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The 9th Company (Russian: 9 рота, romanized: 9 rota) is a 2005 Russian war film directed by Fedor Bondarchuk and set during the Soviet–Afghan War.The film is loosely based on a real-life battle that took place at Hill 3234 in early 1988, during Operation Magistral, the last large-scale Soviet military operation in Afghanistan.
The Soviet–Afghan War was a protracted armed conflict fought in the Soviet-controlled Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA) from 1979 to 1989. The war was a major conflict of the Cold War as it saw extensive fighting between Soviet Union, the DRA and allied paramilitary groups against the Afghan mujahideen and their allied foreign fighters.
Budget. $75 million. Box office. $119.5 million [ 1] Charlie Wilson's War is a 2007 American biographical comedy-drama film based on the story of U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson and CIA operative Gust Avrakotos, whose efforts led to Operation Cyclone, a program to organize and support the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War (1979 ...
Soviet Union Two steps to silence: Два шага до тишины: Yuri Tupitsky: Drama, War. 1991 Soviet Union Gorge of Spirits: Ущелье духов: Sergey Nilov Action. 1991 Soviet Union Caravan of Death: Караван смерти: Ivan Solovov: Action. 1991 Soviet Union Afghan: Афганец: Vladimir Mazur: Action. 1991 Russia ...
The Soviet Unionwas the first country to establish diplomatic relations with Afghanistan following the Third Anglo-Afghan Warin 1919.[2] On 28 February 1921, Afghanistan and the Soviet Russia signed a Friendship Treaty.[3] The Soviet Union intervened in Afghanistan against the Basmachi movementin 1929and 1930.
List of Soviet–Afghan War films. Categories: Films set in the 1970s. Films set in the 1980s. Films by war. Cold War films. Films set in Afghanistan. Films about jihadism. Soviet–Afghan War fiction.
Winter War. The Winter War[ F 6] was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II, and ended three and a half months later with the Moscow Peace Treaty on 13 March 1940. Despite superior military strength, especially in tanks and ...
The January Events ( Lithuanian: Sausio įvykiai) were a series of violent confrontations between the civilian population of Lithuania, supporting independence, and the Soviet Armed Forces. The events took place between 11 and 13 January 1991, after the restoration of independence by Lithuania. As a result of the Soviet military actions, [ 2 ...