Film titled, 'Russian People'. During World War 2 on eastern front, view of a burning village in Western Russia where the Russian people had set fire to their own village in order to prevent use of it by German soldiers as refuge. View of burning houses, people fleeing and women crying. Close up views of anguished and sad Russian civilians. Dead bodies of Russian people seen on the ground. A Russian Guerrilla chief reads an oath. Faces of Russian guerrillas of all ages and sexes. Armed Russian guerrillas. The guerrillas cut the enemy's communication lines. Traps are set for German engineers. Three German engineers approach the traps at a distance. Explosions occur. The German engineers get killed.
Mr. John K. Caldwell, American consul in Vladivostok, Slberia, Russia, poses outside the Consulate offices. Next, his staff are seen descending the steps and posing with him. Time frame is during both Russian Civil War and World War 1.
The President and members of the local Council (Zemstvo) in Vladivostok, Russia, during Russian Civil War (and World War 1). The chief Justice and members of the Supreme Court of Siberia, pose with U.S. Major General William S Graves, Commamnder of American Forces in Siberia.
American soldiers guarding commodities stored at the Golden Horn harbor port in Vladivostok, Siberia, Russia, during the Allied Intervention there in World War 1 and the Russian Civil War. Camera pans over the port. Various commodities are seen, including copper, wool, tin, rubber and wire. Cranes operate at dock. A freighter flying the American flag is docked at the port. U.S. soldiers are seen overlooking the port activities.
The polyglot crowd and Commander Fraziar at a port in Vladivostok, Russia, at end of World War 1. Crowd behind railing on pier. Various views of the crowd. Commander Fraziar of the American Red Cross, talks with groups of women and children. He poses with Red Cross representatives of other countries.
The central railroad station in Vladivostok, Siberia, Russia, during the Allied Intervention there in World War 1, and during Russian Civil War. People are going about their business. Horse-drawn wagons move on the street and people leave and enter the train station. A group of American soldiers stands on the building steps, along with several Czech troops. Next, the American soldiers are no longer seen, and men, women, and children are seen in front of the station building and crossing the street. Scene shifts to a funeral procession making its way along Svetlanskaya street. The coffin is carried in an elaborate carriage pulled by two horses covered in black blankets. What appear to be Russian Orthodox clergy, lead the way. Men in overcoats and Formal Navy-style hats accompany the cortege. A small group of mourners walk behind. A horse-drawn carriage passes the procession. View along the street shows a tram or streetcar or trolley going uphill followed by a solitary automobile. The street scene is dominated by horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians. A parked car is seen. A group of Bolshevik prisoners walk along the street under White Russian guard.