The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
REMARKABLE FILM
 EXHIBITED HERE
Our Russian Front" Out standing Picture of a Na-
 ton Fighting for Life

With a little fanfare to herald its arrival 8 film that is rightly regard ed as exceptional in many respects is being exhibited at the Strand theater. It is called "Our Russian Front. It is well-timed, for no world event today holds greater in terest to humanity as the success of the fighting Russian forces in death grips with the Nazi hordes at Vorishov
 The scenes are those of Russian people grimly facing the challenge of the enemy. The film is frankly admitted to be in the propaganda category, but propaganda that brings home to American people the realization that their turn may be next! Newspaper editorials and press agents are unanimous in their opinion that 1t is a vivid contribu- tion to the all-out war effort.
 Our Russian Front" an authen- tic and most timely film was pre- pared from official Russian films of the war in Russia; scenes both on the fighting fronts and on the in- dustrial, home and defense fronts behind the fighting lines.
 It Is propaganda, of course, from the standpoint that 1t is a pictorial appeal for American support and sympathy for the people of Russia who are today our courageous and able allies in the fight against Hit lerism. But 1t is propaganda plainly and without subterfuge, and 1t is a very impressive picture.
 No one can sec the picture without admiring the fighting spirit of the Russian people and sensing their grim determination to fight to the bitter end to save their country from the German despoilers, men, women and children are all joining whole heartedly in that struggle.
 In that picture one sees the faces of hundreds, yes thousands, of Rus- sian people-sailors, airmen, guer- rillas, workers, farmers, city dwell CTS and rural peasants, women, boys and girls, grizzled grandparents and chubby babies. It is a real cross section of the Russian populace.
 One thing stands out in those faces; earnestness, in those facts is set purpose-to win or die. They know what war means. They know it's no picnic. They know it means hard work and sacrifice and blood shed. They know, too, that all Is not too high price to pay for their country's salvation.
 All that is in those faceS-purpose, courage, strength.
 It Is an inspiring picture for the Americans; inspiring because we know that Russia has shown the world how to fight and die. How to hang on grimly despite terrific odds and still keep on battling g hated and deadly foe. We know that Russia can fight, and that picture explains why. It fights because its people fight, man, woman and child, millions of them, in the trenches, in the cities, in the fac- tories, on the farms, everywhere.
 That's the only spirit that can win in this sort of total warfare. Rus sia has 1t.
 We, too, must have it. and we think this picture of a fighting Rus sian people will help to inspire us to equal their purpose, courage and strength. It would be good for battle front but 8 whole nation. Front" which is in fact not just all Americans to see "Our Russian tion at war, all of us fighting on
 We too must be just such na- one America for victory. When we are, nothing on earth can prevent that victory.