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'''''The Cuckoo''''' (original title ''Kukushka'') is a 2002 Russian war drama movie directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin. The story takes place in September 1944 on the Soviet-Finnish front. Veikko, a Finnish soldier, and Ivan, a Soviet officer, meet in a small house of a Saami woman Anni.  
'''''The Cuckoo''''' (original title ''Kukushka'') is a 2002 Russian war drama movie directed by [[Aleksandr Rogozhkin]]. The story takes place in September 1944 on the Soviet-Finnish front. Veikko, a Finnish soldier, and Ivan, a Soviet officer, meet in a small house of a Saami woman Anni.  


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Revision as of 17:06, 30 December 2018


The Cuckoo (Kukushka)
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English Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russia
Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Release Date 2002
Language Russian
Finnish
Saami
Studio STV
Distributor STV
Main Cast
Character Actor
Veikko Ville Haapasalo
Ivan Viktor Bychkov
Anni Anni-Kristiina Juuso


The Cuckoo (original title Kukushka) is a 2002 Russian war drama movie directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin. The story takes place in September 1944 on the Soviet-Finnish front. Veikko, a Finnish soldier, and Ivan, a Soviet officer, meet in a small house of a Saami woman Anni.


The following weapons were used in the film The Cuckoo:


Nagant M1895

Ivan founds a Nagant M1895 revolver in a crashed Soviet plane.

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Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38N. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s.
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Ivan takes a Nagant from a dead pilot.
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A close view of the revolver.
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Ivan with Nagant in hand.

Suomi KP/-31

In the opening scene a Finnish officer carries a Suomi KP/-31 SMG.

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Suomi KP/-31 - 9x19mm Parabellum
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A close view of the Suomi.
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An officer carries his SMG.

Karabiner 98k

Veikko is armed with a Karabiner 98k rifle with sniper scope. The scope isn't a German one but a Soviet VP that was used with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifle.

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Karabiner 98k Sniper with Zeiss ZF42 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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A Finnish officer adjust the sniper scope.
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He checks the rifle before giving it to Veikko.
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Veikko aims.
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A close view of the sniper scope.
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Veikko with rifle in hand near Anni's house.

In the opening scene several German soldiers carry Karabiner 98k rifles.

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Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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A 98k with attached sword bayonet is seen in hands of a German soldier at the right.
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A German soldier carries a 98k rifle with attached sword bayonet.

Mosin Nagant M1891/30

Soviet soldiers carry Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles. Many of them has bayonets attached backwards. This is a exclusively cinematic practice; in reality such practice was banned by service manuals.

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Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R
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MG42

An MG42 is seen in the opening scene.

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MG42 Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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A close view of MG42.
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A German soldier carries an MG42.