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Here's a list of tons of leftist movies.
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I guess it’s more Soviet than specifically Russian. The character of Vasil Ghurkos was portrayed by a Croatian actor and spoke Croatian. President Ghurkos formerly held the title General Secretary and worked in this Slavic-style palace:
IMO the Netanyahu comparison overlooks the visual similarity to David Ben-Gurion; note the wild hair. And there may be a dash of Mikhail Gorbachev due to the facial blemishes.