![]() ![]() On the other hand, the movie sticks faithfully to the later version of the text, which could potentially be cause for disappointment among those of us who expected Bortko to say something politically unexpected. On one hand, Bortko has been commended for at least trying to dampen down the story’s anti-Semitism, without losing sight of the bloody history of Cossacks and Jews. It makes sense that even today, Bulba should be expected to make waves. It’s a tale of Zaporizhian Cossacks, Poles, pogroms, war, forbidden love, and lots and lots of romantic nationalism. Taras Bulba, the short novel by Nikolai Gogol, has two versions – the later, official version being markedly more pro-Russian in nature. ![]() ![]() “I’ll tell you what I think.” Shortly thereafter I said, “Oh dear God. “The politics,” everyone said, “what do you think about the politics?” ![]() When I started getting texts and e-mails imploring me to see the new “Taras Bulba” film, directed by a Russian with a Ukrainian-sounding last name – Vladimir Bortko – I was intrigued. If you are not familiar with Nikolai Gogol, you should be. Of course, if you are familiar with Nikolai Gogol, you probably know how the film ends. ![]()
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