The Vorontsov Palace in Alupka, Crimea, Soviet Union (Voronstov Palace Dvortsovoye Hwy, 10 Alupka, 98676 Crimea). Exteriors of the Vorontsov Palace. Tourists sit on benches in the palace garden. Busts lined up inside the palace. A fountain in front of the palace. White marble lions at the entrance. People come down the steps of the southern facade of the palace. A mermaid statue.
City of Bakhchisaray in Crimea, Soviet Union. Views of Crimean mountains and landscape in the countryside in Crimea. Ruins of an ancient Jewish city of Chufut-Kale, which means "Jews Rock." Various structures, walls, buildings, and caverns seen in the ancient city in the mountains of Crimea. Exteriors of Hansaray in Bakhchisaray. Mosques and minarets in the city of Bakhchisaray. Views of Ottoman architecture of the Khan's Palace. Civilians and children in the city. Men and women in traditional clothing of the time and place. Close-up views of faces of people of the city. Bullock carts and horse carriages being driven through the city. Wide landscape views of cave towns and white marble monasteries and palaces nestled into high cliff faces of nearby mountains. Castle on a mountain top.
Palaces and monuments near Yalta in Crimea, Soviet Union. Exteriors of Livadia Palace in Livadiya, Crimea (Baturina Street, 44A, Livadiya 29865). People enter the gates of the palace. Scene changes to exterior views of a the Kichkine Palace, built of whitewashed stone for the Grand Prince Dmitry Konstantinovich Romanov, the grandson of Nicholas I. Sweeping views of the Black Sea from the elevated mountain-side position of the Palace Kichkine (Alupkinskoe highway, Gaspra village, Yalta district, Crimea). People in a garden in the palace at Gaspra, a former home of Grand Duke Nikolaevich. Men and women play volleyball at a park near the Gaspra palace. People enjoy views of the Baron von Steingel Swallow's Nest castle, jutting out at the edge of the Black Sea, at the Cape of Ai-Todor (Mys Ay-Todor).
Mountain climbing in the Crimea. Scene opens showing new blooms on a tree, framing the slopes of a Crimean moutain covered with small trees and shrubs. A column of people is seen wending their way through the area. A group of young persons stand side-by-side in a line at the base of a rocky upslope, apparently being addressed by mountain guides. Closeup of the rock climbers, including a woman. Some carry rope looped over their shoulders. A climber stands between two rock formations, grasps a rope and begins free climbing the rock. Closeup shows the safety rope fastened under his arms and tied at his back. Closeup of his feet as he makes his way. View of him quite far up the tall rock face. Below, other climbers shield their eyes from the sun as they watch his progress. View from the top of this section of mountain, as the climber hauls himself up over the ledge. Another view of those watching from below. Next, the climber is seen rappelling down the sheer rock face using his rope to control his descent. Camera focuses on two climbers standing atop peaks of the mountain. One throws a coil of rope across to another. A climber on a peak with suspended from rope line stretched taut across open space. The town of Alupka is below, and the Black Sea in the background. The climber rides the taut line (zip-line) across to the other peak, where other await him.
Life of Soviet Georgian people of Batumi, in the Adjar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union. Adjarian people milling about on streets in the Black Sea coastal city of Batumi, Adjar. Busy sidewalk cafes. Men, women, and children shop for fruits and vegetables from stalls on a street. Men at a roadside cafe. People swim at a Black Sea beach. A ship waits in the Black Sea port at Batumi, as travelers leave Batumi, in small boats, to board her. Scenes of Yalta, after the passengers arrive there. People milling about on a city street with shops in Yalta, Crimea. A horse drawn cart being pulled as it ascends toward a nearby summit of the Ai-Petri mountains. Elevated view from the mountains of Yalta toward vineyards and toward the south shore of the Black Sea.
German Operation Barbarossa, invasion of the Soviet Union in World War 2. Opening scene of film shows wartime damage near the sand bag protected Opera and Ballet Theater building in Odessa during World War 2. Glimpse of a Soviet armored vehicle, derived from an STZ-3 agricultural tractor, used during the Siege of Odessa. View of Soviet defenders running through a trench, during the two month German siege. View of Sevastopol, Crimea. A statue in the foreground and Legislative Assembly building in the background, with dense white smoke rising from behind it. Soviet soldiers firing a large defense gun in a Gorky fortress; firing a large gun from a seaport wharf and from a railroad car, and Soviet troops firing small arms in fields, including Degtyaryov machine guns. A Soviet soldier firing a Maxim heavy machine gun. View from overlooking hill of the Odessa Black Sea Naval Base. German troops entering the fringes of Sevastopol. One throws a hand grenade. Views of Soviet defenders firing machine guns. In the city, German soldiers fight street by street. Several are seen scurrying along a sidewalk, keeping close to a building for protection. Others rush into damaged buildings trying to flush out Soviet defenders with hand grenades. Camera pans over ruins of the destroyed city of Sevastopol. Dead German soldiers lying in ruins. One lies atop across the front of a Panzer VI tank. His uniform is in flames. Closeup of his hand. More dead German soldier are seen on the ground near a knocked out German tank. View of a large crowd of people. Soviet officers on horseback review a formation of troops. Glimpse of marching armed Soviet soldiers.
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