The swans of Nepryavda 1980 ЛЕБЕДИ НЕПРЯВДЫ English subtitled russian cartoon

Animation by Roman Davydov. Ratibor's childhood('74), Vassilissa Mikulishna('76) and the swans of Nepryavda('80) form more or less a trilogy about the struggle for freedom of the russian nation against the Chazars and later the Mongolian tribes that overpowered and enslaved them.
Ratibor shows the start, Vassilissa the times when Russia had to pay tributes to the golden horde, the swans finally is made in remembrance of the battle of Kulikovo, 8 september 1380, Where Dimitri Donskoi, grandduke of Moscow, lead an army of combined russian forces for the first time in russian history to victory over a mongolian-tatar army under Mamai. It took another 100 years before the yoke of the mongolians was actually shaken of, but the importance of the battle has been decribed as this:
"Russians went to the Kulikovo field as citizens of various principalities and returned as a united Russian nation" It also was the start of the primateship of Moscow over the other grand ducheies and princedoms. It became the center of the country instead of Kiev. Normally Russian animation are very peaceloving. This is one of the exceptions

Statement: This animation is about past times
when there was an outside enemy

In present times greed, lust for power
& illusions of rightfull superiority
need to be battled within oneself!

Dedicated to the Russian people

...that once
were victorious in the battle of Kulikovo

The swans of Nepryadva

directed by Roman Davydov
written by Arcady Snessarev

art directors Nikolai Yerykalov, Alexander Vinokurov
cameraman Boris Kotov

music V. Krivtsov
sound Vladimir Kutuzov

animators Oleg Komarov, Oleg Safronov
Alexander Mazaev, Vitaly Bobrov, Alexei Bukin
Vladimir Zarubin, Fedor Yeldinov,

Vladimir Vyshegorodtsev, Alexander Davydov
Victor Shevkov, Vladimir Shevchenko

Prins Dmitri Ivanov: K. Zakharov,
Sergei Radonezhski: Nikolai Sergeyev,
Voivoda Bokrok Volinets: S. Bubnov

Prins Vladimir: A. Shabarin
Peresvet: M. Kislyarov
Kyznets: V Kyrlakov, Mamai: V. Kenigson

historic consultant prof. dr. V. Kyganov
script editor Elena Nikitkina

executive producer Nikolai Yevlukhin
Filmstudio Soyuzmultfilm 1980

Why did you go to the golden horde

Understand this my son

We're buying peace for moscow.

our Ancestors,- Aleksandr Nevsky,

Ivan Kalita,

and even Simeon the proud,-

all of them had to pay visit to the horde

so that Russia could survive

and recover in peace.

The accursed yoke shall not last forever.

A day shall dawn...

Look!...the sun!

Dmitry of Moscow, who had to pay the tribute,

has defeated your armies at the river of Vozha!

Your commander murza Begich, murdered!

-The dogs! The're all silent as if they obey,

but if you don't keep an eye on them,

they tear your throat in no time.

Go smash their heads!

Dmitry, you'll be sitting in chains on a slave market,

Hey, you, vultures

stalkers in the night,

Follow me to Moscow! Follow me!

I have come to you, father.

And I have come to meet you.

You know everything.

-I do. Though we live in this monastery,

we do not shun the worldly affairs.

Aren't you afraid to live here, in a forest?

-No, why? There is nothing to take from me.

With our help, the princes have ceased to quarrel.

What are your names?

-The brother is Osliabje, and I'm Peresvet.

-You aren't Osliabja and Peresvet,

Your names are Rodion and Alexander.

Mamai has gathered a terrible army,

and is approaching our homes.

Bless us before the battle, father.

Here is your might, prince.

With it, you shall be victorious.

Thank you, father.

You have strengthened my spirit.

My friends,

The uncalled guests are gathering.

and we shall share the chalice with them.

It is the fate that we have chosen.

Sword unsheathed,

We have come to sacrifice for all of the Russian lands.

For those who shall fall in battle,

crowns of martyrdom are already being woven.

Let this determination, defiance and valour

forever linger in the memory of our descendants.

and their children after them.

Ivan!

Here is the field of Kulikovo.

- Silence!

My prince, let me listen
to the soil this night.

I Hear the soil weep in two ways.

It is whispering in a foreign tongue

like an old wife over her infants.

And it is sobbing like a russian maid

in a sad gentle voice, akin to a flute

The victory shall come at a great cost

But do not tell that to anyone, my prince.

The right wing of the army,
led by Andrey of polotsk,

shall stand here.

- A good position.
The horde shall try to encircle us,

As usual, but the forest shall stand in their way.

I shall leave the central army to myself.

-Fine,

And the princes of Belozero shall be to the left.

As for you, Bobrok, you shall stay behind them

together with prince Vladimir. Prepare an ambush.

You're a wise commander, you shall be most usefull

- As the prince wishes

You shall wait there with your army

However long you'll have to wait, do wait,

- Very well

Do you see anything?

The dawn...

The dawn is a good portent.

The Moscow prince has crossed the Don
with an army!

AI! The dog! The dog!

May I go, prince?

Go with God.

It hurts, mum...

Just sleep, son, sleep.

- Who is there?

- Andrey of Polotsk is attacking the heathens!

Who are you, good man?

A smith from Ryazan.

What is your name?

Yegor.

Now is the time. Isn't it, commander?

- Now is the time. We cannot delay it any longer.

No!

Wait just a another moment.

We can hardly hold them!

They're approaching Nepryadva!

Now is the time. Go forth, brothers!

( Glory to Dimitry of the Don!)

( Glory to the victorious Russian People)

This battle took place on the eight of september,

in the year 6888 after the creation of the world

In our chronology, on the 8th of september 1380

The end
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with adjustments, after several online sources.