most critic have write devastate about that michalkov movie and but i want it to see myself . and and unfortunately and they be right . the film have the great budget ever in russian movie history and two international star and colorful mass scene and apparently shot quite close to the kremlin but in the end it appear to be a nice and sweet nothing . you would not believe and that this director earlier have make masterpiece like urga and burnt by the sun . the character in the storyline be not convincing and neither jane nor mccracken nor andrej . only general radlov worth be mention . it remain on the surface all the time . politically it be to me a glorification of the army and and especially the russian one with value like honor and duty . and and have live at least half a year in siberia represent my russia be much more than the one that be depict in michalkovs movie . regard burnt by the sun by the same director a a no question 10 point movie and one of the best i ever see in my entire life and i be totally disappointed by that one . sorry . nevertheless and michalkovs unique talent in deliver amazingly beautiful picture be still there .