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darkness and switching the lights off for our moscow has also joined in on the event. but they say that there was a magic pill that could cure any illness and prolong life but only the soviet leaders had any access to it get inside the kremlin walls in the secret history of the soviet files that is next here on r.t. . western siberia this secret munitions factory became public knowledge after the fall of the soviet union here special capsules known as the kremlin pill will make a hand exclusively for the top brass. the health of the leaders of the soviet union was always shrouded in secrecy. private doctors looking after them had a very risky job their very lives not just their careers were at stake.

lanie aggression head of the soviet union from nine hundred sixty four through nine hundred eighty flew in one thousand seventy six suffered clinical death. just a near an athlete rosen's died on november tenth one thousand nine hundred eighty two from heart failure. during brush in his reign the term trend in medicine the quote special significance the average age of the politburo as members was around eighty the country's leaders constant medical attention that's why doctors went through a special procedure to be selected for work at the facility. i had been around as some form of surveillance my mom died back in nineteen forty six when i was born. when i was getting a job they even wanted to know the number of my mother's grave. in his later years before brezhnev was due to appear in public doctors would give him strong drugs to

help in focus even then he couldn't concentrate for more than ten minutes. of heart attacks and stroke certainly undermine his health at the top of a brazen f. was dependent on sleeping pills. all of together made him completely to crap and. vehicles with lynn oppression of us the elderly general secretary was known to have patronized the woman at some point without doctors know when she began supplying brezhnev with large amounts of sleeping pills the general secretary suffered from insomnia. i tried to press on him psychologically when i was talking to lay in it so i would say you know you should get rid of the nurse nina and everyone of us doors but i think losing a drop of. her influence on him was tremendous. eventually pressure never agreed to play coalface relationship with us. make his parting with the new tourist

woman less painful he switched his attention to his favorite pastime hunting an expedition was arranged for him and the kremlin's medics into a small side really. really known as junior has a workshop and occupies an entire story in an old building in central moscow she has a libertarian the ground floor jr is a healer specializing in unconventional practices that require no physical contact with the patient. they can nobody else has the sort of characteristics that i have been examined to institutes of nuclear physics cybernetics radio electronics and technology. dozens of people undergo treatment here each day according to gina liberation of was one of the first clients and however his relatives flatly deny her claim. once i received a call from a kremlin employee could you kill any british me of the asked if i said i wasn't

sure but am i trying. no one in the family is aware of that juneau would simply have been barred from his team saying that some woman off the street was allowed to healin oppression of his rubbish and each until. the kremlin shares were obliged to watch the health of lin a parishioner one of them was greeted by life he recalls how chefs have to refuse question of what his favorite meal ministries couplet the full of his doctor's recommendation. but. i remember the way poultry was served in soviet times there were enough of the woman's now look different in those days the coat of arms could never be hidden it would be did serve as the basis of a side dish and the may go a guard you just because of was a circus a symbol of those that were the chefs had a result of all sorts of tricks to keep alcohol away from brezhnev it had

a detrimental effect on his health the bottles that were placed on his table looked like they were filled with cognac in fact they contained a drink made of rice hit. the roof hit water had a different color to cognac they took some time to come up with a way to resolve the problem when we added lemon juice to it to disguise the difference with some ten bottles but the transaction were put down on the table so the most important thing was not to get the mixed up. version of could hardly rule . treat during the last year before his death his health failed completely after a visit to tashkent the first is that how did together a mess of workers across factory to welcome him they looked on from scaffolding which suddenly collapsed fracturing his call of one of the best doctors kept a watchful eye on his every step. of course there were special senses under the maps that will one direction of god help during the night he would step on the

