A huge crowd of soldiers gather on streets of Moscow, Russia, as pamphlets are distributed during Russian Civil War (also during time frame of World War 1). A soldier reads posters pasted on a wall. A huge crowd of soldiers gathers around, and many sit upon, the Statue of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich at Manege Square, Moscow. ( Note: The statue,by Pietro Canonica. Was erected in 1912 and destroyed in 1918.)
During World War I (and near timeframe of Russian Revolution of 1917), view of Russian General Lavr Kornilov and Minister of War Alexander Kerensky coming down through stairs in Petrograd, Russia. They salute and greet other officers, some Russian and some French, including General Joseph Joffre. Russian and French Troops marching. Russian and French Generals review troops.
During the Russian Civil War, White Russian troops, under command of Admiral Aleksandr Vasilevich Kolchak, parade as he and other reviewing officers salute them, from sidelines near spectators in Barnaul Altai Krai, Siberia, Russia. After the army parade, local spectators disperse and return to their homes. Views of artillery soldiers with their field pieces being inspected by officer on horseback. Several White Russian cavalry soldiers pose on horseback in yard of a stockade. Wooden log building visible in background.
Views from a moving boat on the Northern Dvina river. Port facilities, cranes, some ships anchored and others underway in the harbor. City can be seen in the backdrop. [Note: Footage from the United States Army 85th Division, 339th Infantry, American Expeditionary Force North Russia, participating as part of the Triple Entente forces, in the so-called "Polar Bear Expedition." ] (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Stalin Kolkhoz ( Russian collective farm ) farmers preparing for spring planting in the Soviet Union. Farmers examining snow pack and taking depth measurements before spring. Farmers in a class view small seedlings with instructor. Scientists examine materials using a microscope. Soviet farmers attend meeting in Rostov, Russia. Brief views of grain pouring into a silo, Soviet cattle in a barn, and a Soviet farmer tending to a horse tied up. Famers at meeting listening to speech by a Soviet leader. A man prepares a motion picture film projector to show a film to the audience.
Citizens of Podolsk village in Russia participate in up keeping the village. People can be seen paving streets, spraying trees, gardening. 1948.