This movie or more actually these series are well made ! (Im not sure how Americans and canadians were able to view it thought) however This series should be awarded an Oscar !. Actually the directors in a smart way fooled the Comunist propaganda the Russians helping the title characters aren't comunist but people force to serve in the red army ! Which is interesting the movie also shows some truth about these time although the information is hidden ! There is also some Naive comunist propaganda which was made so glorious it was unbelievable ! Which was an intention of the director I doubt the movie was suppose to be serious it was meant to be funny and entertaining while simply helping maintaining our own identity in these hard times ! That was the main purpose of the Movie To show a different style of live even in these hard times ! the Main Characters including the Russian aren't Comunists. And what is more important The Russians which help our hero's do not try to suppress our characters and turn them to the Comunist official doctrine !but rather they're doing everything that they can to help them ! and keep them out of harms way !! (Szarik the groups dog gets a soldier certificat so he can recive his meals !!)
Also there's a little bit irony or reflection of the Polish way of to Socialist ! (In one of the eps the group is stopped by a Soviet soldier girl controlling the traffic ,and she dozen't want to let them go because she's ordered to to let out only red army tanks an Rudy had an eagle which mean that it was a Polish tank and the girl decided to release Rudy as the last tank. The group figured how to turn away her attention from them and Janek Main character begun to entertain the soviets with his dog Szarik while the rest moved their tank while soviets were standing watching the Show !) putting it blanty if Poles couldn't achieve something by the official COMUNIST DOCTRINE they always done that the other way !
And the series message is to not give up your free will even if you are serving in an army of an regime (in this case the Soviet empire)
Also there's a little bit irony or reflection of the Polish way of to Socialist ! (In one of the eps the group is stopped by a Soviet soldier girl controlling the traffic ,and she dozen't want to let them go because she's ordered to to let out only red army tanks an Rudy had an eagle which mean that it was a Polish tank and the girl decided to release Rudy as the last tank. The group figured how to turn away her attention from them and Janek Main character begun to entertain the soviets with his dog Szarik while the rest moved their tank while soviets were standing watching the Show !) putting it blanty if Poles couldn't achieve something by the official COMUNIST DOCTRINE they always done that the other way !
And the series message is to not give up your free will even if you are serving in an army of an regime (in this case the Soviet empire)