Russian war film myth over history

The Kremlin is backing a new Russian film depicting a popular account of Soviet heroism during World War II. When the director of the Russian State Archive revealed last year that the story is actually a myth of Soviet propaganda, he was sacked.

Access a Deutsche Welle video on the movie, Panfilov’s 28 Men, at the link below:

http://www.dw.com/en/russian-war-film ... -over-history/av-36569806