Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is given a welcome ceremony in Moscow, after he became the first human to voyage into outer space. From a Russian newsreel with English narration, created during the "Space Race" between the United States and the Soviet Union. Yuri Gagarin arrives by an Aeroflot plane (CCCP-757) at a Moscow airfield. Premier of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev, greets Gagarin. A huge crowd holds pictures and banners of Gagarin and Khrushchev. Gagarin reports to Premier Khrushchev that he has fulfilled his mission and feels well and ready for his next assignment. Gagarin greets his wife, Valentina Gagarina. He moves in a car through crowd filled streets. At a ceremony in the Kremlin Premier Khrushchev and Defense Minister Marshal of the Soviet Union Rodion Malinovsky congratulate Gagarin and award him the title "Hero of the Soviet Union".
Soviet Army song and dance ensemble performs in Moscow, Russia. Song and dance ensemble posters in Russian. Officers discuss about the performances in the ensemble. Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov, Soviet composer and director of the Soviet Army ensemble, talks during a meeting. The Soviet Army song and dance ensemble performs before a large audience at the Moscow Theater. Soviet dancers and singers performing on stage. The audience applauds.
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.
The funeral ceremony of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin in Moscow, Soviet Union. Honor guard at his coffin, lying in the Hall of Columns at the House of the Unions (Ulitsa Bol'shaya Dmitrovka, 1, Moscow, Russia, 125009), include: Vyacheslav Molotov; Kiment Voroshilov; Lavrenti Beria; and Georgy Malenkov. Another view of honor guard members includes Nikolai Bulganin; Nikita Khrushchev; lazar Kaganovich; and Anastas Mikoian. A picture of Stalin placed on a building. A large crowd of civilians enters the Hall of Columns. General Zhukov seen on the stairs of the Hall.
Cuban Premier Fidel Castro arrives in Moscow, Russia. An Ilyushin IL-18 airliner flying with a formation of fighter escort planes. Cuban and Soviet flags flying. Cuban Premier Fidel Castro arrives, disembarks from the Aeroflot-Soviet Airlines IL-18B plane (CCCP-75763) and is greeted by Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev, Soviet Chairman of the Council of Ministers. Motorcade of Fidel Castro passes along streets of Moscow. A large crowd of civilians gathers to welcome Fidel Castro at the Red Square (Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012). Fidel Castro gives a speech. Large crowd cheers. Fidel Castro and Khrushchev applaud.
The Soviet Army parades past the Moscow Kremlin in Moscow, Soviet Union. A BMP-1 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty), an Armored Personnel Vehicle, with soldiers loaded on it moves past a large crowd at the Kremlin. Soviet assault gun or tank destroyer ASU-8Js pass in review at the parade. Soviet tanks T-62 at the parade with buildings at Red Square in the background. Soviet tracked anti aircraft weapon system ZSU-23-rolls past the crowd at the Kremlin.
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