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* {{Eagleland}}: As expected of a pro-Russian propaganda film, the American soldiers are of the Boorish variety as they're in cahoots with HAOS, even sending a fleet of ships to protect their Global Congress from any Russian forces trying to disrupt it.

* CoolPlane: Leonard travelled to Moscow using a dark-coloured corporate jet. Also, the microcopters, one-manned miniature helicopters used by the protagonists to travel to Greece and later to HAOS.

* OffscreenRomance: [[spoiler:Ivan and Nadia apparently fall in love and marry between the events of the main story and the present day.]]

* AncientConspiracy: According to the film, Orthodox Christianity has been in a secret war with an organisation known simply as the "Order" since the Christianisation of Rus. The Order, which took Judas' betrayal of Christ as an inspiration, also played a key role in the downfall of the Byzantine Empire and instigated numerous wars and conflicts throughout world history.

* FourEyesZeroSoul: Professor Saires wears glasses and is the headmaster of HAOS and the one announcing the Grandmaster's coming and calling the shots in the Global Congress to invade Russia and turn all of its children into wizards.

* BurnTheWitch: A variant where ''an entire WizardingSchool'' is burned, thanks to Telegin infiltrating it and blowing it up after Ivan rescued Nadia, Peter, and Asya. [[spoiler:After returning safe and sound to Russian lands, where Kupriyanich and Petrovich salute each other, the movie's final scene is of the burning school as demonic shrieks resound throughout the ruins, implying that the demons behind the school and magic are angry at Russia for foiling their evil plans]].

* CategoryTraitor: Russian magic students are said to have "ceased to be Russian" and become "mere Russian-speakers". The movie demonstrates it by showing them cricitise Russia and the Russian way of life.

* FourEyesZeroSoul: Professor Saires wears glasses and is the headmaster of HAOS, therefore making him evil as per the movie's (and book's) lore.

* AlikeAndAntitheticalAdversaries: Homogeneous Heroes vs. Heterogeneous Villains, to fit with the film's ultranationalistic agenda. The antagonists (if their names and ''horrendously'' offensive accents are any indication) include [[GreedyJew Jewish people]], East Asians, Britons, Americans, Arabs, traitorous Russians, and more. The protagonists, meanwhile, are ''all'' Slavic, Eastern Orthodox, and ethnic Russian. Even fellow Orthodox Christians - the two Greek priests and the Kosovo Serb old woman appearing in a flashback - are mere supporting characters that do not involve themselves in any action.
* AncientConspiracy: Orthodox Christianity has apparently been in a secret war with an organisation known simply as the "Order" since the Christianisation of Rus. The Order also had apparently played a key role in the downfall of the Byzantine Empire and had apparently instigated numerous wars and conflicts throughout world history.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Portrayal of history is very inaccurate due to heavy bias in favor of Russia and the Russian Orthodox faith.

* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Global Congress security agents, soldiers and HAOS non-magical facility staff wear uniforms that are fully coloured accordingly to their job positions:

* CrucialCross: Ivan used one during the climax [[spoiler: as a signalling flare for [[CommandingCoolness Lieutenant Colonel Telegin]] to pinpoint and rescue him and his compatriots.]]

* PatrioticFervour: To quote one of the protagonists: ''"I am ashamed that my country cannot wipe all of you scum out!"''

* ShaggyDogStory: Kupriyanich sent Ivan and Peter to HAOS with the purpose of finding five Russian orphans and convince them to leave the school. However, by the time both friends get there, it's too late; Asya, the first orphan Ivan meets, explains that the other four, Ellie, Benya, Arkady, and Slava, already lost their "Russian protection" and become mere Russian-speakers before turning into magicians.

* TakeOverTheWorld: As Kupriyanich explains to General Petrovich about the wizards' expansion with the help of NATO, the former concludes that if they don't do anything to stop HAOS, they will turn everyone, even Russians, into wizards.

* {{Epigraph}}: The movie opens with a quote from political scientist and philosopher Oleg Matveychev about what it means to be a Russian, cementing the main theme.

* ShaggyDogStory: Kupriyanich sent Ivan and Peter to HAOS with the purpose of finding five Russian orphans and convince them to leave the school. However, by the time both friends get there, it's too late; Asya, the first orphan Ivan meets, explains that the other four, Ellie, Benya, Arkady, and Slava, already lost their "Russian protection" and became mere Russian-speakers before turning into magicians.

