Town Of Glory
War & Peace
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1h 22m
Directed by Dmitry Bogolyubov • Documentary • 2019 • 82 minutes
With few exceptions, Yelnyans raise their children to become good patriots. They don’t mind the eerie, all-encompassing militarization of society. A heroic Soviet past and a destitute post-industrial present make this provincial town susceptible for the Kremlin's aggressive anti-Western propaganda leading to the militarization of society from kindergarten to pension age.
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