Strelnikov,

Russian commisarie

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[ramberghini]

Strelnikov is a rather sad figure. On one hand he is a very sympathetic young man with a strong desire for change, but on the other hand he is corrupted by power and becomes and fearsome and callous commander. This was a problem rather common among the Bolsheviks, since they had a great cause initially, but misused the power given to them and became tyrants themselves. Tragic in many senses.

[AllenbysEyes]

Yes... that's Strelnikov!

[Rachen30]

Vladimir Putin will raise Russia back into a superpower again. He has single-handily fixed the damage that the traitors Gorbachev and Yeltsin inflicted upon the country.

[johnnyachernar]

Strelnikov's character was also symbolic of Leon Trotsky. First, he's a hero of the revolution, who rises to power, and goes on a sweeping raid across Russia, then he becomes one of the undesirables and is soon brought before a firing squad, (of course, he never makes it)

[Tsagia]

@Neville6000 Bolsheviks....dumb brutes!

[Neville6000]

@Tsagia: I will talk about the Tsar any way I like, so F*** you, okay?

[oldschoolgreentube]

Isnt that supposed to be anlogous to Trotstky?

[JunoNH]

it's lara's fault for treating him like a brother instead of a sexual partner.

while she's fucking komorowski (the real masculine figure) she's constantly deceiving her mother and pasha. sure she likes him, but she doesn't respect him, and perhaps it's that lack of being taken seriously that pushes him to become so autocratic and domineering.

in the book he kills himself eventually. he is a tragic character and a symbol of male psychology. komorowski admires him yet takes what's rightfully his

[Siluriuskaeso]

Its funny how Pasha is this dweeb early in the film, and then after the war he's now some sort of bolshevik badass in a coat

[MeneerTiki]

the tragedy of Strelnikov is that he is a boy, as komarovsky said. He still has the ideals from before the war, be he has turned bitter and expresses his disappointment, yet again like a boy, hurting others as to feel strong, and not weak for having his great ideals being crushed by the callous nature of war, which is the real world not the better world he wanted to create.

The Character of Yevgraf is actually far more sinister and twisted as Strelnikov.

[MeesterCrumpet]

@fntime have you even read the book or have you just seen the movie?