Opening scene shows overview of the Uralmash heavy machine production facility of the Russian engineering corporation (OMZ), in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Soviet Union. Inside the plant, large pieces of equipment with exposed ring gears are seen. A worker at a gear cutting machine makes measurements to confirm accuracy, as the machine shapes a large ring gear. Closeup of the gear cutting machine at the work surface, with liquid flowing over the cutting tool. Factory employees work with precision machined cylinder liners for large engines. Two men ram a cylinder sleeve into the open hole of an engine block. Others are seen chilling cylinder sleeves with liquid nitrogen to shrink them. They then use tongs and gloves to handle the sleeves and place them into an engine block. (When the sleeves warm up again, they will be permanently set into the block). Engineers discuss drawings for a product. One uses a pair of compasses to check an engineering drawing. Closeups of several engineers who are mentioned by name (in Russian). Scene reverts back to the factory floor, where men work on one of the large ring-geared pieces of equipment. Glimpse of parts moving on overhead conveyer inside the plant.
Things and belongings of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin after his death at Lenin's villa in Gorki, Russia. A wooden bench in the garden. Lenin's chair and his walking stick in his reading room. Books and documents in the library of Lenin. A photograph of Vladimir Lenin with his friend Joseph Stalin.
Vladimir Lenin dies at Lenin's villa in Gorki, Russia. Russian newspapers publish the news of Lenin's death. Thick snows cover on roads, houses and trees. The dead body of Lenin at his home. A chandelier in the house. Soviet leader Leon Trotsky stands near the dead body of Vladimir Lenin.
Vladimir Lenin dies at Lenin's villa in Gorki, Russia. A large crowd gathers on road outside Lenin's villa. People walk on thick snow cover to reach Lenin's villa. Lenin's wife weeps after his death. Other Soviet leaders stand near his dead body. Nicholas Bukharin, Joseph Stalin, General Klement E Voroshilov, Mikhail Kalinin, General Mikhail V Frunze and others. Civilians arrive and pay homage to their leader.
Eastern terminal of the Trans-Siberian railway. Various views of the railroad terminal building in Vladivostok, Russia, during Russian Civil War and World War I. Soldiers and travelers stand on the station steps. A horse-drawn carriage arrives at the building. An American Army officer comes out of the train station. A funeral cortege with elaborate carriage drawn by team of horses, and mourners walking behind. An electric street car on a street, and an open automobile, both passing several horse-drawn wagons. Horse-drawn carriages pass Czech soldiers escorting German prisoners along a street.
Life of people in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union. Moscow street scenes. A triumphal arch built by Alexander the Great to commemorate victory over Napoleon. Buildings along street sides. Vehicles move past on a street. Representatives at the entrance of a building. A commodity market. Interior of the building as the representatives barter goods of their countries. A young Russian woman wearing an elaborate costume with a headdress of many jewels and flowers, and many necklaces.