The Pioneer's Violin (1971) User Reviews

Feat of a little violinist

[spellhowler666 · 10/10 · 14 March 2020]

In a gloomy-allegorical-arthouse manner, the cartoon authors described the feat of the boy-violinist Abram Pinkenson. His family, like other Jews who were sentenced to death by the Nazi Germans in November 1942 in the occupied village of Ust-Labinsk, was taken to the shore of the Kuban River for execution, Abram played the Internationale on his violin, for which he was shot by Nazi. Personally, I first watched this cartoon in about 1983, and my parents explained to me what was the point. Now I would recommend that the children also watch it in the presence of their parents, so that they immediately explain what's what. However, not all current parents are able to do this, because poorly aware of the history of the Great Patriotic War of the USSR against the Nazis. Abram's act, like this cartoon, teaches us all to never bow before the conquerors, to fight until the last breath, even if you don't have a weapon and only have a violin in your hands.