A state-funded Russian film that lionises a Soviet World War Two tank and its crew has become the second highest grossing home-grown production since the collapse of the Soviet Union, part of a Kremlin-backed drive to instil patriotism in young people.
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A Soviet WWII-era T-34 tank rolls on Dvortsovaya Square during the general rehearsal of Jan. 27 military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the lifting of the Nazi siege of Leningrad, in Saint Petersburg on Jan. 24, 2019.
