Video footage of Nestor Makhno, 1919

Newsreel footage from 1919 of Nestor Makhno and his troops.

Submitted by Ed on November 10, 2011

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Karetelnik

13 years ago

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Submitted by Karetelnik on November 11, 2011

This footage dates from the period February – April 1919 when the Makhnovist forces were part of the Red Army. It was part of a much longer Soviet newsreel. Lenin was quite taken with it and insisted on sending it to the Hungarian Soviet Republic (started March 21 1919). There was only one copy! Fortunately the Hungarians sent the newsreel back before their revolution collapsed and it was eventually retrieved from the Soviet archives.

Arbeiten

13 years ago

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Submitted by Arbeiten on November 11, 2011

This is very cool. Especially the brother with the anarky eye patch

Steven.

13 years ago

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Submitted by Steven. on November 11, 2011

Karetelnik

This footage dates from the period February – April 1919 when the Makhnovist forces were part of the Red Army. It was part of a much longer Soviet newsreel. Lenin was quite taken with it and insisted on sending it to the Hungarian Soviet Republic (started March 21 1919). There was only one copy! Fortunately the Hungarians sent the newsreel back before their revolution collapsed and it was eventually retrieved from the Soviet archives.

great info, thanks!

Reddebrek

5 years 3 months ago

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Submitted by Reddebrek on August 22, 2019

I think the video is gone. It may be just my browser but there's just a blank space there.

If its gone I used some footage of him in a video https://youtu.be/IbCI8t2Cfwc

Red Marriott

5 years 3 months ago

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Submitted by Red Marriott on August 22, 2019

It's here on Youtube; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8T_hafxdNk - new link added to view video above.