WOLVERINES! 7 Best Movies About the Russians: From Bolsheviks to Berlin.

Missing from the list? The World War II Italian production of Ayn Rand’s We the Living about life, such as it was, during the early days of Russian communism. Director Goffredo Alessandrini pitched it as anti-Communist propaganda in order to get the government greenlight, but he delivered Rand’s anti-totalitarian message a little too well for Mussolini’s comfort. As a result, the movie was banned shortly after its release, then forgotten for 40 years. The restored film is beautifully shot, well-acted, and true to the source material, which of course young Rand lived through.

Highly recommended.

ALSO: Seriously, no Red Dawn? That’s everything you need to know about the Russians, and the Cuban commies, too.