 The film emphasized the patriotism of the Russian people in the Patriotic War of 1812, and also paid tribute to a popular topic in the postwar year, ridiculing the German nation.Events of the Great Patriotic War were covered in the films "Guerrillas in the steppes of Ukraine" (1942, based on the play A. Korneichuk and "Ivan Nikulin - Russian Sailor" (1944, based on novel by L. V. Soloviev ).His film "Third Strike" (1948) was about the impact of the Third Red Army.