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