War films about the Soviet Union and stories of Russian soldiers

While world leaders, officials and those interested in politics are following the developments of the Russian attack on Ukraine and the latest developments on the ground, after Moscow launched a comprehensive military operation against its neighbor, at dawn on Thursday, February 24, others are interested in questions about the psychology of soldiers in the war, or the history of these countries with wars Especially Russia, which entered many wars, whether during the Soviet Union or after its disintegration and the establishment of the current state of Russia.

For those who are not interested in following the news or reading about the history of the wars that Russia and the Soviet Union entered before its dissolution, watching some films that discussed the war may help form their view of the current scene, so we have collected a group of the best films according to the audience’s rating on the famous movie site “IMDB” (IMDb) is under the classifications of "Russian Soldiers" and "Soviet Army".

Come and See

IMDB Rating: 8.3 

Year production: 1985

Feature film directed by Russian Elim Klimov, a military drama;

It takes place in the "Belarus region" in 1943, and its occupation by Germany, and the story revolves around a Belarusian teenager named Flayura, who joins the Belarusian resistance movement against his mother's desire, and then depicts the events committed against the residents of his village.

The film has a philosophical dimension as well;

It mixes hyperrealism, surrealism, and existentialism, and highlights poetic, psychological, political, and apocalyptic themes.

Although the director tried 8 years to secure Soviet censorship approval for the production of the film, it eventually won acclaim and was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.

The makers of the work tried to bring the action closer to the real war, to the point that they used real live ammunition in the film, and the Russian actor Alexei Kravchenko said that the bullets used were real and close to the point that they passed over his head by about 10 centimeters.

Downfall

IMDB Rating: 8.2 

Year production: 2014

This movie - and its name in German (Der Untergang) - is a historical war drama film, depicting in German the Battle of Berlin in World War II, when Nazi Germany was on the verge of defeat, and depicts the last days of Adolf Hitler, specifically the last 10 days from his 56th birthday until his suicide, As well as depicting Hitler's followers in their moments of collapse, after the Soviet army destroyed their cities.

The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on September 14, 2004, and sparked controversy among audiences;

Because it showed the human side of Hitler and his portrayal of the members of the Third Reich.

The film is a German-Austrian-Italian co-production, and was shot in locations in Berlin and Munich.

This film, which grossed about $15 million at the box office, stars Swiss actor Bruno Gantz, German-Romanian Alexandra Maria Lara and German Ulrich Matisse, and directed by German Oliver Hirschbiegel.

Ivan's Childhood

IMDB Rating: 8.1

Year production: 1962

The film tells the story of the 12-year-old Russian orphan Ivan, whose parents were killed by German soldiers during World War II. Secretive officers.

Ivan asks that he be sent on other missions, and the Soviet officer refuses at first because the boy is young, and with the boy's insistence they send him on a mission on the other side of the river, and the child has not returned since then, while neither the officer nor the public knew why he did not return until after The liberation of the region and the control of the Soviet Union over it.

Enemy at the Gates

IMDB Rating: 7.6

Year production: 2001

The film tells the story of a Russian and German sniper playing a game of cat and mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad;

Young Russian Vasily Zaitsev learns how to shoot a hunting rifle from his grandfather in the Urals. After the Soviet Union invaded Germany in 1941, Zaitsev became a soldier in the Red Army and was sent to the front lines of the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942.

During the battle, Vasily lost his gun and hid, when a car bomb hit.

On the other side, he meets Commissar Danilov, who is hiding among the corpses.

This film is a fictional story about sniper Vasily Zaitsev, hero of the Soviet Union during World War II.

The film's story is based on a book by American philosopher William Craig, starring British actor Jude Law, his compatriot Rachel Weisz, and American actor Ed Harris.

The movie grossed $97 million at the box office.

"Kalashnikov"

IMDB Rating: 6.6

Year production: 2020

It is a Russian biographical film about Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle. Senior Sergeant Kalashnikov is now a tank commander in the Red Army.

During the Battle of Bryansk, Kalashnikov was seriously wounded while carrying a German anti-tank rifle, and while trying to get him out of the battlefield, he and his companion encountered a group of German soldiers, and his companion's machine gun stopped working at a critical moment, which inspired him and prompted him to use his old talent Inventing the design of a new automatic weapon for the Soviet Army.