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[[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-Nagant-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kutasov cleans his Nagant.]] | [[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-Nagant-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kutasov cleans his Nagant.]] | ||
[[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-Nagant-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Koltsov, disguised as station master, fires at a German officer.]] | [[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-Nagant-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Koltsov, disguised as station master, fires at a German officer.]] | ||
[[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-Nagant-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Amelin holds a Nagant, commandeered from ''Rotmistr'' (Capt.) Fortunatov (Valeri Babyatinsky).]] | [[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-Nagant-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Amelin holds a Nagant, commandeered from ''Rotmistr'' (Capt.) Fortunatov ([[Valeri Babyatinsky]]).]] | ||
[[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-Nagant-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Amelin holds a Nagant during the battle for bridge in 1919.]] | [[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-Nagant-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Amelin holds a Nagant during the battle for bridge in 1919.]] | ||
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[[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-Artillery-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Horse-drawn 3-inch guns on snow-covered road are seen through the binoculars. Note the long barrel that allows to differ these guns from original M1902 guns with L/30 barrels.]] | [[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-Artillery-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Horse-drawn 3-inch guns on snow-covered road are seen through the binoculars. Note the long barrel that allows to differ these guns from original M1902 guns with L/30 barrels.]] | ||
[[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-Artillery-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two 3-inch guns are seen.]] | [[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-Artillery-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two 3-inch guns are seen.]] | ||
An original | An original [[76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902]] (or M1902/30 with L/30 barrel) gun is also seen. | ||
[[File:Putilov76mm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1902 Field Gun - 76.2x385mm R]] | |||
[[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-Artillery-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An abandoned 3-inch M1902 gun.]] | [[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-Artillery-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An abandoned 3-inch M1902 gun.]] | ||
In the scene, set in 1919, Red troops use anachronistic 76. | In the scene, set in 1919, Red troops use anachronistic [[76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)]]. | ||
[[Image:ZiS3 nn.jpg|thumb|none|400px|ZiS-3 (M1942) divisional gun - 76.2x385mm R]] | |||
[[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-Artillery-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-Artillery-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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== Armoured Train == | == Armoured Train == | ||
Red Army armoured train ''Krasny Varyag'' under the command of Koltsov ([[Sergey Nikonenko]]) plays a significant role in the second part of the movie, during the events in 1919. The train | Red Army armoured train ''Krasny Varyag'' under the command of Koltsov ([[Sergey Nikonenko]]) plays a significant role in the second part of the movie, during the events in 1919. The armoured train is a full size replica, made for this movie and later appearing in a number of Soviet movies, including ''[[The Flight (Beg)|Beg]]'' (1970), ''[[And on the Pacific... (I na Tikhom Okeane...)#Other|I na Tikhom Okeane...]]'' (1974), ''Fiery Childhood (Ognennoye detstvo)'' (1976), ''[[Days of the Turbins (Dni Turbinykh)|Dni Turbinykh]]'' (1976), ''[[Fiery Bridge (Ognennyy most)#Armour|Ognennyy most]]'' (1976), ''[[Fight in the Taiga (Poedinok v tayge), The#Armoured Train|Poedinok v tayge]]'' (1978), ''[[Country Trip of Sergeant Tsybulya (Dachnaya poezdka serzhanta Tsybuli)#Armour|Dachnaya poezdka serzhanta Tsybuli]]'' (1979), and ''Lyudmila'' (1982). It consists of a genuine locomotive and two armoured railcars, one of OB-3 pattern (WW2 era) with a gun turret and another one of "2nd Siberian" pattern (Russian Civil war era) with a gun in an open shield mount. Both main guns are 76.2mm ZiS-3 with removed muzzle brakes (to make them look more like early 20th century models), also the train is armed with several Maxim machine guns. | ||
[[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-ArmTrain-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A turret with | |||
[[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-ArmTrain-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of | [[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-ArmTrain-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A turret with ZiS-3.]] | ||
[[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-ArmTrain-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of ZiS-3 in turret.]] | |||
[[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-ArmTrain-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Maxim M1910/30 machine guns.]] | [[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-ArmTrain-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Maxim M1910/30 machine guns.]] | ||
[[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-ArmTrain-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A general view.]] | [[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-ArmTrain-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A general view.]] | ||
[[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-ArmTrain-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-ArmTrain-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A ZiS-3 in shield mount.]] | ||
[[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-ArmTrain-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Koltsov tries to repair stuk gun.]] | [[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-ArmTrain-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Koltsov tries to repair stuk gun.]] | ||
[[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-ArmTrain-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of gun turret.]] | [[File:Krasnaya ploshchad-ArmTrain-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of gun turret.]] | ||
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Red Square (Krasnaya ploshchad; full title Red Square. Two Stories About Workers' and Peasants' Army) is a Soviet 1970 two-part historical moive directed by Vasili Ordynsky. The movie is in 1917-1919 during the Russian revolution and civil war. The main characters are Commissar Dmitriy Sergeevich Amelin (Stanislav Lyubshin) and Russian Army Podporuchik (Jr. Lt.) Nikolay Pavlovich Kutasov (Vyacheslav Shalevich) who later becomes the division commander in Red Army.
