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"Bata'lon" 2014 Russian movie on Women's Battalion of Death


John Gilinsky

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"Batal'on" is a 2015 Russian released movie that is finely produced and filmed.  Essentially an historical docu-drama it strives to portray various women's feelings, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours towards the war as the Imperial Russian Empire gave way to the Provisional Government and hence bridges a very neglected cinematic history of Russia's involvements in the war 1916 - 1917.  Moreover it portrays without caricature the corresponding feelings, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of especially the Russian army's officers and soldiers towards these women.

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Keep looking means .... :rolleyes:?   Definitely worth watching for anyone interested in the roles of women in war and in particular World War I and their modern interpretations.  This film is worth watching as it focuses on the women but is realistic enough to portray their interactions of all kinds with all kinds of men around and above them.  It is a fictional film BUT a BIG BUT by the way the Russian Military Historical Office clearly played a leading role in the costumes, script development/checking, scenes and events to be portrayed and is given major credits at the start and end of the film!  Though in Russian no one especially those in Great Britain even only somewhat familiar with the Eastern Front, Russian emigres to Britain post-WWI etc... will need any translations, dubbing or other language captions - that is how good the easy flowing, filmed/editing is.  The commander of the battalion's memoir was published in English in England post-war and the film pivots around her.  A further small correction - the film was completed in 2014 NOT 2015.

John

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The book "They Fought For the Motherland" deals with this and the other women soldiers in WW I. Note the Battalion Commanders memoirs are on archive.org according to "They Fought For the Motherland " they are not all that accurate.

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