Summary of Catherine Merridale's Ivan's War

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

#1 When people think they are going to have to fight a war, they start to imagine what it will be like. However, these images are not meant to be taken literally. They are meant to foster a confident, even optimistic, mood when times are tough.

#2 Efim Dzigan’s film struck a chord with Soviet audiences. It was not about the war, but faith. The film’s action opened in a fairground in Moscow, where the Kremlin towers were visible in the distance. The city was full of jollity, with ice cream vendors and young people strolling about.

#3 The invasion takes place at night, and the border guards hold the aggressor at bay. The Soviet planes destroy enemy aircraft on the ground and fly home without a single loss.

#4 The film ends in Berlin, where Soviet planes are flying in formation like wild geese. They are not dropping bombs; their payload is leaflets calling on the population to put down their arms and join the international proletarian socialist revolution.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 19, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669386940

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