* TheUnfought: While Leonard is played up as a threat as he sweeps Nadia off her feet with the prospect of learning magic, he is ultimately out of the picture for the rest of the film. [[spoiler:The only signs he met his end was in a narration by Gromov, who tells the cadets that the HAOS didn't forgive Leonard for losing the General's granddaughter, he tried to take his own life, but it was too late and got eaten by "grouls" [sic].]]
* WizardingSchool: The High Academy of Occult Science (HAOS) is a magic school built over a former Nazi base in Scotland, which is ridiculous when taking into account that none of the United Kingdom's territories, save the Channel Islands, fell to the Nazis. Moreover, such a convoluted reason is nothing but an excuse to bash on ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' since Hogwarts is in Scotland as well.

** When Ellie is revealed to be the Great Magister and tried to have Peter sacrifice Asya for the initiation ritual, Ivan shows up in the nick of time to inform Lt. Col. Telegin and blow up the school before taking his friends to safety.

** Lt. Col. Telegin shows up in time to pick Ivan, Peter, and Nadia up when cornered by Kosch, [=McNagaina=], and several armed guards, thanks to Ivan's glowing crucifix, which was a keepsake from the Greek elders. When a NATO naval ship prepares rocket launchers to blow up Telegin's helicopter with the kids inside, [[spoiler:a fleet of Russian submarines surface to intimidate them into calling off the attack and retreating.]]

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Lt. Col. Telegin shows up in time to pick Ivan, Peter, and Nadia up when cornered by Kosch, [=McNagaina=], and several armed guards, thanks to Ivan's glowing crucifix, which was a keepsake from the Greek elders. When a NATO naval ship prepares rocket launchers to blow up Telegin's helicopter with the kids inside, a fleet of Russian submarines surface to intimidate them into calling off the attack and retreating.]]

* ShaggyDogStory: Kupriyanich sent Ivan and Peter to HAOS with the purpose of finding five Russian orphans and convince them to leave the school. However, by the time both friends get there, it's too late; Asya, the first orphan Ivan meets, explains that the other four orphans, Ellie, Benya, Arkady, and Slava, already lost their "Russian protection" and became magicians.

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Lt. Col. Telegin shows up in time to pick Ivan, Peter, and Nadia up when cornered by Kosch, [=McNagaina=], and several armed guards, thanks to Ivan's glowing crucifix. When a NATO naval ship prepares rocket launchers to blow up Telegin's helicopter with the kids inside, a fleet of Russian submarines surface to intimidate them into calling off the attack and retreating.]]

* TheUnfought: While Leonard is played up as a threat as he sweeps Nadia off her feet with the prospect of learning magic, he is ultimately out of the picture for the rest of the film. [[spoiler:The only signs he met his end was in a narration by Gromov, who tells the cadets that the HAOS didn't forgive Leonard for losing the General's granddaughter, he tried to take his own life, but it was too late and got eaten by "grouls" [sic]]].

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Lt. Col. Telegin shows up in time to pick Ivan, Peter, and Nadia up when cornered by Kosch, [=McNagaina=], and several armed guards, thanks to Ivan's glowing crucifix. When a NATO naval ship prepares to blow upTelegin's helicopter with the kids inside with rockets, a fleet of Russian submarines surface to intimidate them into calling off the attack and retreating.]]

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Lt. Col. Telegin shows up in time to pick Ivan, Peter, and Nadia up when cornered by Kosch, McNagaina and several armed guards, thanks to Ivan's glowing crucifix. When a NATO naval ship prepares to blow upTelegin's helicopter with the kids inside with rockets, a fleet of Russian submarines surface to intimidate them into calling off the attack and retreating.]]

* TakenForGranite: Professor Kosch turns Ivan into stone after he got conceited and therefore lost his "Russian protection," but he couldn't do the same to Nadia because she didn't get conceited enough to lose hers. Furthermore, Ivan regains his protection by repenting and returning to normal.

* TakeOverTheWorld: As Savenkov explains to General Petrovich about the wizards' expansion with the help of NATO, the former concludes that if they don't do anything to stop HAOS, they will turn everyone, even Russians, into wizards.