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Soviet troops assisted by civilians prepare to face German invasion in Leningrad, Soviet Union during World War II.
After effects of German attack on the Soviet Union during World War II. Soviet cavalry units advance. Soviet troops loaded onto trucks advance to confront German forces beginning their siege. The city of Leningrad with various scenes of Leningrad landmarks before the bombing and siege, including the Winter Palace and Narva Triumphal Arch. Cars on a busy street with St Isaac's Cathedral in backround. Statue of Lenin. Equestrian statue of Peter the Great. Various government buildings of Leningrad. Street car trolleys and buses on roads. A ship at a port as supplies are unloaded. Soldiers march into the city. Civilians dig trenches and erect barricades in the wake of German attack. Women and children help in digging and fortifying the city against attack by Germany.
U.S. President Richard Nixon on his historic tour to the Soviet Union signs various treaties with Premiere Leonid Brezhnev.
The motorcade of President Nixon on the roads of Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union during his visit there. Posters of Vladimir Lenin along the roads and streets of Moscow. Soviet Premiere Leonid Brezhnev and other leaders welcome Nixon and other delegates. Dignitaries, including Nixon, Brezhnev, and Gorbachev, during a state dinner. Various agreements signed during the visit, including one to sell grain to the USSR. Shots of a combine harvesting wheat in the United States. Nixon and Dr. Henry Kissinger confer at the White House. Nixon and Brezhnev sign the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty to limit nuclear arms on May 26. The President addresses directly the people of the Soviet Union on May 28. Footage shows Nixon laying a wreath at the cemetery for the dead from the siege of Leningrad during World War 2. Various shots of young Soviets as Nixon explains the story of Tanya Savicheva, a 12 year old girl who kept a diary describing the siege of Leningrad. A photo of Tanya is seen. The U.S. Congress welcomes and cheers for President Nixon. From a pro-Nixon "documentary" called "The Nixon Years: Change Without Chaos" covering President Richard Nixon's first four years in office. Released during his 1972 reelection campaign.
Soviet soldiers pay homage to Russian war heroes of the past and prepare for battle against Germany in Leningrad, Russia
Scenes of Soviet forces preparing for battle in Leningrad, Russia against the siege by German forces during World War 2. A large procession of Soviet soldiers walking in the snow near the Palace Square. They proceed past the Narva Triumphal Gate. A contingent of uniformed soldiers marches by the gate. A group of soldiers kneels at the tombstone of 18th Century Russian Generalissimo Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov, famous for never losing a battle. One soldier kisses a revolver. Outside in the snow, Russian troops assemble before a flag being the image of Lenin. The soldiers all kneel as past glories are recounted (brief clips of fictional films showing Russian heroes like Alexander Nevsky and others). The Soviet soldiers stand again and march, singing, in the snow. Ordinary citizens march in the snow towards the Narva Triumphal Arch or Gate. Russian troops in uniform march past the Gate. One Russian soldier pulls a sled behind him. A large contingent of ski troops marches, carrying snow skis over their shoulders, followed by a contingent of paratroopers, in winter white camouflage jump suits. More Soviet soldiers in white camouflage march carrying snow skis. A contingent of Russian ski troops marches in the snow, dressed in white camouflage outfits.
Russian troops parade before Russian dignitaries in Leningrad, Russia during May day celebration near end of World War II.
May day celebration in Leningrad, Russia near end of World War 2. Masses of Russian troops parade before Russian dignitaries. Troops in Palace Square of Winter Palace, with Arch of the General Headquarters in background. Photographs of Lenin and another dignitary on a wall. Troops march, while dignitaries watch. View of marching Soviet troops, some from stationary elevated position and some from moving camera. General Georgy Zhukov on mausoleum. Troops salute and dignitary salutes back. Naval troops march. Russian trucks and artillery parade. People carry a photo of Lenin during a rally. Balloons being released as they head for the sky.
Russian scientists welcomed as they return to Leningrad, Russia.
Russian scientists return to Russia. Scientists disembark from a ship as they return to Leningrad after they were rescued from drifting ice sheets. A large number of people gather to welcome them. Scientists ride past a crowded street. People welcome the scientists with a mass ticker tape parade on their arrival in Moscow. Scientists in a car move past a large crowd.
Battle of Stalingrad and Leningrad during World War 2, from German perspective.
German Sdkfz.253 half-track and infantry advance through rubble of bombed out Stalingrad. German forces fire machine guns and throw grenades. Views from a hill of the city of Stalingrad burning; houses seen in foreground and factories behind them. Coverage changes to Leningrad, where German artillery is fired at besieged Leningrad. Artillery shells explode on Russian targets across a river from the German forces. German Infantry enter a town and close-up view of a German army soldier with handgun drawn during house-to-house battle. German soldiers run through a forest passing dead Russians and abandoned equipment, including tanks upended and destroyed.
