UKRAINE
Ogniem i mieczem (With Fire and Sword) (1961) Cossacks vs. Poles; first part of a trilogy set in mid-17th century
Taras Bulba (1962) -- Cossack life in the Ukraine
Italiani brava gente (Attack and Retreat) (1999) -- Italian army up against the Russians at the Battle of the Don during the Stalingrad counteroffensive