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201626 minPGdocumentary

Two childhoods

201626 minPGdocumentary

Seventy years of mentality are examined through the experiences of schoolchildren in a Sverdlovsk village as they prepare for a war anniversary.

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Vladimir Golovnev

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Seventy years of mentality are examined through the experiences of schoolchildren in a Sverdlovsk village as they prepare for a war anniversary.

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Vladimir Golovnev

Vladimir Golovnevdirector

Vladimir Golovnev

Vladimir Golovnevwriter

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School № 30 in a Sverdlovsk village commemorates the Ural volunteer tank corps formed in 1943. In 2014, students prepare for the anniversary of the Great Patriotic War's victory. The documentary follows these children as they engage with their history, revealing attitudes passed down for 70 years and examining the darker aspects of patriotism in their community.

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