachanda

To Prachanda.

Dear Comrades

Dear Comrades

The banner of the morning sky In life, the first step matters much...

the winds of fierce attacks...

Dear Comrades

Dear Comrades

We, Russian communists, cannot be but concerned...

about the open, controversy between the leading communist parties of your country...

Tensions... and at times even conflicts...

make us deeply worried about the destiny of the Nepalese revolution.

The banner of the morning sky In life, the first step matters much.

Hear the winds of fierce attacks Blow all over the country

And the battle rages on!

The Central Committee of the Communists of St. Petersburg...

is sending...

is sending...

Hitchhiking to Nepal.

The communists of Russia are sending their emissary

to a country on the verge of civil war.

Conflict is waged between two local communist parties.

He is going to Nepal with a difficult mission

to reconcile the followers of Marx and Lenin and bring them to negotiating table.

Today, in preparation for his journey,

Victor has been provided with a Russian-Nepalese phrasebook,

one kilogram of canned food and a handgun.

The emissary also carries a referral letter from the Communists of St. Petersburg

asking to give him food three times a day, protect him from tigers and mosquitoes,

and bear in mind that he is engaged.

By the way, Victor's wife-to-be is still shocked about his risky mission:

after all, his journey to Nepal will take about two months.

This young organization cannot afford an airplane ticket yet.

As we already reported, in early June,

Victor Perov, member of the Central Committee of the Communists of St. Petersburg

and the Leningrad Region

was sent to Nepal by the party's decision.

His task was to prevent a civil war between

the communist government ant the communist opposition.

Now, an alarming message has arrived.

One night, while traveling through an Oriental country,

the ambassador of the city of Lenin,

communist deputy Victor Perov, was treacherously attacked by Basmachi bandits,

agents of the Nepalese king.

Comrade Perov was seriously injured.

Here is what he told us on the cellular phone.

Quote: Agents of the dethroned king of Nepal caught me off-guard at night.

I heard a rustle, I woke up, but my hands were already tied.

I could not reach my rucksack.

I surrounded by dreadful Basmachi bandits with Mauser guns,

a British major looming behind their backs.

They went on to torture and beat me, looking for the letter to the Nepalese comrades.

But they didn't find it: I had learned it by heart

and eaten it right at the start of my journey.

Under these circumstances, being understandably concerned

about comrade Perov's life and well-being,

the Central Committee of the CSPLR decided that their emissary had to return home.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE COMMUNISTS OF ST. PETERSBURG AND THE LENINGRAD REGION

Alexey, look.

The Moscow team is asking to lower the volume a bit.

Yes, just a moment.

Just a second. Sorry for messing it pp.

Absolutely.

Now we are joined by Sergey Malinkovich,

secretary of the Central Committee of the Russian NGO Communists of Russia,

chairman of the Central Committee of the Communists of St. Petersburg

and the Leningrad Region.

Good evening, Mr. Malinkovich.

Good afternoon!

Good afternoon!

in fact, you have to do more reading, more writing,

you have to keep growing.

Currently, I'm reading a book called Bonivur's Heart.

Well, that's something, at least.

You know, it's about the Far East and the Estonian.

I know this book, Bonivur's Heart.

How can there be anything Estonian in the Far East?

...occupiers.

- Estonian? - Oh, not Estonian... Japanese!

Good. Japanese is correct.

You see, Victor, that's the kind of mistakes you must not make.

I'd like to send you to a TV show as well,

but first I need to be sure that you will do fine...

Which is why you need to do more reading, more writing.

Well, your talking is basically not bad, but it has to be even better.

You have to keep growing. You have to read more,

you have to watch talk shows with political figures dealing with each other...

Just watch and learn! Who behaves in what way...

What Lenin wanted - he did it!

Russia was in a disastrous stick-in-the-mud condition.

It took him just five years to lead Russia onto a new path.

First, he freed it from invaders, he chased out the capitalists and the landowners.