sides and sit with us alerting the melanesian usual view the body guards took some time to get to his bedroom because they were in a separate house would make of this by anyone yet birth they were going to walk out at seven o'clock in the morning i immediately called depression athlete and when i said i have a sense there is something wrong with that impression if you're going to stop talking nonsense he replied he's ok everything's normal but she called me back three hours later to say that pressure and diet. of the general secretary of the communist party was buried in front of the walls of the kremlin next to the lenin was a limb on red square. nearly and only on the founder of the sole issue it was the head of state from nine hundred seventeen until nineteen twenty four in may nineteenth twenty two he became

seriously ill and was almost completely disabled until his death according to official accounts keep dying from cancer those close. to serious hawkeye footage depicted limited as a cheerful man full of energy capable of working in this round the clock according to official soviet records lennon was in country tells us he took an abrupt turn for the worse after the attempt on his life by such an early complaint in one thousand eighteen. this is how the episode was shown in the soviet film released in the one nine hundred thirty s. . julian mr divided on whether all of. those issues are at the time of the assassination attempt on the side was sort of pool she could hardly see people silhouettes that claim that clinton's health shockley deteriorated as

a result of poison puts is also debatable. spent decades studying lennon's medical history. and he said the plans to fill a bullet with a poison called curry which is incredibly potent that later hospitals used it as an anesthetic but the fact is that when the bullet leaves the barrel the poison becomes in effect of the compound is immediately destroyed by very high temperatures that. in nineteen twenty two led and moved into his residence nimmo sky. during the last months of his life he went almost completely insane this picture was taken by his sister. it's in the official diagnosis of chronic disease that causes death was hidden from the public for many years. after thorn doctors came to examine lennon they said in letters dated back to one nine hundred twenty two that he had syphilis the diagnosis was confirmed in one thousand twenty

four with lennon's death lenin's enter circle was aware of this but no one else was supposed to know and the post-mortem report was grossly falsified. joseph stalin to gush meeting like him or lenin successor head of state from nineteen twenty four to one hundred fifty three before death he accused his doctors of the liberal press when he suffered a stroke during the night and did not get up at the usual time for the associates did not have the courage to judge from the pound wise leader for almost the day stalin died on march the fairplay nineteen thirty three in a coma. joseph stalin did the tories twentieth century dictator has a reputation for being overly suspicious millions of people were subjected to political repression under his rule it was dominated by his prius. one of his

residence was merely greets enough because it despite the fact it was high in the mountains it was surrounded by thousands of gods even here stone and dreaded the prospect of any attempts on his life sentence stalin always sat with his face turned to the windows in this way hugh money towards the situation outside because he was afraid of attempts on his life the lamps on the walls of the rooms produced edema glow bronze lights a few headaches besides the curtains were trimmed so that he could satisfy himself that there was an outside was going to set and him. a motor boat which shuttled across lake greets a supply of his residence with meals he aboard the smell of cooking. this is this is one of three bedrooms of johns of style in all three look quite alike this is because during the night stalin might go to another room to make sure that the wishing you way he was at any particular moment you fear for his life. towards the

end of his life is still in suspect that his doctors are spying a few dozen medics were arrested under his personal orders they were brought to the security ministry where they were forced to say that they had deliberately meted out incorrect diagnosis to put soviet leaders to death. or the case. against the doctors treated yeah a vehement propaganda campaign. in the press and on the radio and television. things went so far that many patients turned surgery for conditions that required treatment for. ukraine of the supreme soviet of the us the song dr levy a commercial has been awarded the order of lenin for her assistance from the government in unmasking killer dr. in one hundred forty eight heart specialist lydia to measure sent

a letter to the kremlin saying she disagree with the way doctors to treat it should donald a high ranking soviet official but the criminal the letter however four years later it was found in archives by that time stalin was already obsessed he thought physicians were trying to harm him to michigan now provided the basis of a criminal case stone and couldn't see the case through however as he died on march the fifth nine hundred fifty three. and i have no doubt but a stalin had lived long enough those doctors would have been executed in light of reports exposing the group of saboteur doctors even stalin's death came off as a bad joke you know many people would say and whispers just. allen has been healed to death she. stole his close associates degree to accuse the cop this case before the body of what had been hailed as the leader of all nations was even placed in the muslim on red square stonings personality cult was

later denounced by his successor because a crucial. place or stalin was very close to the muslim lydia to measure was stripped of the order of living and the alleged saboteur daughters were released from prison they were even allowed to resume their work at the kremlin. a film maker. and. believe. the leftist cult of real life made in prison on charges of during the of all.

