Stalin was the first head of state in history to transform his real self into a “virtual” person for showcasing to the world. This episode reports in detail on the Stalin cult: his motives, modus operandi and methods. It also reveals the real person behind the “Shining Sun”, as he had himself called: his cynicism, his ruthlessness, his affairs. The person who at the end of his life, as he himself admitted, no longer trusted anyone — not even himself.