Members of Allied military mission in Moscow, Soviet Union bid farewell to Harry Hopkins, after his visit with them in the week of July 28, 1941, during World War II. A car carrying Harry Hopkins, personal assistant to President Franklin Roosevelt, arrives at a Moscow airport. Hopkins steps from the car and is greeted by a British Naval officer. Next, Soviet Head of State, Mikhail Kalinin, arrives by car and strides forward toward Hopkins and other officials gathered near a C-47 transport airplane. Two Soviet military officers converse with a civilian. American Brigadier General Joseph McNarny (member of Hopkins' party) speaking with Averell Harriman ( Roosevelt's special envoy to Britain for expediting Lend-lease). In a gathering of military officers and civilians, a British officer exchanges salutes with another officer. kalinin and Hopkins conversing amicably. A man lights Harriman's cigarette. Hopkins begins passing out some documents and shaking hands with persons seeing him off. He and Kalinin shake hands vigorously. He climbs aboard the airplane, followed by General McNarny.
The May Day Parade in Moscow, Soviet Union. Soviet aircraft in formation including TB-3 (ANT-6) 4-engine aircraft. Glimpse of a Polikarpov I-5 biplane fighter in flight. Soviet paratroopers jumping from TB-3 aircraft. Closeup of Pilot in helmet and goggles posing in open cockpit of an airplane, on the ground. He looks up. Next scene shows aerial view of the Tupolev ANT-20 (Maxim Gorky) aircraft from above. View from tail of TB-3 in formation with others. Glimpse of military officer of 3-star rank, looking skyward. The "Maxim Gorky" flying overhead, with name printed on its wings. Scene shifts to a parade in Moscow, where posters of political figures are being carried. A dirigible decorated with streamers, and a banner bearing image of Joseph Stalin, flies overhead. Huge posters of Lenin and Stalin carried by marchers. View from building overlooking Red Square shows about a dozen parallel lines of marchers carrying posters, banners, and flags. Some marchers release balloons that fly upwards. Scene shifts to nighttime. Numerous illuminated displays carry patriotic slogans and symbols as well as pictures of Stalin. Back to daytime, Soviet Marshal Kliment Voroshilov, is seen with 5 soviet medals on his overcoat. Cadre of women marchers in dark overcoats and berets. Joseph Stalin flanked by Lazar Kaganovich and Vyacheslav Molotov, reviewing the parade from Kremlin balcony. Mounted elements of artillery unit, pulling field pieces, ride past the reviewers. Next is seen a formation of T-26 light tanks. Visiting military officers from several nations salute as colors pass.
A film about the United States President Richard Nixon's visit to Asia and Europe. Exteriors of the Moscow State University (Ulitsa Kolmogorova, 1, Moscow, Russia, 119991). President Nixon's wife Pat Nixon visits Moscow State University. She meets students at the university. First Lady Pat Nixon with Mrs. Viktoria Brezhneva, wife of General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev, and Mrs. Lydia Gromyko watch a performance by students at the Bolshoi Theater School. First Lady Nixon speaks to young girls. Girl presents a doll to First Lady Pat Nixon. President Nixon and the First Lady watch a Bolshevik ballet performance of Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Artists perform ballet.
Five Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 (NATO reporting name: Farmer) fighters in formation performing aerobatics during the 1962 Soviet Aviation Day Display at Tushino Airfield (present day Otkrytie Bank Arena, Volokolamskoye Shosse, 69, Moscow, Russia, 125424) near Moscow, Soviet Union. Crowds of Soviet onlookers looking skyward to watch the airshow. Military officials and civilians watching the airshow from a balcony. MiG-19 fighters perform maneuvers. Veiw of Soviet MiG-19 aircraft pilot in cockpit during aerial flight. Crowds gathered at Air traffic control tower.
Opening scene shows British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, at the airport, having just returned from the Munich conference where Britain and France acquiesed to Nazi Germany's annexation of the Sudetenlands and part of Czechoslovakia. He holds up copy of the agreement signed by Chancellor Adolf Hitler as symbolic of British and German determination never to wage war against each other again. Crowd cheers. Newspaper poster quotes Chamberlain's statement: "Peace in Our Time." Newspaper headlines about the Agreement. Map shows Nazi encrouchment on Czechoslovakia. In violation of the Munich agreement, German forces roll into Czechoslovakia, on March 14, 1939. Local residents give Nazi salute from sidewalks. Animated map shows area of German occupation with Poland next. Prime Minister Chamberlain telling an audience that a threat to Polish independence would start a general conflagration involving Britain. Hitler attending a formal occasion. Star shown atop a building in Moscow, Russia. British, French and German military missions arriving at airport to confer with Soviets. Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov shakes hands wih German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop. August 23, 1939 Newspaper headline reads: "Russo-German Pact Signed." German and Russian diplomats sit at a table. Joseph Stalin and Molotov reviewing troops on parade in Red Square.
Marching troops and Soviet leaders at the May Day parade at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia. A large crowd of civilians gathered to watch the parade. Marching troops of the Soviet Army and armored vehicles during the parade. Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of United Arab Republic arrives at the Moscow airport greeted by Soviet military officers and leaders. Armored self propelled guns and tanks, multiple rocket launchers and a replica of missile move past during the parade. Soviet Premiere Nikita Khrushchev walks with other dignitaries at the reviewing stands. Rocket launchers on trucks parked on roads. Khrushchev and President Nasser walk up at the reviewing point and Nasser waves hands towards the crowd.
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