The film Battleship Potemkin was filmed in Ukraine, USSR.

Filming locations:

Potemkin Stairs

In the movie

Scene where Soldiers of the Russian tsar shoot men, women, and defenseless children on the steps of Odessa.

In reality

The scene was filmed The Potemkin Stairs - the most famous symbol of Odessa - were originally known as the Boulevard Steps or Richelieu Steps. The stairs were built between 1837 and 1841. The stairs were built to create an optical illusion.