Russian crowd at airfield greeting cosmonaut Major Yuri Gagarin after his successful space flight from the Soviet Union. Premier Nikita Khrushchev is on hand. Children present flowers to Major Gagarin. Premier Khrushchev and Major Gagarin inspects formation of troops. Crowd surrounds Major Gagarin. Premier Khrushchev and Major Gagarin leave by car and drive through streets celebrating the cold war accomplishment by the Soviet Union during the so called "space race" against NASA astronauts in the United States.
Battles fought by Russians fighting military raids from other nations. Animated map shows Nazi forces' conquest in various nations of Europe. Newspaper printing press operating with rollers spinning quickly. Adolf Hitler and other Nazi Generals in discussion with a map. Hungarian, Romanian and Bulgarian troops parade prior to Nazi occupation. Admiral Miklos von Horthy of Hungary, General Ion Antonescu, King Michael of Romania and King Boris of Bulgaria. Nazi military marches through Hungarian cities. Benito Mussolini walks in Italy. Yugoslavian cities bombed by Nazi planes during invasion of Yugoslavia. German Stuka aircraft dive bomb their targets. Map shows Hitler's conquest on various European nations. Greek soldiers march. Soviet Russian munition factories and war production plants in operation producing cannons, tanks, armament, shells and ammunition. Russian troops march. Warships on alert in sea. Soviet men in civilian clothing gathering together to drill and march as they enter military service as new recruits during military mobilization. Soviet soldiers in training during World War 2.
A welcome for Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in Moscow, Russia after his successful first voyage into space by a human, orbiting the earth in his Vostok spacecraft. Yuri Gagarin arrives at an airfield in Moscow. Premier of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev greets Gagarin. A large crowd holds pictures and banners. Gagarin reports to Premier Khrushchev. The Premier greets and congratulates Gagarin . Then Gagarin greets his wife. Gagarin and the Premier move through the streets in a motorcade as people of Moscow, Russia, line the streets to cheer his achievement. A helicopter showers flowers on the motorcade, celebrating the Russian achievement during "space race" between the Soviet Union and the United States.
U.S. President Richard Nixon visits the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Alexander Garden, Moscow, Russia, 125009) in Moscow, Russia. Two guards march towards the tomb. Reporters, cameramen and film camera crew record the event. President Nixon stands behind two guards with a wreath. President Nixon walks to the tomb and lays the wreath. President Nixon with Russian officers, officials and American officials walks out of the premises outside the Kremlin in Moscow.
Georgii Popov president of Central Executive Committee of Moscow also known as "builder of Moscow" is addressing the audience in the Soviet Union. Scene changes to traffic on streets of moscow, and then views of men and women workers busy on a construction site for a building in Moscow. They assist with laying bricks.
Russian writer Mikhail Prishvin (February 4, 1873 - January 16, 1954, Moscow) is shown hunting and writing. Prishvin walking in snowy woods landscape while hunting with two dogs by his side. The famous author is recognized at a gathering celebrating his 75th birthday with his admirers and other writer.