The GOELRO Plan put a light bulb into every village.

Today, we fail at computerizing the country.

He did it in five years!

When people told Stalin, "We are your disciples, comrade Stalin!",

Stalin responded, "Nonsense We are all Lenin's disciples!"

So why is Lenin getting so popular now, why is there so much debate?

The reason is that everyone can see:

we turned our backs on Lenin and came up against a dead end.

Perhaps you should stick to mopping the floors.

What a stupid woman you are.

Come on, I can write any text for you.

Just dictate it.

But you have...

My handwriting is perfect.

But can you fit it into here? Yes, I can.

Well, write, then.

Give me the full text.

All right, here's the text.

The first sign goes No Trust For Derbin And Shmakov!

Or We Do Not Trust...

In this case we need two pictures. On either side.

If we have two people but only one picture the composition will be ruined.

I guess you're right.

And the third one will be about Derbin only. I mean the second one.

Two sings against Derbin and one against Shmakov.

We only have two pictures of Derbin.

Well, yes.

No... Two sings against...

OK, let's write We Do Not Trust Derbin And Shmakov! and put both of them.

- Both of them. - Both of them.

But where do we put the second one?

And the text goes in between.

Now, if you don't know how to write a letter, please ask me.

We should have moved it a bit this way.

It doesn't matter. All right then.

Put an exclamation mark, a huge one!

An exclamation mark won't fit in.

Why not? Sure it will fit in.

DERBIN, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TRADE UNION PROPERTY AND OUR DUES?!

Hello.

Where are you now?

We've got a letter from the communists of Russia.

KATHMANDU

RESIDENCE OF PUSHPA KAMAL DAHAL

SHAMIR DAHAL COMRADE PRACHAND'S NEPHEW AND PERSONAL SECRETARY

A letter from the communists of Russia. That's why I'm calling you.

Look at these boobs!

I guess I should write her a message.

Hello Lena... Lena? Lena.

Hello Lena, I'm Sergey, a charismatic guy.

I can send you my photo by email.

Let's get to know each other.

Wow, I've got a new message.

"Why not here?" I. e. why don't you publish your photo here.

Well, what should I say?

I've tried to publish my photo many times,

but the moderator wouldn't publish it.

He thinks it's not mine

because I'm a very well-known person.

He thinks it's not mine because I'm a very well-known person.

Irina,

please understand,

the moderator wouldn't display it,

I'm too well-known...

But there is something... something... flawed about her.

I cannot tell what it is.

It's just my deep knowledge of female nature. There is something.

From any point of view,

my country is my treasure.

We are equal before our Motherland,

and we have strengthened our brotherhood.

No, it's such a... such a...

completely flawed face... completely...

And one more thing I ask of you,

please write me a letter.

"for a mature successful man...

with well-developed muscles."

What, what is she chewing there?!

our morons...

You're a moron yourself.

Here, you see?

I'll stop paying my rent altogether.

Oh dear...

The Bodyguard 3.

That says it all: The Bodyguard 3.

Namaste!

Good! Palm trees. Good!

Huh? A collective farm?

English no. Russian!

Russia. Russia.

Here, the field.

Photo.

Russia, ice!

Look, some firewood.

Every time I come to Third World countries,

I listen to Armstrong's What A Wonderful World.

It's a beautiful song.

What are the Second World countries then?

The Second World are you and I.

And the First World?

The First World? The First World are the USA.

But why was it decided that they are the First World and we are the Second World?

It's because they have a different living standard.

No, Victor, please turn it off.

- No? But it's music. - No, please don't.

I see, you've got music there. Go ahead.

Wow, it's honey. They gave us honey.

I don't get it, do fried eggs really have to be eaten with honey?

Victor, you are completely unfamiliar...

with the progressive Western culture.

It's a black man singing, you see!

Yeah.

He's singing that the world is diverse.

Yeah.

And we should take it philosophically.

Police?

What happened there?