The following weapons were used in the film Red Square (Krasnaya ploshchad):
Revolvers
Nagant M1895
Nagant M1895 revolvers are seen in several scenes, notably used by Podporuchik Nikolay Kutasov (Vyacheslav Shalevich), Commissar Dmitriy Amelin (Stanislav Lyubshin) and Anarchist sailor Volodya Koltsov (Sergey Nikonenko).
Pistols
FN Model 1910
Dmitriy Amelin's (Stanislav Lyubshin) personal handgun in the first part of the movie is an FN Model 1910 pistol.
Mauser C96
When serving in Red Army, Nikolay Kutasov (Vyacheslav Shalevich) carries a Mauser C96 pistol in wooden holster.
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891/30
Soldiers of a grenadier regiment of Russian Army (in 1918) and of Red Army (in 1919) are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, standing for original M91s.
Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine
Anachronistic Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines are seen in several scenes.
Karabiner 98k
Anachronistic Karabiner 98k rifles are seen among the weapons, captured from Imperial German troops.
Machine Guns
Maxim M1910
Maxim M1910 machine guns are used by Red soldiers throughout the movie.
Maxim M1910/30
Anachronistic Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are seen in the scenes of 1919, used by Red Army soldiers and also mounted on armoured train and armoured cars.
Other Weapons
F-1 Hand Grenade
F-1 hand grenades are seen in hands of Volodya Koltsov (Sergey Nikonenko) and Uno Parts (Uno Loyt).
Footage
AKM
AKM assault rifles are seen in hands of Soviet infantry in the documentary footage of the military parage in honor of the October Revolution on Red Square in Moscow.
AKMS
In the same documentary footage Soviet paratroopers march with AKMS assault rifles.
Trivia
Pistol Holsters
Artillery
In one scene in Winter 1917-18 German troops are seen using Soviet 76.2mm M1902/30 L/40 field guns.
An original 76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902 (or M1902/30 with L/30 barrel) gun is also seen.
In the scene, set in 1919, Red troops use anachronistic 76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3).
Armoured Cars
Modern replicas of Austin Armoured Cars are seen in several scenes.
Armoured Train
Red Army armoured train Krasny Varyag under the command of Koltsov (Sergey Nikonenko) plays a significant role in the second part of the movie, during the events in 1919. The armoured train is a full size replica, made for this movie and later appearing in a number of Soviet movies, including Beg (1970), I na Tikhom Okeane... (1974), Fiery Childhood (Ognennoye detstvo) (1976), Dni Turbinykh (1976), Ognennyy most (1976), Poedinok v tayge (1978), Dachnaya poezdka serzhanta Tsybuli (1979), and Lyudmila (1982). It consists of a genuine locomotive and two armoured railcars, one of OB-3 pattern (WW2 era) with a gun turret and another one of "2nd Siberian" pattern (Russian Civil war era) with a gun in an open shield mount. Both main guns are 76.2mm ZiS-3 with removed muzzle brakes (to make them look more like early 20th century models), also the train is armed with several Maxim machine guns.
