<P> Romantic Russian nationalist themes appeared in art, such as the historical epic films by Sergei Eisenstein and Vsevolod Pudovkin, as well as Sergei Sergeyev - Tsensky's patriotic novels . </P> <P> The creation of an international communist state under control of the workers was perceived by some as accomplishment of Russian nationalistic dreams . Poet Pavel Kogan described his feelings of the Soviet patriotism just before World War II: </P> <P> I am a patriot . I love Russian air and Russian soil . But we will reach the Ganges River, and we will die in fights, to make our Motherland shine from Japan to England </P> <P> According to Nikolai Berdyaev: </P>

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