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Signing of the German-Soviet Border and Commercial Agreement, by German Friedrich Werner von Schulenberg and Soviet Vyacheslav Molotov.

German diplomat Friedrich Werner von Schulenberg, of Nazi Germany, and Vyacheslav Molotov, of the Soviet Union meet together in Moscow, Russia, to sign the German-Soviet Border and Commercial Agreement. View of the two men and other representatives from each country at the signing ceremony. Narrator indicates that the agreement document covers expanded trade and commerce between the countries, establishes the northern border, and covers repatriation of Germans from republics including Lithuania and Estonia. View of the German and Soviet leaders each signing the document. Wax seals are added and a close-up of the signature page of the agreement is shown. (The Agreement also included the third set of secret protocols of the Hitler-Stalin Act or German-Soviet Treaty of Nonaggression. It followed the German-Soviet Frontier Treaty, which was the second secret protocol. Despite the pact, Germany attacked the Soviet Union 6 months later.) (World War II period).

Date: 1941, January 10
Duration: 52 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Spanish
Clip: 65675075244
Body of Stalin lying in State. Soviet citizens in Red Square. Body of Stalin carried into Lenin's Tomb; earlier scenes of Stalin visiting Lenin tomb

Embalming laboratory in Moscow, Russia. A technician works with chemicals. Scene changes to funeral of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union. Embalmed body of Joseph Stalin, Lying in State. Mourners gathered to pay homage to Joseph Stalin. Women weep. A large crowd of civilians gathered at Red Square. Men carry Stalin's body in a coffin to Lenin's Tomb, where it lies, next to the body of Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars Vladimir Llyich Lenin, preserved in the tomb. Views from years prior of Joseph Stalin descending stairs and leaving after visiting tomb of Vladimir Lenin. Brief scenes of a Soviet chemical laboratory with many vials, flask, and beakers, and a scientist or chemist at work in the lab. Scenes of Soviet citizens waiting in line to file into the tombs of Lenin and Stalin.

Date: 1953
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Russian
Clip: 65675073456
James F. Byrnes urges that Iran be given a chance to speak at UN Security Council meeting regarding Soviet military in Iran

Segment from the United Nations Security Council meeting at Hunter College, New York City, United States, on March 27, 1946. At the time, the Soviet Union, with its troops in Iran, and with interest in the governance and autonomy of Azerbaijan, was pushing to postpone discussion of the appeal by Iran that the action of the Soviet Army in Iran was a threat to international peace and security. American statesman James F. Byrnes, Edward R. Stettinius, Soviet diplomat Andrei Gromyko and representatives of the UN Security Council member countries are seen entering the conference room at Hunter College, New York City. The dignitaries seated at a table. Delegates and spectators present. Gromyko, the Soviet representative to the United Nations, speaks in Russian. Other delegates listen, seated behind. A delegate from China speaks. Several delegates raise their hands with questions. U.S. representative James Byrnes demands that the Iranians be given a chance to be heard. The Soviet delegation stands and exits the talks abruptly. Iranian delegate Hossein Ala', Iran's Ambassador to the United States approaches the table and is seated. The delegates listen as Mr. Hossein Ala addresses the council. Mr. Ala urges the council to take action, saying, "Iran views with grave concern any delay in the consideration by the council of the merits of these disputes. For these reasons, on behalf of my government, I request the council to take up these matters at once and reach, without reference to further negotiations, a solution consistent with the principles of the charter."

Date: 1946, March 27
Duration: 3 min 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050587
The Soviet Army prepares to fight against the Germans in the Soviet Union during world War II.

A film titled 'Why we fight : Battle of Russia' about German aggression in the Soviet Union during World War II. A dramatization depicts Soviet troops as they defend their land against foreign invaders over the years. A map of the Soviet Union depicts the advance of German forces up to Moscow. Red Army troops march. A picture of an ancient Russian warrior. Snow covered surroundings with the onset of winters. St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow. People pray in a church. A bishop conducts a service. Soviet soldiers listen to an order read out to them. Aircraft parked on a field. Soviet paratroopers, infantrymen and cavalry units. Artillery being fired at an enemy position.

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675065844
People in Moscow, Russia, return to civilian pursuits and ending war time production following end of World War II

The end of World War 2 is reflected in cheerful faces as Russian women workers fold bolts of cloth at a fabric plant. Civilian production has started up again as factory workers and production turns from war production to peace time commerce. Scenes of new ZIS 110 luxury automobiles being manufactured on a Russian production line. Soviet workers place a hood on a car. Mechanics check engines of cars. Cars move along assembly line. A marriage ceremony in the countryside. An artist makes painting of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. A crowd of civilians cheers and waves their hands as a parade procession passes through streets. Marchers carry large portrait of Joseph Stalin. Girls greet war heroes with flowers as the parade moves along a tree-lined boulevard, stopping at an equestrian statue, where the portrait of Stalin is placed.

Date: 1946
Duration: 1 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Korean
Clip: 65675056633
Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and officials review a parade of Soviet troops in Red Square in Moscow, Soviet Union.

Soviet troops parade in Red Square in Moscow, Soviet Union. Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin arrives to review the parade. Soviet sailors march along a street. A band plays. The parade is reviewed by Stalin and other Soviet officials. The crowd cheers as Stalin and other Soviet officials wave. U.S. Army, Navy and Army Air Force officers are seen among the spectators. The U.S. Army Air Force Officer watches the aircraft flying overhead, with binoculars and he pauses to chat with the U.S. Army officer about his observations. Large masses of Soviet civilians join the parade, after the military units have passed. Soviet foreign minister Viacheslav Molotov waves from the balcony. Russian school girls, in aprons, pass by. Stalin doffs his hat.

Date: 1946
Duration: 1 min 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075168