Today is the 104th anniversary of the October Revolution of . Let’s briefly talk about the famous "Враг капитала" Austin armored vehicle
in the Military History Museum of St. Petersburg In Hall 10 of St. Peter’s Artillery Museum, there is a dazzling star on display-the armored car "Враг капитала", which served as a temporary podium for Lenin's rally speech on April 16, 1917, symbolizing Lenin's official return. "Враг капитала" can be understood as "enemy of capitalism" or "enemy of capitalists". From that day on, this Austin armored car is destined to be closely linked with the legend.
"Враг капитала" is a second batch of Austin armored vehicles made in the United Kingdom. It is one of many Russian customized and improved Austin armored vehicles imported by Emperor Russia in World War I. Not only did it serve as Lenin's podium, but after the outbreak of the October Revolution, it directly participated in the attack on Winter Palace , and then experienced the entire Soviet Russian Civil War . It was tossed in different units, not embroidered pillows. In the 1920s after the victory of the Civil War, the newly born Soviet Russia /Soviet Union wanted to collect exhibits to build a museum to commemorate Lenin, and naturally thought of this famous Austin armored car. As a result, a large-scale search began. The staff found more than 30 Austin armored vehicles and screened them according to the archive records. Finally, they found the original products and displayed them in the Lenin Museum in Leningrad. , The photo below is a photo of Soviet students visiting the Lenin Museum in 1957. It needs to be emphasized that this armored vehicle is a serious original. Some domestic articles call it a copy. It is wrong. Although there have been doubts, in the 1970s, the Soviet Union mobilized trace experts to conduct research on armored vehicles. After peeling off the paint on the surface of the armored vehicle, traces of the slogan of the year were found.It is confirmed that the armored vehicle is genuine. Of course, the replica does exist, that is, the "Враг капитала" Austin armored vehicle displayed in Kubinka/Patriot Park. The batches and characteristics of the two are different, making it easier to distinguish.
A photo of the Austin armored car "Враг капитала" that served in the Red Army in 1920.
A series of paintings reflecting Lenin’s lecture in April 1917 is bound to appear in the series of paintings on the top of “Vietnam”, for example, “Витак” A film reflecting the October Revolution), but unfortunately, the painter drew the wrong layout of the turrets of the Austin armored car-the two turrets of the Austin armored car are arranged diagonally instead of side by side. This mistake obviously misled other painters who had never seen Austin armored vehicles, such as the stamps commemorating the October Revolution issued in 1932 and other paintings. It was an interesting episode.
The following is a detailed picture of the "Враг капитала" Austin armored car. Due to its special status, the treatment is very high, the maintenance is extremely meticulous, and the rubber tires are customized and replaced according to the situation, so the state is still very good of. There are dozens of photos, and there are quite a few, so you can take a look. In terms of models, there is currently no model of Austin's second batch of armored vehicles. Miniarts are currently the third batch of Austin armored vehicles, but you can wait. The ingenious old fritters can be transformed by themselves.
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