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The film depicts the attempted invasion of Novgorod in [[The High Middle Ages|the 13th century]] by [[The Teutonic Knights]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] and their defeat by the Russian people, led by Prince Alexander, known popularly as Alexander Nevsky. (In order to deal with the Knights, he foregoes a campaign against [[The Horde|the Mongols]].) It begins as the knights invade and conquer the city of Pskov with the help of the [[Les Collaborateurs|traitor]] Tverdilo and massacre its population. In the face of resistance by the [[Aristocrats Are Evil|boyars]] and merchants of Novgorod (urged on by the monk [[Corrupt Church|Ananias]]), Nevsky rallies the common people of Novgorod and in a decisive Battle of the Ice, on the surface of the frozen Lake Chudskoe.
It is worth noting that because the movie was made during the Stalinist regime, it also contains quite a few Soviet political subtexts, such as the anti-religious, anti-German stance of the communist government of that time and the portrayal of Nevsky as a wise and courageous leader―reflecting how Stalin had himself portrayed during his "
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