Turetskiy gambit

Viktor Bychkov's character speaks about the city of Murmansk.

The film takes place in 1877.

Murmansk, however, was not established until 1916.

The foreign observers in the Russian Army wear white, blue, and red arm bands to symbolize they are on the Russian side.

The white, blue, and red flag was only adopted by Russia during WW1.

It was white, yellow, and black before WW1, the colors were changed because they resembled the colors of the Central Powers.

Crypted messages weren't used during the Russian-Turkish war.

Messages were sent by telegraph or with a courier.

When Cossacks come to save Varya and D'Hevrais from Turkish troops, they whistle and brag with their weapon.

Real-life Cossacks avoided that kind of showoff.

Anvar's weapons (pistol and sniper rifle) didn't exist during the war.

On Mizinov's map, Pleven is written as "Plevna", and the map is in color.

First, on imported maps, Pleven was always written as "Pleven", and second, military maps were black and white with Russian words.

A soldier wakes up the others with a trumpet tune.

In real Russian army, soldiers first woke up, then lined up, and only then the music "Zorka" was played by many musicians.

When checking Lukan's tent, Kazanzaki tells that the experts had verified a Turkish document granting Lukan all authority he needsthe signature and the seal are authentic.

First of all, such kind of experts didn't exist back then.

Secondly, seals weren't used by the Turkish back then neither.

In actors play there are several anachronisms 1. on these epoch women impossible to be such a leader!

How could have the Russians made a mistake like that. Enver pasha was the famous general of the Turkish forces in Balkans and east front of the Türkiye.

Cool movie; it keeps you in eye contact and bounds to its subject. I do not know how accurate it is historically but the film was more objective than I accepted.

Folks, this is the epic to look out for at international movie festivals! I have had the opportunity to see this on big screen, in full sound- and was blown away!

The advertising campaign for this movie in Russia was huge! Even more tremendous than for another Russian blockbuster - Nochnoi Dozor.

Turetskii Gambit / Turkish Gambit is a good movie, a loyal adaptation of the book by Boris Akunin (Although the makers chose to change the identity of the Turkish spy at the end - obviously to shock the audience already familiar with the book. Worked on me.

"Turkish gambit" is the adaptation of the second novel by Boris Akunis in his enormously popular among the Russian speaking audiences series of twelve novels that describe the adventures of a young detective and later, State Councillor, Erast Fandorin. The genre of the novels can be described as historical mysteries set in the Imperial Russia.

I gave 2 points out of ten, and those 2 points for visual effects, technique and colorful costumes. The rest?

...Personally, I'm one of Akunin fans...