Something happened in Korea.

Someone died, probably...

Oh no! Look, someone died! You're right!

They're lowering their flags. Someone died.

Kim Chong-il died.

Jesus.

We'll have a mourning commemoration today.

Libya? Libya again?

Yes, that's it... Dead... Kim Jong-il...

Kim Chong-il? No, wait, it's a different name.

Kim Jong-il.

Who is this?

Kim Chong-il's dad, perhaps?

His dad died long ago. In '94.

So, is Kim Chong-il dead or what?

Who's going to be their next General Secretary then?

Shit.

If Putin died, would the elections be postponed?

How can you wish death upon Putin, our national leader!

No, I'm just trying to understand would the elections be postponed or not?

Bite your tongue!

Putin is ever living!

But if we really imagine that...

I don't even want to discuss it.

Would the elections be...

You better be thinking about how we can commemorate...

Is there an embassy of the DPRK here?

A consulate, probably...

A consulate is a...

There must be an embassy of the DPRK here.

We have to go there and sign the book of condolence.

Let's go.

I don't mind. I'm for it.

A nice sausage.

Let's go and organize a rally, print out pictures...

All you can think of is a rally!

We have to mourn, not rally.

I mean a mourning rally.

Namaste.

Boutique.

Oh! Boutique.

So what is this then? This is some utter nonsense.

Look, black flags. Must be the anarchists.

How much should it cost, Sergey? Here, take this.

Nothing, really. How much money have you got there?

It's Kim II-song who died, right?

It's Kim Chong-il, you blockhead!

Victor, please!

I always mix up Kim II-song and Kim Chong-il.

This is bad. You shouldn't mix them up.

Comrade Kim Chong-il was a friend of the Russian Federation,

a friend of the Soviet Union,

but he criticized the leaders of our country for their

departure from the principles of Marxism-Leninism

and their disregard of the Juche ideology for the building

of socialism with Korean characteristics.

Comrade Kim Chon-il's memory...

will be kept forever in the hearts of Soviet communists,

the hearts of all members of the organization

of the Communists of St. Petersburg

and the Leningrad Region.

Let's drink to the memory of comrade Kim Chong-il, without clinking our glasses.

I couldn't even imagine that the news of Kim Chong-il's death

would find me in distant lands...

BACK WHEN KIM JONG-IL WAS STILL ALIVE

As we already reported, in early June,

Victor Perov, member of the Central Committee of the Communists...

of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region

was sent to Nepal by the party's decision.

His task was to prevent a civil war between

the communist government and the communist opposition.

Now, an alarming message has arrived.

One night, while traveling through an Oriental country,

the ambassador of the city of Lenin,

communist deputy Victor Perov,

was treacherously attacked by Nasmachi bandits,

agents of the Nepalese king.

Comrade Perov was seriously injured.

Well, in fast, he had a clearly defined task.

I told him, if we want to somehow solve this situation

you have to look as if you were wounded, riddled with bullets.

It has to be a picture of misery and the background has to be...

well, actually,

grass like this can potentially be found anywhere, in Iran or...

That's it. He had to look as if he was barely alive.

There is no hoax to it. It's just an element of information war.

This entire plan has been developed by the Bureau...

THE MISSION STORY HAD AN UNEXPECTED AFTERMATH

But he didn't really get there, I mean, he got stuck somewhere, didn't he?

No, he didn't, of course.

He got stuck... say, somewhere

somewhere short of the Southern borders, so to speak.

And your interest in this story, if I may...

I understand that you are a man of business...

Well, my interest is purely financial. I'm a film producer.

A PROPOSITION WAS MADE TO HELP COMMUNIST VICTOR PEROV

VISIT THE NEPALESE COMMUNISTS AND TO MAKE A FILM ABOUT IT

I can hardly imagine it because he doesn't have the experience...

It's I who will have to deal with it...

Since I'm the Secretary for International Relations

and a former member of Komsomol for many years..

AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE BUREAU, IT WAS DECIDED THAT

THE TWO COMMUNISTS WILL CARRY OUT THIS MISSION TOGETHER

The time of the arrival of the internationalists

will be communicated to you separately.

THIS IS HOW THIS FILM CAME ABOUT AND HOW VICTOR PEROV

FOUND HIMSELF ON A PLANE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS LIFE

And they were carrying a young commander,

whose head was shot through...

Leader!

What happened?

Fancy another 5 cl?

No. I'm resting.

You bring discredit upon our whole movement.

I? I'm dead sober.

Look, chocolate!

A guerrilla song,

A scarlet dawn,

My youth, Belarus!

Long live the government!

Long live!

Long live the Nepali Congress!

Long live!

Long live the Nepali Congress!

Long live!

Nepali Congress!

Long live!

Nepali Congress!

Long live!

Arise, ye workers from your slumbers!

Victor, please stop scaring people.

You're in the lobby now.

People come here to check in.

You may sing in your room.

They might be against the left-wing forces.

There's a strike going on. We have to go and support the working people.

Well, a man was killed and we won't join them? Just to show support.

That would mean interfering in political affairs of other countries.

- I agree. - What do you mean you agree?

But we may simply visit an event, may we not?

We're not directing their plan of actions, it's just visiting...

But it's a very... a very delicate thing.

Leader, will you give me the flag?

No. What are you talking about?

Supporting a strike of working people.

Victor, please!

You're absolutely not suited...

for engaging in international activity.

If you don't learn it in the course of this journey,

you will no longer have anything to do with it.

I agree, I will learn it.

So learn it then. And stop talking nonsense!

What flag? What strike?

Well, I can at least put up the flag outside my hotel.

And say, "For socialism!"

But this is not our hotel.

You can open your own hotel and put up anything you want.

I will put it up outside my hotel.

Outside your hotel?

Well, outside your hotel is fine, but I'm just worried about the flag.

I can give you a small one. They won't tear the flag.

No, I'm sorry.

I'd pay everything back into the party fund.

You could have taken your own flag. I told you, take whatever you want!

Except for the medals of the CPRF

I took the medals of the CPRF with me.

But I told you not to take the medals of the CPRF with you.

I'll pin them on.

You may pin them on, but you must not give them away.

I won't give them to anybody.

Namaste! Namaste!

Namaste!

HEADQUARTERS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF NEPAL

MADHAV NEPAL

CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF NEPAL

FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF NEPAL

A special welcome to the country of Everest!

Even though we are not a communist country,

we have made communism dear to the people!

And when you say "communist party" people rejoice!

HEADQUARTERS OF THE UNIFIED COMMUNIST PARTY OF NEPAL

VIM KADAEK MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE UNIFIED COMMUNIST PARTY OF NEPAL

Our politicians are not newbies.

The force that has gone through ten years of civil war,

ready to win or perish, cannot be easily divided.

...in the year 2052 of the Nepalese calendar,

our party started the Civil War.

So we started to fight. Against the government.

With arms in hand.

The imperialists, including America,

India,

even China,

European countries,

and other parties who called themselves "democratic"

these parties, together with the king and the army, were all against us.

The Marxist-Leninst party, with whom you have good relations, as you said

so, the former leaders of the Marxist- Leninst party and the Congress

brought ultramodern weapons from Belgium,

to destroy the Civil War and the Maoists.

and we were worried that the people with their desire for democracy

would hate the cruel communist party,

and be entangled by another party, a bourgeois one.

So we safeguarded the people from this threat.

after that, in order to get the seat of prime minister,

Madhav Nepal, who at the time was the leader of the Marxist-Leninist party,

and leaders of other parties sent a note to the royal palace

demanding to choose a prime minister.

They went to the royal palace many times, cajoling the king.

"We will suppress the Maoists", they promised to the king.

Look at this photograph. It was taken at Everest Base Camp.

