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Bohaterowie Sybiru Synopsis

The extraordinary story of a Polish military formation - the 5th Polish Rifle Division (also known as the Siberian Division) - operating during the civil war in Russian Siberia. The soldiers were recruited from among Polish prisoners of war from the German and Austrian armies and Poles who found themselves in exile in Siberia. Among the soldiers there were even volunteers - exiles who fought in the January Uprising more than 50 years earlier (!). The unit fought alongside the "white" Russians and the Entente troops alongside Admiral Kolchak. After the victory of the Bolsheviks, the decimated division reached free Poland after a long and dangerous journey. The soldiers of the Siberian Brigade took part in the Polish-Bolshevik war in 1920 and contributed significantly to the victorious counter-offensive near Borków, Zawady and Joniec.

The Great Shadow Synopsis

Jim McDonald, the foreman of a shipbuilding plant and head of the labor union, strives to combat the anarchistic propaganda being put forth by Klimoff, the leader of a Bolshevik gang whose goal is to disrupt the country with strikes and anarchy. Despite McDonald's efforts, a strike is called, resulting in chaos. McDonald's child is knocked down by runaway horses abandoned by their striking driver, and dies. Mob scenes take place in America, as well as in Russia. Eventually, the unrest is quelled with an armistice called between Capital and Labor for a year, during which time wages are to be increased to reflect the cost of living, and leaders are to work out a common plan for their mutual advantage. The strikers now realize that they have been pawns of the Bolsheviks and call off the strike, agreeing to the plan.