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Screenshot from Ballad of a Soldier (1959)

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Fair use rationale for Cinema of the Soviet Union edit

While the screenshot is not free. I, Alex Bakharev (talk), believe that usage of a single screenshot from one of the most celebrated Soviet films of 1950ies for the critical commentary of the style of the Soviet Cinema constitutes fair use as described in the copyright law of the United States Alex Bakharev (talk) 06:53, 25 February 2008 (UTC)