Two Lives (Dve zhizni)
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Two Lives Dve zhizni ) is a 1961 Soviet two part B&W historical drama movie directed by Leonid Lukov . During the Russian Revolution 1917 soldier Semyon Vostrikov (Nikolay Rybnikov ) and officer Prince Sergey Nashchyokin (Vyacheslav Tikhonov ) are on opposite sides. But Vostrikov falls in love to Nashchyokin's sister Irina (Margarita Volodina ). The continuation of the story follows in 1960 when Vostrikov, currently a retired General of the Soviet Army, visits Marseille on a tourist trip, and Nashchyokin who emigrated from Soviet Russia works there as a waiter in a restaurant.
The following weapons were used in the film Two Lives (Dve zhizni) :
Handguns Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are service sidearms of the officers of the Russian Army, notably seen in hands of Capt. Prince Sergey Aleksandrovich Nashchyokin (Vyacheslav Tikhonov ). Most revolvers are of post-1930 version but in one scene an unnamed officer (Aleksandr Zakharov) holds a correct pre-1930 Nagant.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38R Nagant. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Nagant 1895, produced 1920s - 7.62x38R Nagant. The rounded front sight is a sign of revolvers produced from 1890s until 1930. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The unnamed Colonel (Andrei Kostrichkin ), the commander of the 1st Machine Gun Regiment, draws his revolver, ordering the soldiers to stop the demonstration. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Colonel aims at revolutionary minded Podporuchik (2nd Lt. rank) Borozdin. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Nashchyokin, an officer of the 1st Machine Gun Regiment, holds his head after being hit by Semyon Vostrikov. The lanyard of his Nagant is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A revolutionary student aims a Nagant at arrested old Princess Nashchyokina, Sergey Nashchyokin's grandmother. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Nashchyokin's revolver holster is a Soviet universal pattern for Nagant and TT-33 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colonel Yuriy Vasilyevich (Konstantin Mikhaylov ) fires at Nashchyokin who accused the Colonel of cowardice after the latter refused to join the monarchists conspiration. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Nashchyokin covertly cocks his revolver when the Red Guards arrest the conspirators. Note the post-1930 front sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Semyon Vostrikov (Nikolay Rybnikov ) snatches the Nagant out of Nashchyokin's hands when the Captain tries to commit suicide. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grip of the Nagant is seen in Podporuchik Kirill Nikolaevich Borozdin's (Vladimir Druzhnikov ) holster. This holster is also a Soviet universal Nagant-TT pattern. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer in the tram (Aleksandr Zakharov) draws a pre-1930 Nagant. Various handguns Some pistols and revolvers are very briefly seen in several scenes, sometimes in holsters. They unlikely can be identified.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Colonel of Preobrazhensky Regiment (Viktor Chekmaryov ) carries a pistol in holster. The holster is a typical German pattern for compact pistols. A small portion of the grip is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two pistols are seen on the floor when officers of the Tsar's retinue surrender their weapons. These are likely hammerless pistols of unclear model. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The commander of the Petrograd military district Gen. Polovtsev (Sergei Kurilov ) carries a pistol holster, likely a German pattern for compact pistols. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The handgun in the holster seems to be a revolver rather than a pistol. The lanyard is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Baron Ungern (Grigoriy Kirillov) fires a pistol at Red Guards. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon Most rifles, seen in the movie, are Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon (and/or the pre-1935 version of Mosin Nagant M1891/30 ). Numerous soldiers of the 1st Machine Gun Regiment, including Semyon Vostrikov (Nikolay Rybnikov ), Ivan Petrenko (Stanislav Chekan ), "Graf" (Georgiy Yumatov ), and unnamed soldiers (Arkadi Trusov , Aleksandr Susnin , Mikhail Vasilyev , Vsevolod Tyagushev , Aleksey Bakhar ), Red Guards and the defenders of the Provisional Government carry these rifles during the revolutionary events of 1917.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers of the 1st Machine Gun Regiment with M91 Dragoon rifles during the February Revolution 1917. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same scene (Georgiy Yumatov as "Graf" at the foreground). Note the original M91 rear sight and hex receiver of the rifle at the foreground. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers aim at the demonstration but refuse to open fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldier Ivan Petrenko, a Bolshevik, brandishes his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Semyon Vostrikov holds a rifle in the scene in Nashchyokin's house. A Bebout M1907 dagger is seen on his belt - a correct choice as Bebout was a service weapon of the artillerymen and machine gun crewmembers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Graf" holds an M91 Dragoon rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Petrenko carries an M91 Dragoon rifle (an original M91 bayonet is seen). Error creating thumbnail: File missing M91 Dragoon rifles in the gun rack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vostrikov, being on guard at the room where arrested officers are held, aims his rifle at Irina Obolenskaya, sister of arrested Sergey Nashchyokin. Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the unrest in July 1917, "Graf" fires at a machine gun on the attic. The original M91 front sight is seen. Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Some soldiers of the 1st Machine Gun Regiment are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Full-length, Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers aim rifles at the demonstration during the February Revolution 1917. An M91 Infantry rifle is seen at the foreground. Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, identified by the hooded front sights, are also used by the soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers of the 1st Machine Gun Regiment with M91 Dragoon and M91/30 (at the foreground) rifles during the February Revolution 1917 (Arkadi Trusov as a bearded soldier). Note the M91/30 rear sight and cylinder receiver of the rifle at the foreground. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldiers of the Provisional Government troops with M91/30 rifles guard the disarmed soldiers of the Machine Gun Regiment. The hooded front sights, M91/30 bayonets and rear sights are seen. Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Sniper Rifle In the mass scene during the February Revolution 1917, one of the soldiers carries a Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Sniper Rifle , without the sniper scope but identified due to the turned down bolt handle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Sniper Rifle with PU 3.5x sniper scope and down turned bolt handle - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mosin Nagant rifle with turned down bolt handle is seen at the background center. Custom Mosin Nagant In one scene a regimental bugler carries a short Mosin Nagant rifle that appears to be a custom shortened M1891 or M1891/30 rifle, visually modified to resemble an M1907 Carbine . Same props can be seen in a number of Gorky Film Studio production, like Khleb, zoloto, nagan Ne stavte Leshemu kapkany...
Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: Mosin Nagant M1907 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bugler carries a short-barreled Mosin Nagant rifle that turns out to be a fake "M07 Carbine". Machine Guns Maxim M1910 Most machine guns of the 1st Machine Gun Regiment are original Maxim M1910s with smooth water jackets.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim M1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldiers of the 1st Machine Gun Regiment with the machine guns. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrels of two M1910 machine guns, firing at revolutionary crowd, are seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Old Princess Nashchyokina (Elena Gogoleva), Sergey Nashchyokin's grandmother, fires one of these Maxims. Another Maxim at the background is manned by Police personnel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The troops of the Provisional Government mount Maxims on the attic of a house during the unrest in July 1917. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Sergey Nashchyokin (Vyacheslav Tikhonov ), dressed in soldier uniform, fires a Maxim while Vostrikov tries to stop him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The machine guns of the Provisional Government troops fire at the crowd. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers hide the machine guns in the sewing workshop. Seamstress Frosya (Muza Krepkogorskaya ) carries a Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier (Vladimir Marenkov ) carries a Maxim in the same scene. Maxim M1910/30 In the mass scenes Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are seen, both base model and 1941 modification with a top hatch on the water jacket.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim M1910/30 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim M1910/30, 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 Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldiers carry Maxims. Some machine guns are of 1941 modification. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Borozdin, a member of Social Revolutionary party, persuades the soldiers to surrender the machine guns to the Provisional Government. Other Weapons SPSh Flare Pistol During the meeting of the soldiers of the regiment, Bolshevik Nikolay Ignatyev (Lev Polyakov ) shoots an anachronistic SPSh Flare Pistol to draw attention. While SPSh appeared only in 1944, the WWI era flare pistols have generally similar appearance.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing SPSh Flare Pistol - 26.5 mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ignatyev readies the flare pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He shoots in air. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Ignatyev's SPSh. RG-14 Hand Grenade Semyon Vostrikov (Nikolay Rybnikov ) and several revolutionary sailors carry RG-14 hand grenades (or RG-14/30) during the events of the October Revolution 1917.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RG-14 Russian hand grenade (Model 1914 grenade) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Revolutionary sailors carry stick hand grenades tucked in the belts (these grenades are seen only in distance and may be mere mockups). Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the arrest of the monarchist conspirators in Nashchyokin's house, Vostrikov draws a grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vostrikov readies the grenade to break a locked door. Trivia Replicas of Austin armored cars are used in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vladimir Lenin stands on an armored car to make a speach upon arriving to Petrograd in April 1917 (a well known historical event, often recreated in Soviet films about the revolution). 
