to send
matchmakers to your father.
- No, I'll be the one to do it.
- Let her give us the sign.
She will tell us whom
her heart will choose.
Tell us, Olga Danilovna, which
one of us shall be your groom?
Forgive me, good people, I fail
to understand your meaning.
What do you mean?
Don't pull the bull by its tail!
Tell us who you will marry.
Choose one of us.
If you want a merry and
handsome lad, give me a sign.
If you prefer a more settled
and boring type, choose Gavrilo.
If you are looking for lumps,
choose Buslai.
If you wish to be a mistress
in your home, I'm your partner.
I do not know what
to say to you.
Both of you are good.
In time I shall
give you my answer.
Brothers! People of Novgorod!
The Germans have taken Pskov
and are advancing toward you!
They are slaughtering everyone
who dared to take up arms!
One who is caught with a sword,
is killed for the sword!
One who is caught with a loaf of
bread, is killed for the bread!
Mothers and wives are tortured
for their sons and husbands!
The Germans are like
wild beasts!
We know them well!
One who raises his voice to
scream, is killed for the scream.
One who is silent, is
killed for the silence.
They have divided Russia
among the German warlords.
One was awarded Pskov, another
- Novgorod!
Leave your trade,
good people of Novgorod!
Wait! What is this
senseless commotion?
Don't confuse these folks! We
have a treaty with the Germans.
What is Pskov to us? If need be,
we'll ransom ourselves!
We have surplus of goods,
lying around needlessly.
The waterfronts are piled high
with goods. The stores are full.
Will you trade Russia
for your goods?
What's with you? What Russia?
Where have you seen it last?
It's every man for himself.
Wherever you make your bed,
there's your homeland.
You lying dog!
A snake is known
by its hiss.
Don't you feed me
what I can't swallow!
A mother or a stepmother, it's
all the same to the rich!
Where they make a profit,
there is their motherland.
To us, the simple folk, the
Germans bring certain death.
We must invite Prince Alexander
and strike at the Germans!
- Alexander? Never!
- We don't want Alexander!
- We don't want him!
- Summon Alexander!
Let's not wait for Alexander.
We shall gather a host
and strike at the
Germans ourselves!
Domash the son of Tverdislav
will lead us into battle.
He has seen harder battles
than this. Lead us, Domash!
- Domash for general!
- Lead us into battle, Domash!
We are beset by
a great misfortune.
A great trouble requires
a great man.
Not I, another leader
is needed here.
A man whose arm is stronger
and mind is clearer than mine
whose glory has spread through
the land and reached the enemy!
Who is that man, brothers?
Prince Alexander,
son of Yaroslav!
We must invite Alexander
and call Russia to arms.
Otherwise the Germans will
decimate the Russian people.
We will be squeezed between
the Germans and the Mongols
and then we'll know
what trouble means!
Call for Alexander!
- City of Pskov -
Great Master!
Pskov is at your feet.
That's not the way to
make cities surrender.
If you give me Novgorod
in this state.
I shall hang you on
the nearest tree.
Great Master! Order your
men to gather ropes!
Ropes? Why?
To tether the rebels
at Novgorod!
They brazenly decided to resist
and invited Prince Alexander.
That was the man who defeated
the Swedes on the Neva.
A man capable of defeating us
has not yet been born.
As to princes, I have
enough of my own.
The brave knight Hubertus.
As Lord of all the
conquered Russian lands
I dub you the Prince of Pskov.
The glorious knight Dietlieb.
You shall be the
Prince of Novgorod.
Hurry to Novgorod, Ananias.
You must incite the residents
against Prince Alexander.
There is only one Lord,
who is in heaven
and his pontiff on Earth
is but one.
There is only one sun to
light the whole universe
and lend its light to
the planets and stars.
Holy Rome alone