Russian city street scene. Coffin of Vladimir Illich Lenin being carried from his funeral train,at Paveletskiy Rail Terminal, Moscow. A large crowd of mourners, lined up on a snow covered hill, watch as soldiers and officials carry coffin and others carry wreaths, in procession. Soldiers with rifles accompany the cortege. Some spectators hold aloft banners and posters as they stand on hillside. Soldiers setting demolition explosives to commence building mausoleum to house Lenin's body at Red Square, Moscow. They are seen in hollow, below ground, in front of Kremlin wall. They lower something into hole and shovel some earth on it. Outside smoke rises and then an explosion raises cloud of earth and dust. A statue of Lenin, holding holding right hand aloft, stands next to the excavation site.
A mummy technician enters Lenin's tomb through a side door. Technicians work in a laboratory in proximity to Lenin's tomb in Moscow, Soviet Union. Technicians haul a cart loaded with a clear liquid in a bottle. They pour the clear liquid into a glass box. They transport a patriarchs mummified body on a bier.
The basement of Lenin's Tomb, on Red Square, by the Kremlin wall, in Moscow. The glass enclosure containing Lenin's body, is moved on a special conveyor to a lift where it starts being raised into position for public viewing.
U.S. President Richard Nixon visits Moscow, Soviet Union for a summit with Soviet leaders. The Seal of U.S. President on a U.S. Air Force VC-137C SAM 27000 aircraft in flight. U.S. and Russian flags fly from poles. A motorcade bearing President Nixon passes along streets. The motorcade passes a sign featuring the face of Russian Communist Revolutionary Leader Vladimir Lenin alongside the street. President Nixon arrives at a The Kremlin and is greeted by Russian officials including General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Leonid Brezhnev. President Nixon poses for pictures with Soviet dignitaries. Dignitaries take their seats at a table. Richard Nixon joins in the signing of an anti-ballistic missile treaty with Leonid Brezhnev. Standing at the back of the two leaders are important figures from each side's government. Both the leaders shake hands after signing the treaty.
Soviet and Chinese delegates meet for revision of agreement to permit personnel of Chinese Eastern railroad to be divided equally in two nations and other peace issues in Moscow, Soviet Union. A car driven. President of the Board of Directors of the Chinese railway Mo Teh-hui with other officials come out of the car. Delegates at a conference, seated. A man puts a diary in front of a delegate. A Chinese delegate holds a cigarette. The delegates address others. Delegates discuss and write on papers.
At film start, the city of Munich is seen decked out in swastika flags to welcome Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini, during his visit to Germany in 1941. Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini stand in an open automobile as it drives followed by other motorcade cars through the streets of Munich. Enthusiastic crowds line the sidewalks and cheer the axis leaders. They wave and render the Nazi salute. Scene shifts to views of Stalingrad during World War 2, from camera panning along the Volga River. Smoke is rising from several places. Destroyed and burning German Marder III Panzerjaegers (tank destroyers) are seen and heavy smoke rising behind a wrecked railroad marshaling yard. Destroyed German 7.5 cm Pak 40 artillery guns and other pieces of German artillery sitting in snow. View from boat (unseen) in the Volga river of fires burning in shore facilities and smoke clouds covering the sky. Dense black smoke rising behind apartment buildings near the shore. River is identified as the Volga (in Russian). Here begins views of advancing Soviet troops superimposed over a succession of roads and rivers marking their advance. The first river seen is the Don. The Dnieper is another. The superimposed Soviet forces advancing include cavalry, troops rowing boats and moving artillery field pieces. Tanks move approaching the Dvina river. Forces passing the Neman river. Film ends as Soviet advance reaches the Oder river.