Russian Civil War

[Leman]

Anything you could put up on the forum about the RCW would be very welcome.

[OldenBUA]

Just thought I'd put this up because

• I've been using a fragment for my avatar, so maybe people would like to see the whole image
• I quite like the picture, as it's very atmosferic
• And I'm trying to figure out how to post from photobucket!

[Hertsblue]

• And I'm trying to figure out how to post from photobucket!

Very easy, OBUA. Click on "insert image". Go to Photobucket and navigate to the photo you wish to post. Find the "Direct" option in the panel on the right. Click on the box beside it. Return to the forum and paste between the "Img""/Img" references. All done. Simples! 

[OldenBUA]

Very easy, OBUA. Click on "insert image". Go to Photobucket and navigate to the photo you wish to post. Find the "Direct" option in the panel on the right. Click on the box beside it. Return to the forum and paste between the "Img""/Img" references. All done. Simples! 

Not how I did it, but it worked anyway! Full details in another post... 

But yes, clicking the IMG link on the right hand side will also work (and it's simpler, so thanks for that). No need for extra IMG tags, though, as they are already included...

[freddy326]

I can send my version of BKC, but I must say that after testing it, RED ACTIONS is best suited to this period.

I based my RCW figures for BKCII but I must agree that Red Actions works better.

[Leman]

Come on Olden, give us the low down. I'm having absolutely no luck posting from photobucket and I've got RCW Whites to show.

[OldenBUA]

Come on Olden, give us the low down. I'm having absolutely no luck posting from photobucket and I've got RCW Whites to show.

I think you're doing quite well now? Or are you still having problems? A lot of that could be due to using a Mac notebook, which I frankly know next to nothing about.

[OldenBUA]

I've got RCW Whites to show.

Bring on your Whites, and I'll get my Makhnovites ready!

Well, sometime in my lifetime, I hope.

Sorry, no subtitles, and no, I don't understand much of it neither!

[Leman]

I enjoyed that - very inspiring. Wonder if Amazon have it in  the world cinema section as I don't mind reading subtitles.

[OldenBUA]

I enjoyed that - very inspiring. Wonder if Amazon have it in  the world cinema section as I don't mind reading subtitles.

Not much chance of finding it with subtitles, I'm afraid. You'd have to find a version made for the international market, and I don't think there's enough interest for that, so there aren't any. Happens a lot with Russian films/mini-series.

[Steve J]

Some very inspiring stuff there . Shame it's not subtitled though .

[Leman]

Not subtitled? Oh Nizhny Novgorod!!!

[OldenBUA]

Right then, more stuff. This is the film/series that was mentioned before about Admiral Kolchak. The second clip has subtitles, but you probably have to go to youtube to watch it. Anyway, this one you can buy on DVD with subtitles.

[freddy326]

Pah! try a bit of old school soviet cinema!! CHAPAEV!!!!!

[Alan]

haha! My favourite joke of the soviet times. A Pioneer trip visits the red army museum in moscow and one Pioneer spots a skeleton in a case and asks the curator who it is and the curator says "its great hero of soviet union, marshal chapaev". In the next case along there is a smaller skeleton. Another Pioneer asks who that one is and the curator says...

"its marshal chapaev as a child". Ha! You see, its 2 skeletons of the same person.

Anyway, I have not forgotten to take the pictures of the old part of the town. The outskirts were destroyed long ago, but I have got the 3 main trade buildings, the college, kolchaks headquarters and the theatre. This was the russian capital under Kolchak for a while and when the city was liberated from the white czarist forces there was quite a bit of fighting here around the buildings I took pictures of. As soon as I get home I will get them loaded up.

[cameronian]

'when the city was liberated from the white czarist forces '

Ah, those nice Chekists 'liberated' the city, how the inhabitants must have rejoiced.

[cameronian]

Pah! try a bit of old school soviet cinema!! CHAPAEV!!!!!

Stalinist sh*t from beginning to end.

[HPFlashman]

What would be a good read for general knowlegde on the RCW ? 

[Alan]

'when the city was liberated from the white czarist forces '

Ah, those nice Chekists 'liberated' the city, how the inhabitants must have rejoiced.

funnily enough, here they were quite happy about the whites being shoved out of town. When you look at the main street you can see the wealth this city had. Well, the rich merchants anyway. This was the location of the state fair of 1911 or 1910 I think, when companies from Britain took part. But a vast majority of the people here, still lived in wooden shacks, had no water and many had been "invited" to Omsk by the Czarist security services. This is the location of one of the logest parts of czarist death march that can still be seen. Imperial enemies were sent here long before the communists took over.

Also, during Kolchaks time, the city witnessed an extremely tight security situation, where mass hangings of the population took place. Its very interesting to see even now comments from Cameronian above and how Kolchak still divides this nation here.  Many Russians a very clear on life under communism. They lived it. I had some time living in a communist country too. Not Brilliant. But they don't look at the time of Kolchak with any great fondness either. The film created a lot of political and social difficulties when it was released.

But anyway, I will put the pictures up as discussed and you can get the modelling knives out... or not.

[OldenBUA]

What would be a good read for general knowlegde on the RCW ? 

I'm currently reading the Osprey 'Essential Histories' on the RCW. It gives you the who, where and when, and if nothing else, a select bibliography of further reading.