Stalingrad

The Guardian: Under Fire, Enemy at the Gates

Meek, James. "Under fire Does Enemy at the Gates take liberties with history?" The Guardian 15 Mar. 2001: n. pag. The Guardian. Web. 3 Feb. 2012.  .

Origin: This article on the historical accuracy of the film Enemy at the Gates was published in the Guardian on March 15, 2001. The author is James Meek who is a published author that lived in the Soviet Union for several years.

Purpose: To inform readers of the historical accuracy of the film Enemy at the Gates.

Value: This article examines the historical accuracy of Enemy at the Gates and shows what was historically right and wrong in the film. It talks about how the movie showed that the Soviet Union used a lot of propaganda during the Battle of Stalingrad. The article also talks about how Zaitsev was produced by the Soviet propaganda machine. Along with those it also talks of the accuracy of the actual battle and how the soldiers fought.

Limitations: It doesn’t have any primary accounts of the battle, it just talks of generalizations.