Battle for Soviet Ukraine Victory on the Right Bank Ukraine

Two Dovzhenko documentaries offer a passionate, powerful view of the Soviet struggle against the Nazis.

Dovzhenko's first WWII documentary, Battle for Soviet Ukraine incorporates German footage of the Ukraine captured by Soviet forces, as well as a rare sequence of Czechoslovakian troops on the battlefield. (1943, 80 mins.)

Victory on the Right Bank Ukraine follows the western movement of the Soviet army after the Germans had been driven from the Ukraine, documenting the terrible destruction caused by the Nazis. (1944, 1973 mins.)

Landscapes of the Soul: The Cinema of Alexander Dovzhenko is a presentation of The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Seagull Films in collaboration with the Ukrainian National Center of Alexander Dovzhenko and Ministry of Arts and Culture of Ukraine. Generous support was provided by George Gund III, Iara Lee, and Air Ukraine. Special thanks to The Consulate General of Ukraine in New York.