a nuclear flash, and visions of the Soviet Red Army in the form of animals. As she sheds a tear and salutes, Felix, long dead and in military attire, passes her the note with the important command, to which she unfolds and reads: "Вперед, товарищи" (forward, comrades). Reception Response to the film has largely been polarized. Commentary in China for both sides in favour and against the film have hotly debated the imagery and symbology, which is largely considered to reflect the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the fall of socialism. Many of those praising the film regard it as a nostalgic revisit of the past, and interpret the plot as an analogy for China's independence from Soviet communism and formation of its own socialist development path; critics on the other hand have slammed the film's hypocritical pretensions, accusing it of beautifying the Red Terror, and ignoring the past misdeeds that occurred during the reign of the Soviet Union. The film has been uploaded onto YouTube and various domestic Russian websites with Russian subtitles and even a Russian dub, sparking a heated debate amongst various Russian internet users reflecting on the Soviet Union's legacy. References External links Original video of Forward, Comrades on Tudou Forward, Comrades (2013) entry at Douban Chinese animated short films Chinese animated films 2013 films Chinese propaganda films