History Awesome / TheDeathOfStalin

--> '''Zhukov:''' I did. And I very much enjoyed it, been a long time coming.

* Credit to Nikita Khrushchev where it is due. He started out in the power struggle against Beria on the severe backfoot, having made several blunders, but still manages to claw his way back from his setbacks to ultimately win the pot. And the best part is that apparently he is the ''last'' person anyone expected to lead the effort to oust Beria - an impressed Zhukov implied as such when he realize what he was planning.
--> '''Zhukov:''' Nikita Khrushchev, you have balls like Kremlin domes!

--> '''Zhukov:''' I did. And I enjoyed it, been a long time coming.

--> '''Zhukov:''' [Brandishes AK-47] Hands up or I'll shoot you in the fucking face! [Khrushchev points to Beria, who's trying to call the NKVD guards] Oh, shit... [Gives gun to a guard, marches to Beria] Oi! [Spins him around and decks him with two punches] [[BondOneLiner Want a job done properly?]] [[TheCavalry Call the army]].

--> '''Red Army Officer:''' The army's back. Did you miss us?

--> '''Beria:''' No, ''[[VillainousBreakdown please!]]'' Please, [[VillainsWantMercy don't shoot me! Don't hurt me!]]

** [[https://youtu.be/jNbvepjd46A?t=13 ''Just look at his entrance'']].

* Zhukov is this when he's on screen due to his LargeHam, FourStarBadass credentials and still being the TokenGoodTeammate. The fact that he's the man who defeated Nazi Germany makes him, literally, untouchable and he ''relishes'' that fact.
** He even [[TalkToTheFist decks]] Vasily, Stalin's ''son'', when the man's in the middle of a crazed rant, then kicks him on the ground for good measure.
--> '''Vasily:''' [Sees furious Zhukov coming at him] MEDIC - !
--> '''Zhukov:''' [Punches Vasily in the stomach] NOT TODAY! [Pushes him to the ground] You're [[PrecisionFStrike FUCKING]] stain on that uniform, now you better fucking behave! [Kicks him]

--> '''Svetlana:''' ''(having picked Vasily up and glaring at the Praesidium)'' Who did this?

--> '''Svetlana:''' ''(visibly pauses, before turning to the others)'' If any of you...''(looks back at Zhukov)''...should do anything...
--> '''Zhukov:''' Well that's me told.

** He even [[TalkToTheFist decks]] Vasily, Stalin's ''son'', when the man's in the middle of a crazed rant.

--> '''Beria:''' [[VillainousBreakdown Don't shoot me!]] [[VillainsWantMercy DON'T SHOOT ME!]]

** Zhukov continues to be in fine form as a FourStarBadass. On top of calling the Red Army to return to Moscow and retake control from the NKVD, he also ''[[FrontlineGeneral personally]]'' lead a group of officers and soldiers at the front to arrest Beria right after the Presidium led by Khrushchev passed a motion to oust him, brandishing an AK-47 all the way. Zhukov even punched out Beria when he spot him trying to call for help from his NKVD officers.

* Credit to Nikita Khrushchev where it is due. He started out in the power struggle against Beria on the severe backfoot, having made several blunders, but still manages to claw his way back from his setbacks to ultimately win the pot. And the best part is that apparently he is the ''last'' person anyone expected to be the one to lead the effort to oust Beria - an impressed Zhukov implied as such when he realize what he was planning.

** The Red Army retaking Moscow from the NKVD, with the outgunned NKVD - who had up until this point been able to arrest and shoot anyone with near-impunity - are unable to do anything but let the Red Army disarm them. It's quite satisfying to watch.

* The Red Army retaking Moscow from the NKVD, and Zhukov punching Beria in the face. It's quite satisfying to watch.
-->"The army's back. Did you miss us?"

--> '''Beria:''' [[VillainousBreakdown Don't shoot me!]] [[VillainWantsMercy DON'T SHOOT ME!]]

--> '''Beria:''' Don't shoot me! DON'T SHOOT ME!

** Beria's trial from start to finish. True, it was a KangarooCourt, and Beria had a point when he defiantly pointed out everyone of them were as guilty of the many crimes they condemn him for (except for the rapes, which he had no defence), but he was still guilty as charged and was sentenced to death. After three decades of [[KarmaHoudini getting away with them]] under [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections Stalin's protection]], [[AssholeVictim Beria]] is [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty finally made to]] [[LaserGuidedKarma pay for his crimes]], and we're treated to the cathartic scene of him [[NotTooProudToBeg pitifully begging not to be killed]] as he is dragged off outside to be executed.

--> '''Zhukov:''' Well that's me told.

--> '''Zhukov:''' Well that's me told.
* Hell, even Zhukov's introduction is badass. In a [[Overcrank slow-mo shot]] with awesome orchestral music, he throws off a greatcoat and straightens his shirt, subsequently showing off his many metals, and is introduced as "Head of the Soviet Army".

--> '''Zhukov:''' Well that's me told.

* Zhukov is this when he's on screen due to his LargeHam, FourStarBadass credentials and still being the TokenGoodTeammate.
** Decking Vasily in the middle of one of his crazed rants.

** Decking Vasily in the middle of one of his crazed rants.

* Zhukov is this when he's on screen due to his LargeHam, FourStarBadass credentials and still being the TokenGoodTeammate.

-->"The army's back. Did you miss us?"