Faces of ordinary Russian workers. Historic footage of Russian leader Vladimir Lenin giving a speech circa 1917.Cheering Russian revolutionaries waving rifles with fixed bayonets around time of Russian revolution by Bolsheviks. Another view of Lenin speaking, followed by view of cheering civilians. Men wave their hands and their caps. A nighttime rally in street. Illuminated monument. Leaders stand in moving vehicle as surrounding crowd cheers. Fixed bayonets reflected in partial light.
The 40th Anniversary Parade in Moscow, celebrating the anniversary of the founding of the Soviet Union. Red Square, Russia, during a parade. Soviet dignitaries stand at reviewing point. Marshal Rodion Malinovsky, the USSR Defense Minister, salutes from a moving car. Civilian spectators stand on the street. Marshal Rodion Malinovsky steps out from the car. Malinovsky speaks on microphone. Russian naval and infantry troops in review. Troops march with rifles. Soviet missiles towed in parade. People applaud. Giant missile towed in parade, another giant missile in the background. People applaud. St Basil's Cathedral on Red Square. Parade passes with picture of Lenin. Nikita Khrushchev, Marshal Kliment Voroshilov, and People’s Republic of China Chairman Mao Zedong wave. Delegates from China are seen watching the parade. Girl athletes are present in the parade. Globe of world with flashing lights encircling it, representing the successful launch the month before of the Sputnik 1 satellite orbiting the earth. A balloon representing a Sputnik launch rocket is released in the air.