 He compared it to the first fiction film to feature the premier, the 1937 "Lenin in 1918", which depicted Stalin as Vladimir Lenin's most devout disciple; and to "The Vow", in which he is chosen as Lenin's heir and takes an oath to keep his legacy.In "The Fall of Berlin", Lenin has no impact on the plot.Instead of being the state founder's successor, Stalin's legitimacy was now based on his leadership of the USSR during the war.