Private Aleksandr Matrosov
1947 film by Leonid Lukov
Private Aleksandr Matrosov (Russian: Рядовой Александр Матросов) is a 1947 Soviet war drama directed by Leonid Lukov.
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The film is a dramatization of the life of Alexander Matrosov, a Red Army soldier who was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for blocking a German machine gun with his body during a 1943 battle, killing him but blocking further fire against other advancing Soviet soldiers.
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Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4402536. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1947 and 1943.
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