When I was a prime minister,

we held a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers at Everest Base Camp.

A CLOSED-DOOR MEETING OF THE UNIFIED COMMUNIST PARTY OF NEPAL

When other parties, not only from our country,

but from the outer world as well, the imperialists,

saw the huge percentage of the votes our party won,

they were struck dumb.

Is Russia to be or not to be?

SAINT PETERSRBURG

They have tried so many times...

to kill the Russian soul in you.

But I know that you can be...

neither broken nor intimidated

You, my Motherland, are dear to me.

With your free will.

Your kindness, your tenderness,

And your soul are your strength.

An untold fairy tale,

An unknown country.

I would like to dress the whole world...

in birch-tree garments.

I will be proud of you all my life.

There is no happiness for me without you.

Our party is the second most influential communist party in our country

following the revisionist,

more rightist party of Zyuganov.

Did he say revisionists?

Don't put on anything. No aprons.

Just wait quietly.

During the rough years of the Civil War,

Vladimir Lenin had no option for celebrating his birthday

other than by drinking tea with his comrades,

with plain crackers and no sugar.

All right, then. Come on, Victor, please come closer.

Anyone else? Those of you whose hands are free, yes.

All right, then. Cheers to Lenin's birthday, so to speak!

Now, of course, we have to give Vladimir Lenin our present.

Victor, please open it.

Here, this was created by a team of experts.

Here you can see a metro map. So...

Comrades, I'm asking you to stop this provocation I'm a member of the CPRF.

Here is the permission we've got to host this event...

Here is the permission we've got...

So, communists don't have to...

You're hindering us from carrying out...

We are not carrying out an "event", we are congratulating Lenin!

carry out a meaningless event...

Why are you spoiling our celebration?

We are carrying out an authorized event here. These "comrades"...

All right. This must be a provocation!

How dare you attack Lenin?!

Stop shouting! Why are you shouting? We don't attack Lenin.

Are you against a Stalin metro?

I mean him, not you. Comrade?!

Lenin was a great man.

But you are a provocateur!

They are against Lenin and Stalin.

You're breaking the law here!

On behalf of the Communist Party, we declare with full responsibility...

We better be thinking about..

Stop hindering us.

These clowns have nothing to do with communists...

We have to unite, instead of provoking people.

Look at what metro. Unite with whom?

You work for the government.

You bring discredit upon communist ideas.

Metro stations: Nicaraguanskaya, Karla Marxa, Pamyati Ceausescu...

Could you unite all of them, vote for a single candidate

and bring down all those bourgeois leaders like Putin and others?

Unfortunately, what we see is a struggle of personal ambitions.

I keep telling Zyuganov that personal ambitions

have to be given up for the sake of the common cause.

And Putin uses this to divide us as much as he can.

He tries to divide the left movement.

But it appears to me that comrade Zyuganov...

is comfortable with the second position.

I mean their position as the leading opposition party.

In the political system of Russia.

Traitor Malinkovich!

Let us sing!

You know what? Let us sing!

We won't even sing with you!

And the battle rages on!

Na na na!

And the heart feels anxious in the chest!

And Lenin is so young!

And the young October is still to come!

The banner of the morning sky, in life... Well done, you're fighting hard!

- In life, the first step matters much! - Traitor! Traitors!

Na na na! Winds of fierce attacks blow all over the country! Na na na!

And the battle rages on, na na na!

to unite all communists into one party!

But you're not a communist, you're a provocateur!

Into one... Hey, why are you insulting me, dear?

I'll call the police!

That's what you are, a provocateur!

- Why do you say so? - Because you sell out.

You want to hurt me on Lenin's Day?

Dear comrade, let's embrace each other now!

- What? No embraces for traitors! - Let's embrace each other!

- For traitors, no! But you and I. - No embraces for scum!

Dear comrade!

Hey, hold on!

I felt no appreciation.

So in the end the only ones who stayed were the most silent,

incompetent guys who accepted everything.

