Character Relationship Map: Arsenal

Characters

• Tymish (played by Semen Svashenko) — protagonist

  The central figure, a young worker returning from WWI. He witnesses capitalist exploitation, joins the Bolshevik movement, and organizes the January uprising in Kiev against the bourgeoisie and haidam...

• a German soldier (played by Amvrosii Buchma) — protagonist
• a German officer (played by Serhii Petrov) — supporting
• Petliura (played by Mykola Kuchynskyi) — supporting
• a nationalist with a lamp (played by Mykola Nademskyi) — supporting
• a Red Army soldier (played by Heorhii Khorkov) — minor
• nationalist (played by Andrii Mykhailovskyi) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• a German officer → a German soldier (Professional Commander)
• Petliura → nationalist (Power Leader)

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Tymish → a nationalist with a lamp (Conflict Enemy)
• Tymish → a German officer (Conflict Enemy)
• Tymish → a German soldier (Conflict Enemy)
• Tymish → a Red Army soldier (Alliance Comrade)
• Tymish → nationalist (Conflict Enemy)
• Tymish → Petliura (Conflict Political Opponent)

Story Analysis

A non-linear revolutionary film depicting exploitation, collective resistance, violent repression, and the enduring ideal of proletarian liberation.

Plot Progression

1. Return to a Broken City
2. Organizing Against Bourgeois Power
3. The January Uprising
4. Symbols of Revolution and Death
5. Massacre and Revolutionary Memory