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Alexander Nevsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Не́вский) is a 1938 Soviet historical drama film directed by Sergei Eisenstein. [1] It depicts the attempted invasion of Novgorod in the 13th century by the Teutonic Knights of the Holy Roman Empire and their defeat by Prince Alexander, known popularly as Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263).
The original goal of state-mandated film in the Soviet Union was to develop a means of propaganda purposed to usurp other forms of entertainment. 1920s cinema was designed to make a financial and ideological impact, and by the mid-1930s, foreign films were no longer imported into Russia from outside countries.
The subject of the film is the 13th century incursion of the knights of the Livonian Order into the territory of the Novgorod Republic, their capture of the city of Pskov, the summoning of Prince Alexander Nevsky to the defense of Rus', and his subsequent victory over the crusaders in 1242.
The Battle of Russia Part I The Battle of Russia Part II. The film begins with an overview of previous failed attempts to conquer Russia: the Teutonic Knights in 1242 (footage from Sergei Eisenstein's film Alexander Nevsky is used), by Charles XII of Sweden in 1704 (footage from Vladimir Petrov's film Peter the Great), by Napoleon I in 1812, and by the German Empire in World War I.
Soviet World War II propaganda films (9 P) Pages in category "Soviet propaganda films" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
The date is February 2022, and his trip is upended as Russia starts bombing Ukraine. The musician survives a series of “inhuman crimes and bloody provocations by Ukrainian nationalists,” and ...
The term originated in the Soviet Union as a shortened name for the Department for Agitation and Propaganda (отдел агитации и пропаганды, otdel agitatsii i propagandy), which was part of the central and regional committees of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. [6]
This category is for propaganda films about communist revolutions or to disseminate revolutionary ideas, which were made with the involvement of the government of the Soviet Union. Pages in category "Soviet revolutionary propaganda films"