Sashka

Sashka

Original cinema poster

Country	USSR
Directed by	Aleksandr Surin
Release Date	1981
Language	Russian
Studio	Mosfilm

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Sashka	Andrei Tashkov
Zina	Marina Yakovleva
Lt. Volodya	Vladimir Simonov
Kurt	Leonid Yarmolnik
Tolya	Vyacheslav Molokov

Sashka is a 1978 Soviet war drama directed by Aleksandr Surin. It depicts several days of the life of Sashka, a Red Army soldier. The story takes place during the Battle of Rzhev in Summer 1942.

The following weapons are seen in the movie Sashka:

Tokarev TT-33

Soviet officers carry Tokarev TT-33 pistols.

Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Post-1947 version.

Lt. Volodya (Vladimir Simonov) cocks his TT.

Volodya fires his pistol.

PPSh-41

Many Soviet soldiers are armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns with drum magazines.

Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

Sashka (Andrei Tashkov) readies his PPSh...

...and fires.

Tolya (Vyacheslav Molokov) (at the right) with PPSh.

A close view at PPSh-41.

Mosin Nagant M1891/30

Many Soviet soldiers are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles.

Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R

A soldier with M91/30 rifle.

Another soldier aims his M91/30 rifle with bayonet.

A medical orderly soldier carries his rifle and the rifle of the wounded soldier.

MP40

MP40 submachine guns are briefly seen in hands of German soldiers.

MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm

Kurt (Leonid Yarmolnik) fires his MP40.

Sashka (Andrei Tashkov) examines captured MP40.

Degtyaryov DP-27

A Degtyaryov DP-27 light machine gun is seen in one scene.

Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R

Sergeant (Nartai Begalin) carries a DP-27.

RGD-33 hand grenade

Sashka (Andrei Tashkov) uses an RGD-33 grenade in one scene.

RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve.

Sashka readies to throw a grenade. It lacks fragmentation sleeve.

45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K)

A 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) is seen in one scene.

M1937 (53-K) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45 mm (1.77 in)