1943

United Kingdom

Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the war working on a new propeller for ice-breaking ships. Naïve about British people and convinced by hearsay that they are shallow and hypocritical, Ivan is both bemused and amused by them. He is blunt in his opinions about Britons and at first this puts off his hosts, including the lovely Ann Tisdall, whose grandfather runs the shipbuilding firm that will make use of Ivan's propeller. The longer Ivan stays, however, the more he comes to understand the humor, warmth, strength, and conviction of the British people, and the more they come to see him as a friend rather than merely a suspicious Russian. As a romantic bond grows between Ivan and Ann, a cultural bond begins to grow as well, particularly as the war begins and Russia is attacked by Germany.

Adventure for Two

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Demi-Paradise

1943

United Kingdom

Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the war working on a new propeller for ice-breaking ships. Naïve about British people and convinced by hearsay that they are shallow and hypocritical, Ivan is both bemused and amused by them. He is blunt in his opinions about Britons and at first this puts off his hosts, including the lovely Ann Tisdall, whose grandfather runs the shipbuilding firm that will make use of Ivan's propeller. The longer Ivan stays, however, the more he comes to understand the humor, warmth, strength, and conviction of the British people, and the more they come to see him as a friend rather than merely a suspicious Russian. As a romantic bond grows between Ivan and Ann, a cultural bond begins to grow as well, particularly as the war begins and Russia is attacked by Germany.

Adventure for Two

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Demi-Paradise

1943

United Kingdom

Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recalls his time working on a new propeller for ice-breaking ships in England prior to World War II.  Ivan is both confused and amused by British people, since he is naive about them and convinced by hearsay that they are shallow and hypocritical.  He is forthright in his views on Britons, which first irritates his guests, particularly Ann Tisdall, whose grandpa owns the shipbuilding firm that will employ Ivan's propeller.  The more Ivan remains, however, the more he understands the British people's wit, kindness, strength, and conviction, and the more they regard him as a friend rather than a suspicious Russian. The more Ivan remains, however, the more he understands the British people's wit, kindness, strength, and conviction, and the more they regard him as a friend rather than a suspicious Russian. As Ivan and Ann form a romantic tie, a cultural bond develops as well, especially as the war begins and Russia is attacked by Germany.

Adventure for Two

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Demi-Paradise