The film shows us a historical picture of Latvia during the First World War. Through the experience of an ordinary farmer in the Latvian countryside, mainly his son Artur (the male protagonist) during the First World War, it shows the heroic and unyielding spirit of the Latvian people against strong enemies for national independence and freedom, and also describes the heroic and unyielding spirit of the Latvian people during this period A huge price to pay for each and every family in this small country.
The 16-year-old Arthur lives in a very ordinary Latvian family. He has his own dreams and a girl he likes. At this time, Latvia is subordinate to Tsarist Russia. Due to historical reasons, it is also influenced by the snobbery of Prussian Germany from Lithuania. Rich, but at least peaceful.
However, the outbreak of World War I broke this calm, and the geographical location of the three Baltic countries made them a strategic location for the battle between Tsarist Russia and the German Empire. Artur's mother was shot and killed by the unexpected arrival of the Prussian army. He, his father and brother wanted to avenge their mother and joined the Russian army together.
The protracted battle became more and more cruel. Atul's father and brother were killed one after another, and he himself was repeatedly injured, but his luck was not too bad. In the stalemate with the German army, Tsarist Russia was replaced by the Soviet regime, and Artur's comrades-in-arms were shot by the Soviet Red Army. Atul fled the Red Army and joined the army for national and national independence, leading a group of student troops to desperately resist the Soviet Red Army and the German army that were trying to invade.
At the end of the war, Latvia gained independence with the help of its ally Estonia. Artur, who was wounded many times and faced vicissitudes of life, also returned to normal life with his beloved girl.
From the perspective of modern history, the history of Latvia, as well as Estonia and Lithuania, its struggle for independence is a history of blood and tears.
The three Baltic countries are typical small countries in Northeast Europe. The combined population of the three countries is about 6 million. The local aborigines are tall, blond and blue-eyed. Most can understand. The southernmost Lithuania has historically been influenced more by Prussian Germany and Poland, and its language and living habits are also closer to these two countries.
There was not much identification with the Slavic-dominated Tsarist Russia that annexed them earlier. On the contrary, Germany implemented a relatively loose national policy towards Lithuania, which was influenced by its influence, and gained a lot of identification.
During the First World War, the people of these three small countries, which were mixed between the military power Germany and Tsarist Russia (Soviet Russia), were also very helpless. Neither side could afford to offend them. And the Russian supplementary troops as cannon fodder.
Originally there was no hope, but the internal revolution in Tsarist Russia, the newly established Soviet regime was busy dealing with the opposition, and Germany was severely damaged in the war on two fronts. So the three small countries supported each other. At the end of the First World War, they fought for independence together and won a brief independence for more than 20 years.
In the early days of World War II, the Soviet Union and Germany secretly divided the sphere of influence in Europe, and the three Baltic countries were included in the scope of the Soviet Union. Facing the threat of force from the Soviet Union, the three countries were forced to join the Soviet Union. After Germany invaded the Soviet Union, the anti-Soviet forces among the three peoples joined forces with Nazi Germany to fight against the Soviet Red Army.
After Germany surrendered, the Soviet Union was annoyed by the resistance of the three countries, and implemented a genocidal policy of migration and massacres against these three small countries, resulting in a further sharp decline in the population of the three countries. So far, the proportion of women in Latvia far exceeds that of men.
During the period of drastic changes in Eastern Europe and the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the three Baltic countries also declared their independence early, and quickly drew a clear line with Russia, which inherited the mantle of the Soviet Union. Russia is limited by its national strength and can only stare blankly. At this point, the Three Kingdoms have truly achieved national and national independence.
Whether at the end of the First World War or the end of the Cold War, in the eyes of the Prussian German Empire, the Tsarist Russian Empire, Nazi Germany, and the Red Soviet Union, the three Baltic countries were never three independent countries, but just a strategic location. . Being caught between these powerful countries is also the misfortune of the people of the three countries.
Even if the world is so cruel, it cannot extinguish the fire of freedom and independence in the hearts of the Atuls. Maybe their bodies will be destroyed, but their spirits will last forever!
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