Anti German or anti Christian?
Many have pointed out the anti German message in the film (it was after all a propaganda made to prepare the Soviet people to defend against the Germans). But the film is just as much anti Christian, if not more so. The Russians where a Christian nation at this time and had been so for centuries, but there is no mention of this. The only Christian reference on the Russian side is when Aleksandr Nevskiy called every one who did not defend Russia Judas. This is especially interesting given that Aleksandr Nevskiy is a saint!
The Russians are how ever constantly connected to the Christian faith (the Roman Catholic Church) and they kill in the name of Christianity (Rome). They even have priests traveling with their troops.
So did Eisenstein maybe make Aleksandr Nevskiy (and in fact the Russian people) more communist than 13th century?
- This comment is most likely authentic and fairly close to what I intended to say -