Russia, 1917, WWI. This is the story of the 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death, formed as part of an ill-conceived propaganda ploy by the Russian Provisional Government in late May of 1917.
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Lesya Andreeva | ... | Feklusha |
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Mariya Antonova | ... | Evdokiya Kolokolchikova |
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Mariya Aronova | ... | Mariya Bochkareva |
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Nikolay Auzin | ... | Nikolay Seleznev |
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Marat Basharov | ... | Aleksandr Kerenskiy |
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Margarita Bychkova | ... | mat Nadi |
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Sergey Byzgu | ... | Afanasiy Bochkaryov |
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Polina Dudkina | ... | Galina Svistunova |
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Evgeniy Dyatlov | ... | Aleksey Tseplyaev, polkovnik |
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Khelga Filippova | ... | mat Toni |
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Konstantin Fisenko | ... | Ofitser |
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Arina Ivanova | ... | Sestra miloserdiya |
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Evgeniy Karpov | ... | General genshtaba |
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February 1917 revolution has affected mode of life in Russia and changed the course of Great War. Monarch has abdicated. In trenches, were the confrontation with Germans lasts for several years, Bolsheviks are very active with their propaganda. They call for making peace with enemy. Russian officers can actually do nothing without approval of so-called Soldiers Committees. The army is just near the stage of complete degradation. By order of Russian Provisional Government, attempting to strengthen the spirit, the female Death Battalion is established. In charge of the Battalion - Cavalier of St. George Maria Bochkareva. Death Battalion give the lead of courage, fortitude and composure, stiffen the spirit of soldiers and prove, that each of the female hero is worthy of the Warrior Title.
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russian revolution | woman in uniform | year 1917 | female soldier | russian provisional government |Taglines:
Pervyy. Zhenskiy. Bessmertnyy. (First. Female. Immortal.)Certificate:
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Country:
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RussianRelease Date:
20 February 2015 (Russia) See more »Also Known As:
Battalion See more »Filming Locations:
St. Petersburg, RussiaEdit
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While it's very well shot, acted, propped and all, the black-and-white one-sidedness of this movie leaves no illusions - it's just a piece of propaganda. Patriotic, god-fearing feminists? Well, it's more subtle than the soviet era, more historically accurate but still - it leaves no space for moral ambiguities, shades of gray or doubt - they're heroines and don't you dare deny it! And if you disagree, try to find one good (or decent, or at least humanely portrayed) German in the movie from around a hundred depicted. It's perfectly worth watching, but the only review so far completely missed the point. It's a modern way of manufacturing social cohesion at home, and sympathetic opinions abroad, on par with Hollywood.