Oil painting of a young Makhnovist militiaman holding a rifle, standing in a battlefield with a black anarchist flag.

A full-body oil painting portrait in classical 19th-century realist style, depicting a Makhnovist Black Army militiaman from the Ukrainian Civil War era (1918–1921). The fighter stands proudly against a muted battlefield background with smoke and rural steppe landscapes. He wears a dark peasant blouse (rubakha) belted at the waist, wide trousers tucked into worn leather boots, and a black wool cap or papakha, symbolizing the anarchist “Black Army.” Across his chest is a leather bandolier with ammunition. He holds an antique Mosin-Nagant rifle with the butt resting on the ground, hands firm, stance steady. His expression is serious but youthful, with determination in his eyes. Behind him, a faint black anarchist flag flutters. The palette uses earthy browns, greys, and blacks, with touches of red highlights. The style is richly textured, oil-on-canvas, evoking the gravitas of a 19th-century military portrait while honoring the raw, peasant-soldier character of the Makhnovists. See more