Who will write history?

Kiarra 2022-03-24 09:03:52

Since it was a war launched by the Soviet Union to invade Afghanistan, why was this history written by the Russians?
In the film, the images of Afghans are all hideous. Because they are subjectively judged as enemies. During the war, we cannot judge right and wrong, so after the war, can we draw a conclusion?
If it is said that the soldiers of both sides on the battlefield are only fighting for orders, then the Afghan soldiers also have an epic youthful blood and brotherhood! But under the decoration of the headscarf and AK47, they only have the symbol of "enemy".
Later, the Russian soldiers also knew the absurdity of the war, and also knew that what they fought for (should be said to be forced to fight) no longer exists, so what about the Afghans who defend national freedom? They are fully armed to show their fear!
The anti-war sentiment in this war-themed movie is on paper, but it is only scratching the surface.

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9th Company quotes

  • [from trailer]

    Hohol: This is war! They don't put low grades here! They kill!

  • Lyutyy: We were leaving Afghanistan. We, the 9th company, we won our war. Back then we didn't know many things. We didn't know that, two years later, the country we had fought for would vanish. That wearing medals of a nonexistent country would become unfashionable.