thanks. to treat in tomsk siberia is so called kremlin pills are made this particular drug is unique it contains no chemicals and doesn't dissolve in stomach acid rather it is a small electronic device that is told the chip inside is two by two millimeters with a thousand transistors super microelectronics and the status of the kremlin pill is slightly larger than the pain once it is in the body it starts generating impulses emulating the rhythms of a young healthy body. after the breakup of the soviet union pharmacies began selling kremlin pills the device was held of the cure of the future and of the beginning sales skyrocket it somebody had recommended to me i felt that if they used it in the kremlin it might help my mother so i bought it dimitris mother has

just gone through a complicated abdominal surgery which is all stopped as for permission to use the kremlin pill but will it work. to. your members live to a very old age their lifespan was about ninety years whereas ordinary people lived until fifty or sixty or average worldly wisdom put their longevity down some special midsummer's including the kremlin pale. here in broad general secretary of the communist party of the soviet union single from any one nine hundred eighty to ninety four diagnosis progress a range for your requiring kidney dialysis he died on for the ninth one thousand nine hundred. dr you have any chance of has killed many politburo members and was on friendly terms with for a long time he knew better than anyone else that i drop off was unfit to rule the

country however his opinion and that of other kremlin doctors was not heeded. deal i did all i could. i supported him drop off for eighteen years why didn't. i think he'd still been alive and in charge. i'm none to nine percent sure of the soviet union would never have collapsed. at the time he was appointed and group of look different from the other members of the politburo he was younger more energetic and had a high i.q. his work shuttle was filled with meetings but those closest to him knew that every day doctors used to commit and propose to a kidney dialysis machine. but it was a cumbersome piece of equipment you know doctor colleagues were working on a miniature machine the size of a briefcase but. they did create something of that car and he

being the regrettably it was too late for them to put it to use. author of the collapse of the soviet union the newspaper proved to blame dr charles ofen of the crimean doctors for the space of soviet leaders deaths. when they are of treason king. it can only be surprising how many fatal contingencies the last soviet leaders had to collide with it would be interesting to know from their going to mission chance of if the rapid health worsening of the soviet leaders could be a result of an outrageous incompetence of doctors or a thoroughly planned subversive back which was accurately calculated well prepared and fulfilled by the so called qualified doctors couple. racial i took the news paper and came to a meeting of academics. where i said their colleagues because i have to tell

you the troll are you sitting here a couple of years. now going to be subject to prosecution. and. that's where they decided to write kind of official letter to prove to a newspaper that said you're making a second case against oxalis it. was so intimidated all of us of a decided to publish it. and of the u.s.s.r. from nine hundred fifty three to nineteen sixty four no chronic diseases really connected in him during his stint not as the only solution leader removed from power for what was officially described as health reasons died at the age of seventy seven seven years after his resignation. according to his contemporaries crucial for was healthier than any other civic leader unlike prison if he didn't care much for ready made scripts of his speeches and instead often improvised

a tool to did accompany him during his international visits looneys be on the safe side the job was to keep crucial for medical assistance of a special kind the fact is that he was the calmest of politicians the only other person. in the medical profession and. thirty young lady throat specialist but that had nothing to do with the permanent state of his health it was simply too much and too loudly so. that his vocal cords so what he had to do with as. some stuff inside his throat. during his last year at the helm of the soviet union seventy year old crucial spend more than one hundred fifty days traveling inside and outside the country in october nineteenth sixty fourth he decided to go on vacation in the cozy meanwhile agreement clause was brewing in moscow and they culminated in crucial being removed

