Aerograd

"The old world is shrinking."

Carries a sense of adventure that was maybe influenced by the early American films, particularly Westerns, which is appropriate given that this is mostly just "manifest destiny" propaganda. The whole affair is highly competent, but largely unremarkable outside of its historic interest.

A story about the Soviets against the Japanese told by one of the most propaganda-heavy directors of the era, Aleksandr Dovzhenko. His movies are usually so founded into the understanding of the Bolshevik mentality that it's often difficult to understand what going without detailed knowledge about the history surrounding it. This was however one his movies I 'got' the most, but still filled with weird and confusing parts. You get some real characters that one can laugh & look at with amazement.