His is infamously known for directing Battleship Potemkin in 1925 and Silent Films Strike in 1924. He is associated with the movie studio, Mosfilm. The film studio is among the oldest movie publishers in Russia and Europe. It has exported acclaimed Soviet Union propaganda movies.
Battleship Potemkin demonstrate his style of directing. His feel was well known for providing emotional scenes that the audience would respond to and feel sympathy to the rebellious sailors. Although this received mixed receive by the Russian , the international audiences complimented this. During the period of the Nazi’s being in government, Joseph Goebbels praised the movie but stated that people ‘without political conviction’ could become a communist or Bolshevik. Although the movie was not banned, Himmler forbidden the SS members from watching it. 
Let’s take the famous Odessa steps scene. After the title sequence at 0:45, the next edit revealed frightened people running down the steps. In my opinion, the scene at 0:54 is the most emotional scene. There is a disabled person attempting to run. This would most likely to cause people to feel sympathy. However, the signified of the iconic signifier is revealed at 0:59 where solders are carrying guns.
The masse cure starts at 1:25 point. This scene reveals a few people falling backwards, signifying that they have been shot. To how close the threat is, a cut is made to show the villains walking down the stairs and then a scene of people running appears at 1:30.
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