After Lenin makes peace with Germany, civil war breaks out in Russia. White Russian troops are seen fighting against Bolshevik troops in the snow. American soldiers, supporting the White Russians, are seen in Archangel (Arkhangelsk). Cossacks on horseback carry the Tsarist flag. The Romanovs, Tsar Nicholas II and his family are photographed outdoors seated on a wooden bench by barricade fence at Ipatiev House in Ekaterinburg. Bolsheviks arresting other revolutionaries who were opposed to them, and executing them by firing squad. Vladimir Lenin with cat in his lap. View of Fanny Yefimovna Kaplan (AKA "Dora") who attempted to assassinate Lenin on August 30, 1918. View of Lenin speaking to Soviet workers. Newspaper of September 1, 1918 reports on the assassination attempt, with dateline London, August 31st: "Lenin wounded twice by assassin. Attempt on Red Premier's life at Moscow. Commissary Uritzky murdered at Petrograd." Crowd in turmoil in Moscow. Newspaper reports capture of would-be assassin, noting that "official Bolshevist paper says, "She is girl of intellectual class." Narrator states that some 500 anti-Bolsheviks are executed in Moscow.
A Patrol Torpedo Boat crew is ready for a battle against the Japanese in the Pacific Theater during World War II. An officer hands out certificates to trainees on the graduation day. The trained crew arrives at an island to fight the enemy. The crew disembarks from a ship and gets on a Patrol Torpedo Boat. 'Waldorf Astoria' written on the door as a sailor shuts it. A gunner named Richard comes next to the man on the wheel. Richard removes a kitten from under his shirt. An officer looks through binoculars and spots an enemy tanker. The crew comes on the deck and prepares to battle. The gunner fires at the enemy ship. The crew fires a torpedo at the enemy ship.
Vendors of books and art works display their wares outdoors, in Paris, France. Books, novels and other literature displayed on stalls on sidewalks of Paris. Men sell books. People buy books. Paintings displayed at stalls across the Paris streets. Artist seen at work. A child looks at the paintings. A cat on a bench.
A film about Sir Ernest Shackleton's last expedition to Antarctica. Film slate says that a "porpoise" moves up and down in front of ship Quest. The porpoise on the deck after being caught. A sailor grabs a pet cat and drops it onto the porpoise, and it jumps off immediately as the men laugh. Men string up the porpoise and hoist it so it hangs above the deck. (Note: The nose shape and dorsal fin shape indicate that this may be a dolphin, not a porpoise).
A French ship arrives at New York Harbor in the United States during World War II. The skyline of Manhattan at New York Harbor. French warship Richelieu arrives at the harbor. The French flag flies aboard the ship. Crew members on the deck of the ship. The ship anchored at the dock. Another ship named Mont Calm arrives in the U.S. Crew members hold kittens. A French officer salutes. Women serve refreshments to French sailors. French sailors and marines march up the Broadway in New York during a parade. People cheer as French troops march. People gathered in front of the New York City Hall. Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia and French officers on a review stand. French sailors lined up.
A documentary titled 'China Our Neighbor, China's Children'. A group of children sitting in a street and playing in China. Two children beside a kitten. A few children holding chopsticks are seated around a table. They pick from a bowl kept at the center of a table. A group of children playing in a park. The children smiling. Views of a few street children. A girl posing on a street
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