In 1996, I worked at Zyuganov's campaign headquarters.

I wrote texts which are remembered to this day.

For instance, one of my texts,

I mean election campaign texts, articles,

had the following ending:

Zyuganov cannot ride a skateboard but he will learn it!

The text was published and I was invited to see him.

"Bring this boy to me!", he said.

So I was on my way to see him, thinking that something was about to happen:

Mr. Zyuganov would award me with the Order of Lenin,

he would tell me, "Sergey, you will be in charge of the youth",

or "You will write..." or something else.

Or, we were all poor back then, he would say,

"Here are 1000 rubles for you, use them for..."

But Mr. Zyuganov, we were in a huge office with oak paneling,

I remember him standing there,

I was struck that from this short distance...

he made quite a repulsive impression:

a middle-aged man, overweight, all covered in some kind of warts...

But nevertheless, nevertheless, I'm standing there, a thin young man,

I can clearly remember those people from the party

apparatus standing motionless all around,

and Zyuganov says, "Well", he says with his deep voice,

"well, Sergey, you wrote a good article!"

And I say, "Mr. Zyuganov, I hope I haven't taken any liberties."

"No, it's great, there's not a single. It's 100% accurate.

So, Vasya", he says, "come here. Do we have any pens?"

And the guy says, "We have no pens, Mr. Zyuganov."

"All right, bring me a glass."

So they bring a glass like this one.

Except that this one says "Irish Whisky" and the

one they brought had a caricature of Zyuganov,

a Russian nested doll with Zyuganov's face,

and the "Russia, get up from your knees!" printed on it.

"Here!"

And that was it.

All right.

Those of you who are of stronger constitution,

make a circle so that no one can disturb us.

Does it have to be on the right side?

I'm sorry!

Malinkovich is a provocateur!

Provocateur Malinkovich!

Well, Pavel, where is your right chest?

Please note that those are medals of the CPRF.

They stole those medals and now they're awarding them!

No. We have received them from Gennady Zyuganov.

Come on, dear.

For a young communist, virtually an activist, a supporter of the party.

Here you go!

Now, comrade Antipov!

Fraudulently received medals have no value!

These are stolen medals!

These are our medals. We have a certificate for them.

You're talking nonsense.

These are stolen medals!

All right, look, we've run out of medals!

Let me take yours, you'll be awarded at a later point.

Victor, keep provocateurs and White Guardsmen

away from here so that they cannot disturb us.

Here and here.

But here no.

VICTOR PEROV. CHANGES WILL COME!

SHORTLY BEFORE THE NEPAL MISSION, VICTOR PEROV CARRIED OUT HIS ELECTION CAMPAIGN:

HE UNSUCCESSFULLY RAN AS A CANDIDATE OF A LARGE NON-COMMUNIST PARTY

Look, Sergey, what a beautiful place!

Are there venomous snakes in the forest?

And what exactly: the viper, the cobra?

Cobra as well.

There are cobras?

There are different ones.

Very strong poisonous ones.

There will be many of them in summer.

And now they're sleeping, aren't they?

They are sleeping. In the ground.

I see. That's good.

Let's go and take a walk in the forest, Sergey!

Victor, please!

After we arrive... Well, yes, yes.

...I will decide where we go.

Do you understand me? Do you?

I do.

Here, far from the capital, are you satisfied

with how the revolutionary process is going on?

We are not pessimists yet. We are optimists.

We still hope to see these changes.

But the development process is going not as fast as it should be.

But still, we, countryside communists, are optimists.

Unfortunately,

the leaders of the communist uprising have differences of opinion.

That is why there is no unity among us.

And this is the reason why we are worried and sad.

We have many different parties, you know, communist parties.

We still cannot become friends.

I think that different communists must always find a common language.

And if the leaders are bad,

we, those who work at the bottom, have to replace them.

Wow, look at the bamboo, eh!

It smells so fresh.

