Opening slate, in English, identifies location. Views from window of a railroad train moving quickly past countryside in Galicia during World War 1. Orchards and country cottages are seen. A small stream runs beside the railroad. A seemingly abandoned and overgrown castle on small hill close to the railroad, is seen as the train passes. There is little evidence of war. Change of scene shows Russian soldier walking through ruins of what was once a stately building, in Galicz (aka Halicz; Halych;or Galich). Remains of a destroyed steel bridge over the Dniester River. A narrow pontoon bridge has been erected next to it. A Russian river gunboat is stationary in the river, near the pontoon bridge. View from underneath of the destroyed steel bridge. A Russian officer on horseback seen after crossing the pontoon bridge.
Russian General and his staff officers walk between formations of Russian troops lined on either side of a road during World War 1. As the General reaches the end of troop formation, he stops to greet the Regiment's Priest who stands near the troops. In the next scene, the Priest blesses the Regiment, as a military band plays. He then kneels and the entire regiment follows to pray, concluding by making the sign of the cross on their chests. The next scene shows the troops massed on one side of the San River, and a boat carrying about 20 soldiers makes its way across the rapidly flowing waters, by means of a cable stretched across the river. A larger boat is seen emptied of soldiers at a landing on the opposite side. The soldiers are walking along a path up a hill. The bigger boat is seen filled with soldiers and an artillery caisson, ready to cross the river. Some soldiers water their horses in the river. Women and children line up at an army outdoor kitchen set up near what appears to be a school building. They receive food from the Army cooks. (WWI; WW1)
Cossacks dance in Galicia after a battle during World War 1. Horses on a field. Soldiers and officers watch the horses. Trees in the background. Cossacks dance. Other cossacks watch them. (WWI; WW1)
May Day celebration in Kiev, Soviet Union. Parade through the city streets. Civilians parade with banners and big cut outs of Stalin in streets as Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin along with other leaders , Georgy Malenkov, Anastas Mikoyan review the parade. Russian tanks and search lights mounted on jeeps during the parade.
Elections in Soviet Russia. People lined outside a building in Kiev. Posters of Russian leaders on the building. They read newspapers with election news. Interior of the polling place. Several people sit on desks. They give ballots to people for the election. Ballot forms kept on the table. Men and women drop ballots into box. People enter the polling booth. People drop ballots into boxes with a picture of Joseph Stalin in the background. A view of the seal on the ballot box.
A frozen river in Kiev, Soviet Russia. Two children skating on the ice. Hills partially covered with snow in the background. A house on top of a hill. Vegetation near the frozen river. A child lies down on the ice. One child stands on the river. Both lie down on the ice. Children fishing.
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