Малыш читает стих Роберта Рождественского

A poem (1969) by Robert Rozhdestvensky:

On the ruthlessly
............little Earth there was
once a little man.
He had a little job
and a very little purse
with a little salary…
And once –
on a beautiful morning –
there knocked on his little window
a little –
it seemed –
war…
A little gun was given in his hands,
little boots were given on his feet,
a little helmet was given on him
with a little
– by measure –
cloak.

........And when he fell –
................in an ugly, ungainly way –
with his mouth frozen in the “hurrah” of the assault –
on the whole world
............there was not enough marble
to carve him
life-size.

Video found at Poemas del rio Wang, to whom I am grateful for the translation of the poem, and where there is also a set of photos of children in wartime.

I don't quite understand whether the original poem was written as nationalistic pro-war propaganda, or as an anti-war protest (the original poster has added some insightful commentary in the Comments).  I'm posting the video because I find the recitation by the small child to be mesmerizing.

Update:  I originally listed the boy's name as Sasha Chernyavsky.  I've now been advised that his name is Valentin Karmanov (Валя Карманов).