The Strogovs (Strogovy)
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The Strogovs Strogovy ) is a Soviet 1976 eight-part mini series directed by Vladimir Vengerov and based on the same title novel by Georgi Markov. It depicts the life and fate of Strogovs family, inhabitants of a Siberian village, from late 19th century to Russian revolution and civil war.
The following weapons were used in the film The Strogovs (Strogovy) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are widely used throughout the series. Taras Semyonovich Belyaev (Valeri Anisimov ) holds a Nagant in Ep.2. Matvey Zakharovich Strogov (Boris Borisov ) carries a holstered Nagant when he serves as a prison guard in Eps.3 and 4. Holstered Nagants are also carried by police uryadnik (an NCO rank in Russian Imperial police) Nikodim Sofronovich Khlyupochkin (Oleg Belov ) in Ep.3 and Russian Army Poruchik (Lt.) (Yuri Dedovich ) in Ep.5. During the events of Russian civil war in Eps. 7 and 8 Nagant revolvers are seen in hands of Matvey Strogov, Grandfather Fishka (German Novikov ), Artyom Strogov (Aleksey Plavinskiy ), Demyan Mineich Shtychkov (Viktor Pavlov ), Commissar Krayukhin (Anatoliy Semenov ), Timofey Zalyotny (Valery Kravchenko ), White Army Staff Capt. (Boris Leskin ), and some minor characters. Most Nagants are of anachronistic post-1930 version.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant. This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a War time issued weapon. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Belyaev draws his illegally purchased Nagant when a bear attacks Matvey Strogov. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Belyaev fires at the bear. Post-1930 front sight is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Uryadnik Khlyupochkin carries a Nagant in holster.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Matvey Strogov carries a holstered revolver in Ep.4. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Poruchik carries a holstered revolver in Ep.5.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Matvey Strogov holds a Nagant in Ep.7. Next to him Grandfather Fishka holds a "Frolovka" bolt action shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Demyan Shtychkov holds a Nagant when sneaking into the prison. His revolver seems to have rounded front sight of pre-1930 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Shtychkov's revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Matvey Strogov gives a Nagant to Grandfather Fishka when sending him on a reconnaissance mission. Error creating thumbnail: File missing White Army Staff Capt. holds the revolver, taken from arrested Grandfather Fishka. Error creating thumbnail: File missing White Army NCO (Vladimir Markov ) has a Nagant in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Timofey Zalyotny fires a Nagant when Red partisans attack Whites at night. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Timofey Zalyotny holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shtychkov with a Nagant and his henchman Yepifanov with an "obrez" in Ep.8. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yepifanov (S. Kiselyov) fires a Nagant from a window. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Commissar Krayukhin holds a Nagant in Ep.8. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A nickel plated Nagant (in center) is seen among the guns, surrendered by brigands in Ep.8. Webley Mk VI In a battle scene in Ep.8 a White Army officer holds a Webley Mk VI revolver. This prop is probably the same that appeared in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer holds his Webley during hand to hand combat with Red soldier. Reichsrevolver M1879 A Reichsrevolver M1879 is seen among the weapons, captured from a gang of brigands in Ep.8.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reichsrevolver M1879 - 10.6x25R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pistols Astra 900 An Astra 900 pistol, anachronistic for 1920 (production started in 1927-1928), is seen in several scenes in Eps. 7 and 8, set during Russian civil war, used by Red partisan Sanya (Aleksandr Susnin ) and Red Army soldier Artyom Strogov (Aleksey Plavinskiy ), Matvey Strogov's son. This pistol is probably the same prop, used in The Chief of Chukotka (Nachalnik Chukotki)
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Astra 900 - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sanya holds his Astra 900 pistol when the partisans capture the staff of White Army unit in Ep.7. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sanya's pistol in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Artyom Strogov holds the Astra 900 in action in Ep.8. Later his Astra switches to a standard Mauser C96 (see below). Mauser C96 Mauser C96 pistols are used by Artyom Strogov (Aleksey Plavinskiy ) (instead of previously seen Astra 900 ), Evdokim Yutkin (Adolf Ilyin ) (instead of previously seen Luger P08 "Artillery" model ) and some Red partisans and brigands in Eps. 7 and 8.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mauser C96 (or possibly abovementioned Astra 900) in wooden holster hangs on the wall in partisans camp in Ep.7. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan in center (Valeri Smolyakov ) carries a Mauser C96 in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yutkin holds a Mauser C96 during the battle against Reds in Ep.8. His pistol switches from a Luger P08 "Artillery" model due to a continuity error. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A holstered Mauser C96 is seen among the guns, captured from brigands. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Artyom Strogov holds a Mauser C96. Mauser C96 "Red 9" In one scene in Ep.8 a former merchant Markel Sosipatrovich Golovanov (Leonid Nevedomsky ) gives a Mauser C96 "Red 9" pistol to Tikhon Chyorny (Mikhail Mitin), hegumen of Old Believers skete. Later Golovanov takes the pistol back. Strangely, the frame of this pistol has features, typical for early versions of C96, like "Cone Hammer" and "Large Ring Hammer".