Battle for Soviet Ukraine
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Битва за нашу Советскую Украину (Battle for Soviet Ukraine) |
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Directed by | Olexandr Dovzhenko Yuliya Solntseva |
Produced by | V. Murin |
Written by | Olexandr Dovzhenko |
Narrated by | Olexandr Dovzhenko |
Editing by | Olexandr Dovzhenko |
Distributed by | Central and Ukrainian Newsreel Studios |
Release date(s) | 1943 (Soviet Union) |
Running time | 80 min. |
Language | Russian |
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Battle for Soviet Ukraine (Russian: Битва за нашу Советскую Украину, translit. Bitva za nashu Sovetskuyu Ukrainu) (1943), is a Soviet documentary by Ukrainian director Olexandr Dovzhenko and Yuliya Solntseva. It is Dovzhenko's first World War II documentary, and dealt with the Battle of Kharkov. The film cleverly incorporates German footage of the invasion of Ukraine, which was later captured by the Soviets.