Chapayev (Russian: «Чапаев») is a 1934 Soviet film. It was directed by brothers Georgi Vasilyev and Sergei Vasilyev on Lenfilm. It is a story about Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev (1887-1919), an legendary Red Army commander that became a hero of the Russian Civil War. The plot is based on the novel of the same name by Dmitri Furmanov, a Russian writer and Bolshevik commissar who fought together with Chapayev. Kinostudiya Lenfilm (Ленфи́льм) was a production unit of the Soviet film industry), with its own film studio, located in Leningrad, R.S.F.S.R.. After the fall of Communism and the foundation of the Russian Republic, it became a quasi-private film production company, retaining its name in spite of... Dmitri Furmanov (November 7 (N.S.), 1891— March, 1926) was a Russian writer. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Kinostudiya Lenfilm (Ленфи́льм) was a production unit of the Soviet film industry), with its own film studio, located in Leningrad, R.S.F.S.R.. After the fall of Communism and the foundation of the Russian Republic, it became a quasi-private film production company, retaining its name in spite of... Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev (January 28, 1887-September 5, 1919, all new style) (Russian Василий Иванович Чапаев) was a significant military commander during the Russian Civil War. ... Combatants Red Army (Bolsheviks) White Army (Monarchists, SRs, Anti-Communists) Green Army (Peasants and Nationalists) Black Army (Anarchists) Commanders Leon Trotsky Mikhail Tukhachevsky Semyon Budyonny Lavr Kornilov, Alexander Kolchak, Anton Denikin, Pyotr Wrangel Alexander Antonov, Nikifor Grigoriev Nestor Makhno Strength 5,427,273 (peak) +1,000,000 Casualties 939,755... Dmitri Furmanov (November 7 (N.S.), 1891— March, 1926) was a Russian writer. ...

It was awarded as "Best Foreign Film" by US National Board of Review in 1935 and Grand-Prix of Paris World Affair in 1937. 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

By poll of cinema critics (1978) the film is considered as one of the best 100 films in the world history.

After the release of the film, Chapaev and his assistants Petka and Anka became Russian folklore characters. This trio, together with their political comissar Furmanov is present in high amount of Russian jokes. Furmanov may refer to Dmitri Furmanov, a Russian writer Furmanov (town), a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Russian jokes (Russian: , transcribed anekdoty), the most popular form of Russian humour, are short fictional stories or dialogues with a punch line. ...

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