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser C96 "Red 9" - 9x19mm. This model is World War I dated. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Golovanov hands the Mauser to Tikhon. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of the pistol. The "9" is seen on the grip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tikhon holds the Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Golovanov has his pistol back. Luger P08 "Artillery" model Luger P08 "Artillery" model pistols (probably a single prop) are seen in several scenes in Ep.8, used by Evdokim Yutkin (Adolf Ilyin ), Demyan Shtychkov (Viktor Pavlov ) and a White Army officer.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger LP08 long barreled "Artillery" model - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yutkin fires at attacking Reds. Next moment his Luger switches to a Mauser C96 due to a continuity error. Error creating thumbnail: File missing White Army officer at the foreground holds an Artillery Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing In the climactic scene of Ep.8 Shtychkov is armed with an Artillery Luger in holster and M91 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grip of the Luger is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shtychkov draws his pistol. Ruby A Ruby -style pistol is seen among the weapons of Demyan Shtychkov (Viktor Pavlov ) in Ep.7.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Garate, Anitua y Cia Ruby-Type Pistol - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Ruby-style pistol is seen on the floor when Evdokim Yutkin (Adolf Ilyin ) gathers the weapons for Shtychkov. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891 Original Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles are widely used throughout the series, used by Cossacks in Ep.6, and by Red partisans and White soldiers in Eps.7 and 8.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Uryadnik' s deputy (uncredited) carries an M91 rifle in Ep.3.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cossacks (Nikolai Fedortsov at the left, Aleksandr Lipov next to him) carry M91 rifles with bayonets in Ep.6, set in 1907. In reality bayonets were never issued to Cossack troops, and the only difference between Cossack and Dragoon M1891 rifles was the absence of the bayonet of Cossack rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Cossacks with M91 rifles, this time without bayonets. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A man from Krayukhin's unit with M91 rifle during the shootout with Shtychkov's gang in Ep.7. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Commissar Krayukhin (Anatoliy Semenov ) with M91 rifle in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan (Yuri Goncharov ) on guard. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same character with rifle on sling. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Demyan Shtychkov raises his M91 rifle on Manya Dubrovina (Tatyana Kulish). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the scene. The bolt of the rifle is in open position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing White soldiers fire from a house in Ep.8. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan Parfyon Bakulin (Yevgeni Kotov) and a White soldier with M91 rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Numerous M91 rifles are surrendered by brigands. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shtychkov holds an M91 rifle in the climactic scene in Ep.8. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anna Strogova (Lyudmila Zaytseva ) holds Shtychkov's rifle in the same scene. Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, standing for original M91s, are also seen in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Army soldiers march with their rifles on slings in Ep.3, set in 1904. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A prison guard with M91/30 rifle in Ep.4, set in 1905. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans with M91 and M91/30 rifles capture the headquarters of White unit in Ep.7. Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Anachronistic Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines are seen in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M38 Carbine is seen among numerous M91 rifles, surrendered by brigands. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans hold M38 Carbines. Mosin Nagant "Obrez" Mosin Nagant "obrez" sawed-off rifles are used by Demyan Shtychkov (Viktor Pavlov ) and his henchman Yepifanov (S. Kiselyov) in Eps.7 and 8.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sawn-off Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R. In Russian such weapon is called "obrez " which means "cut". It was mostly used by criminals and rebels. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shtychkov with "obrez" in ambush in Ep.7. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shtychkov and Yepifanov fire at Commissar Krayukhin's unit. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Shtychkov's "obrez". Error creating thumbnail: File missing An "obrez" is seen among Shtychkov's weapons. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shtychkov with a Nagant and Yepifanov with an "obrez" in Ep.8. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An "obrez" (at the right) is seen among the weapons, surrendered by brigands. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another "obrez" is seen over the pile of guns. It has the buttstock crudely broken just next to trigger guard. Custom Mosin Nagant Rifle In one scene in Ep.8 a White soldier fires a Mosin Nagant rifle that is shorter than full-length models but doesn't match M1907 or M1938 Carbines. This is probably an M91/30 rifle that has custom shortened barrel.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A short rifle is seen below the full-length one. Shotguns Mosin Nagant/Frolov Shotgun "Frolovka" bolt action shotguns are widely used by villagers, notably by Grandfather Fishka (German Novikov ). They stand for "Berdanka" bolt action shotguns that were widely used in Russia in late 19th - early 20th century. Screen "Frolovka" shotguns lack typical magazines of M91 rifle (usual sign of 32 gaige version) but retain the grooves on stock that allows to differ them from "Berdanka".