Wow, what a pasture, yeah!

I can't see any potatoes around here. Or are they out of season?

We believe that in future we will be able...

to establish communism in a democratic way.

By persuading people.

He says, not so cruel, to kill, right?

More liberal.

This is how we differ from the Maoists.

So this is the main reason,

that the Maoists want a revolution only with rifle, gun...

Our party also believes that only a peaceful way to socialism is possible.

Chairman comrade Prachanda has always promised

that despite the ongoing peace process

our army and weapons will again be with us when the need arises.

So we will be able to get back to pursuing our goal.

KATHMANDU HEADQUARTERS OF THE MAOISTS

Look, those are good expensive cars.

Oh! It's a whole convoy, look.

Arriving right here. With blue lights.

And he used to say that having an army, weapons,

and our idea will enable us to win the fight.

PUSHPA KAMAL DAHAL

CHAIRMAN OF THE UNIFIED COMMUNIST PARTY OF NEPAL

FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF NEPAL

We are unhappy to see what he is doing now.

Our chief comrades are still in prison.

But he is already leading the revolution...

down the path of revisionism.

We have been strongly influenced by the Russian Revolution.

We have been strongly influenced...

by Leninism and the revolution led by Lenin.

And the Chinese Revolution as well.

But we try to take into account...

the specifics of Nepal when doing our revolution.

But!

Recently he talks one thing,

but does a completely different thing.

We still stand to bring our revolution to success.

But it depends on the situation in Nepal in general.

so now there are two opinions within the party.

The first opinion is that everything must be solved by means of revolution.

The second one is to preserve what we have achieved and enjoy it.

Thank you, but we have to start the meeting.

You've already had a long conversation with Mohara,

head of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs.

He'll pass me the information about you.

Did I understand you correctly that armed struggle

and revolution can once again begin in Nepal?

It is decided.

It will for sure!

there is no way other than armed struggle.

In such a case it's silly to talk about a peaceful way, of course.

And no compromises must be made!

What, there aren't any beavers here?

Beavers are not found here.

This work is part of our Party.

Our mission here is to create a commune.

They want to spread this as communist system.

There are six such communes in our country.

Here in Diwakar Balgram, fifteen families have joined together.

This commune is developing with the help of local people and our Party.

There is continued support from local residents and party members.

The leaders of the Dalit uprising live here.

The leaders of the Tharu uprising live here.

The family of Diwakar Wusal, after whom the village is named,

his sons and his associates also live here.

And women leaders are also represented here.

Arise! ye workers, from your slumbers

Arise! ye prisoners of want.

For reason in revolt now thunders,

and ends at last the age of can't.

Na-na-na.

So comrades,

come rally and the last fight let us face!

unites the human race!

Look, a red star!

IN MEMORY OF MARTYRS OF GREAT PEOPLE'S WAR OF NEPAL

INAUGURATED BY THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE MAOIST COMMUNIST PARTY

COMRADE RAM BAHADUR THAPA 'BADAL'

I greet all those present!

The General Secretary and a member of a Russian communist party,

from the country of Lenin and Stalin,

from the USSR, were the world's largest communist party once existed,

where a revolution took place

came to Nepal, to Madi.

And they came to the Diwakar Balgram commune.

So I'd like you to welcome them!

Red salute to the bravery of the martyrs!

Red salute!

Red salute to the bravery of the martyrs!

Red salute!

Red salute to the bravery of the martyrs!

Red salute!

Long live the Maoist Party of Nepal!

Long live!

Long live the Maoist Party of Nepal!

Long live!

Welcome to our guests, the Russian comrades!

Welcome!

Welcome to our guests, the Russian comrades!

Welcome!

Long live the revolution!

Long live!

Long live the revolution!

Long live!

Long live the communists of all countries!

Long live!

Long live the communists of all countries!

Long live!

There is something we certainly don't understand here. Like everywhere.

So, you see, their whole thing here is based on villages.

