The film was released in 1990. At that time, although the Cold War had not ended, the ruling foundation of the CPSU in the country had begun to shake. The "New Thinking Movement" advocated by Gorbachev caused confusion in people's minds, economic growth was stagnant, and the domestic people's daily necessities were difficult to supply. A group of intellectuals actively advocated Western-style reforms. All this has hollowed out the ruling foundation of the CPSU. Americans naturally see this clearly. In this film, the Americans fictionalized Soviet officers who defected to the United States in order to live a good life, just to preach to the Soviets—mainly intellectuals who were active advocates of Western-style reforms—how good life was in the United States, There is an implied hope that they will actively cheat and promote the implementation of Western-style economic and political reforms.
Therefore, after watching this film, I think of the overt and covert containment of Western countries that we are facing, and suddenly think of the words of the famous Czechoslovakian writer Vucik: "Good people, be vigilant!"
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