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Frolovka" R-32 shotgun (converted Mosin Nagant rifle) - 32 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Young Matvey Strogov (Boris Borisov ) holds a "Frolovka" shotgun in Ep.1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of the stock of Grandfather Fishka's (German Novikov ) gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grandfather Fishka carries a "Frolovka" in Ep.3. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grandfather Fishka in confrontation with Stepan Zimovskoy (Viktor Tregubovich) in Ep.5. Error creating thumbnail: File missing In Ep.5 Yutkin's henchmen guard a forest plot that Yutkin appropriated despite the objections of the peasants. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Matvey Strogov takes a "Frolovka" from Grandfather Fishka and gives him a Nagant (seen on table) in Ep.7. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grandfather Fishka leads partisans across the swamp. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grandfather Fishka goes on hunt in Ep.8. Double Barreled Shotgun Siberian hunters and gold prospectors use Double Barreled Shotguns in Eps. 1 and 2. Shotguns are also used by Red partisans and brigands in Eps. 7 and 8.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing TOZ-B double barreled side by side shotgun - 16 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Matvey Strogov and Grandfather Fishka find a shotgun next to dead body of a gold prospector in Ep.1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grandfather Fishka finds out that the gold prospector commited suicide by leaning the shotgun against the tree. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The said shotgun on the table of forensic investigator (Igor Dmitriev ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Demyan Shtychkov (Viktor Pavlov ) fires a shotgun on hunt in Ep.2. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Evdokim Yutkin (Adolf Ilyin ) with single barreled shotgun and Shtychkov with double barreled shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A general view of Shtychkov's shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A double barreled shotgun is seen at the right when Yutkin gathers weapons for Shtychkov in Ep.7. Single Barreled Shotgun Taras Belyaev (Valeri Anisimov ) and Evdokim Yutkin (Adolf Ilyin ) use Single Barreled Shotguns on hunt in Ep. 2. They are most likely Izhmekh shotguns, like IZh-K or IZh-17 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing IZh-K - 16 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yutkin with a shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Belyaev with a shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yutkin with single barreled shotgun and Demyan Shtychkov (Viktor Pavlov ) with double barreled shotgun . Error creating thumbnail: File missing The muzzle of Belyaev's shotgun is seen. Machine Guns Maxim M1910 Both Red partisans and White troops use Maxim M1910 machine guns in Eps. 7 and 8.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing White soldiers deploy a Maxim M1910 in village inn in Ep.7. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Maxim is captured by partisans. A partisan (Aleksandr Gavrilov ) mantains the machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan carries Maxim during the march through the swamp. Maxim M1910/30 Anachronistic Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are also used in Eps.7 and 8.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910/30 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans examine a Maxim M1910/30, captured from the Whites, in Ep.7. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim M1910/30 is seen on a cart in Ep.8. Error creating thumbnail: File missing White soldiers fire a Maxim M1910/30 from a house. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans with Maxim M1910/30 in ambush. Next moment the machine gun switchtes to another one, of post 1941 version, and then back again to the early model. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim switches back to early model. A partisan (Boris Arakelov ) readies to open fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Commissar Krayukhin (Anatoliy Semenov ) mans the Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans with Maxim in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910/30, post 1941 manufacture with top hatch on cooling jacket allowing it to be filled more quickly or with snow - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans in ambush. Previously seen M1910/30 machine gun switches to a post 1941 version. Lewis Machine Gun A Lewis machine gun is seen in several scenes in Ep.7. It never fires on screen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lewis Gun - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Lewis is seen on Shtychkov's cart, Error creating thumbnail: File missing A White Army soldier carries a Lewis on march. Other Weapons Dummy Training Grenade What appear to be dummy training stick grenades is seen in hands of Artyom Strogov (Aleksey Plavinskiy ) in Ep.8 during the battle with White troops. They stand for RG-14 hand grenade .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Training stick grenade. Such cast aluminum dummies were widely used in USSR for basic training. Error creating thumbnail: File missing RG-14/30 Soviet hand grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Atryom uses grenades to destroy a machine gun in a house. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the scene. Trivia Pistol Holsters In one scene in Ep.3 a gorodovoy (police officer) carries a holster for TT-33 pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902 The only artillery piece in the movie is a 76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902 of White troops, seen in Ep.7.
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