moonzund (1987) is based on the eponymous book about the russian navy in the 1915-1917 wwi battles at the moonzund islands in the baltic sea. two dramas are intertwined here - the world war 1 and the great love. russian battleship "novik" led by captain artenyev (oleg menshikov) wins a battle against the german ships. captain artenyev is in love with a beautiful lady-spy klara ...