I've got a strong headache.

Because of the sun. Because this sun burns even through the cap.

It takes a lot of water.

So could you please fetch a package of water from the car now.

Yeah, just a second.

Because otherwise I might get a heat stroke.

You might overheat.

So let's give them a present, buttons or something.

Well, I don't know what we can give to so many people.

I just don't know. Well, fine, we can give away all the buttons now.

But what are we going to do then?

And then some Great Secretary will come along,

looking like someone who has to be given a present

You see, all these people here are good people but they don't have any status.

You would end up having no present for someone with a status...

We have come to see them, for them, it's a valuable event in itself.

But there is a leader, like me.

Why did they give you more flowers?

Anyway, don't walk in front of me anywhere.

You should walk and show them, "This is my leader! This is my leader!"

Because otherwise it's a terrible lack of respect, of course.

I might stand up and say, "Enough!"

Because there's no status here, you see? No hierarchy.

Those residents of the village, who knows whether they are Maoists or communists,

whether they have anything to do with the party...

Maybe they consider themselves Leninists,

but the party doesn't even know they are all Leninists down here...

Who knows... It all seems quite strange to me, you know...

How do they know that they are 600,000 people? Who would really count them?

People who can't even say Mom.

See, they just live here and know virtually nothing about the world...

You know how warm it is here?

This place is 1 km lower than Kathmandu.

Victor... I do not love nature as much as you do.

Yes, it's amusing to find yourself in the middle of winter in summer.

It's amusing. But it has happened to me more than once already...

I know it's your first time, so it's quite interesting.

Realizing that back home it's 3 degrees over zero and heavy precipitation.

But this world is diverse.

And it is also very difficult to discover, Victor.

You can spend your whole life trying to understand a country

until you understand it only in the very end.

Personally, I don't understand these people.

KATHMANDU

Here with you, here,

and you go, there.

You won't go?

I have little money.

We are Russiya. Russiya. Russiya.

Russiya is not America.

America, billionaires.

But we, Russiya, the proletariat.

Fine!

Hey, sorry!

Sorry!

You, here,

I, here.

Sit down!

Go!

I can, I can. Go!

Please, please!

Yes, fine! Please!

Sit down!

Sit down! Sit down!

Sit down!

Sit down! Sit down!

Sit down please!

Sit down please! Go!

Nepal forever!

Nepal forever!

Nepali!

No faith have we in prince or peer.

Our own right hand the chains must shiver...

and strike the iron while it's hot!

Nepal forever!

The Internationale unites the human race!

The Internationale unites the human race!

Here you see man being exploited by man!

Rise up, huge country, rise up for a mortal fight!

With the dark fascist force, with the damned horde!

Let noble fury boil like a wave!

Workers of the world, unite!

Freedom to Nepal!

Long live the Communist Party of Nepal!

Nepali forever!

Nepal forever!

The factories to the workers!

The land to the peasants!

The factories to the workers!

Nepal forever!

The proletariat, unite!

Long live the revolutionary Nepal!

Long live freedom!

Nepal forever!

And the grass of the steppe

Nepal forever!

smells of bitterness

The young snow is so green evermore...

OK, let's go then?

It's hot. Let's go to a shady spot.

Let's go around.

Oh, look, a Russian church!

- There can be no Russian church here. - Look, there! Really.

Please let's go, Great Leader!

- Did you feed the monkeys? - Yes.

I did not interfere with you. Now let me enjoy...

It's very hot here, in the sun. It's difficult to stand here.

Let's go and find a shady spot over there. We'll find something.

How could you take this for a Russian church?

- It looks similar. - You're an ecumenist.

You're an ecumenist. You're awful.

You're an ecumenist, you're a...

All religions of the world should be united into one single religion.

That's exactly what ecumenism is. It's an abominable, godless thing.

- All of them should unite. - A godless thing!

so that there would be no wars or oppressions.

Hardsubs transcript by gooz