from office as soon as he returned the official reason to be his advanced age which i fully agree with because he was then over seventy at the second reason walls and increase in ill health. now i did see them sort of before. question and i knew perfectly well that he was in an excellent state of health. the last general secretary of the communist party nine hundred eighty five ninety ninety one came to power the age of fifty four the only surviving leader from the soviet era. the central committee of the communist party the soviet union mikhail gorbachev as general secretary. because gorbachev was elected in much much in eighty five

a wind of change was in the end of the strike it was a mouse in the country like nikita khrushchev. but the people he took with him now frank and straightforward manner he was far more find and civilized. gets closer to the people close enough. often appeared in public together with his wife a practice previously unseen among other service leaders. was active in the nation's public life in soviet times many people resented the habit they blame the country's first lady for swaying decisions. racegoer died of leukemia in september one thousand nine hundred ninety before passing away she said that forming victims of the severe illness and dying would be the only way to get people to understand how this time crammed in medicine was hopeless. i am missing a friend and i have lost during his hard struggle my beloved wife you know that's

what is lacking in my life i always remember that. boris yeltsin president of russia one thousand nine hundred one nineteen ninety nine suffered from heart disease eight years after his resignation he died of progressive cardiovascular and multiple organ failure in april two thousand and seven. in the early nine hundred ninety s. and many saw yeltsin as a hero in august ninety ninety one he stood at the head of a movement of resistance to places he wanted to preserve the soviet regime he displayed energy and resolution. before long however rumors creeping around moscow were claiming that sharing a banquet table with the olson was full with unpredictable consequences.

we didn't when they began pouring cognac into these glasses that yeltsin grimaced and turned around and stood with those with a chorus chip you there was a side table filled with tumblers until all told us. yeltsin used to drink tea as of a glass like this. then boris yeltsin reached out for six tumblers and placed them on the table all of the way to trial from a few of the arrangements of what you. we're going to drink from these he declared . when yeltsin was a young man he was an enthusiastic and skillful sportsman this helped his career in the communist party in the year olds here he was reputed to be a no nonsense tough administrator newbie would ever dare to pull the levers arrays . after he moved to moscow to take the post to president quite a few people among his associates were noted for weird practices one of them yuri

mellon was a professional psychic. said it was possible to improve ratings summit so that they would be beyond the reach of opponents give me forty five minutes of any maintain the state handles and the certain candidate would be elected this is called the management of the collective mind the management of the audience. leave of the nine hundred ninety six elections president yeltsin was going out of his way to demonstrate as he was physically fit from the time of office he was indeed elected for a second stint but he paid a price for his exertions. leading heart bypass surgery it was decided that the complex operation would be performed in russia it lasted several hours cardiac surgery next year and was in charge of a team of doctors. everyone thought that yeltsin would not survive that

operation. because of all the stress the contraction function of his heart was a ruin. the only person who said there was a chance of success with me. i said that we should prepare him for the surgery. after the operation and stayed at the helm of the nation for nearly four more years he resigned on the last day of the twentieth century. leaving and i did what i could here. want to ask for your forgiveness. i mean this far as i can remember this is the one and only case where a head of state complete power decided by himself to leave. it was a sign of great courage. the yeltsin era has already receded into history many

myths about kremlin medicine a gradually fading sales of the miracle kremlin pill have almost fizzled out despite being described as a cure all. dimitri the young man who bought the soviet device for his mother only found out a short time ago that it had nothing to do with a criminal a tool it was just a bogus promotional campaign and soon after the fall of the soviet union of course i was somewhat surprised because there was a legend attached to the pill when you first hear about it but immediately attraction is its name. what i see take a pill and afterwards you live for two hundred years really well it's just nonsense i don't believe. stringent selection procedure is a still applied to doctors wishing to join the system of medical care provided for the country's top most officials it is an established fact that the kremlin's

inhabitants no longer tend to healers or clairvoyance however they do to keep fit and healthy criminals doctors protect them from ill health is still a state secret.