Soviet troops fight against the Germans during the Battle of Stalingrad in the Soviet Union during World War II. Smoke rises from across a river in Stalingrad. Soviet soldiers fire ammunition. They fight against the Germans on the streets of the city. Damaged buildings in the city. Civilians carry their belongings. Smoke rises from buildings. A building on fire at night. T34 tanks advance as explosions occur. German troops surrender and prisoners are made to march. Soviet refugees return to the city. People loaded on a cart as they return to their homes. Civilians in a street as German prisoners march past them.
After effects of German attack on the Soviet Union during World War II. Soviet cavalry units advance. Soviet troops loaded onto trucks advance to confront German forces beginning their siege. The city of Leningrad with various scenes of Leningrad landmarks before the bombing and siege, including the Winter Palace and Narva Triumphal Arch. Cars on a busy street with St Isaac's Cathedral in backround. Statue of Lenin. Equestrian statue of Peter the Great. Various government buildings of Leningrad. Street car trolleys and buses on roads. A ship at a port as supplies are unloaded. Soldiers march into the city. Civilians dig trenches and erect barricades in the wake of German attack. Women and children help in digging and fortifying the city against attack by Germany.
After effects of German attack in Leningrad, Soviet Union during World War II. An air raid alarm being sounded in Leningrad. People on the streets. A man looks through binoculars. Aircraft in flight. Anti aircraft guns being fired at the Nazi aircraft in flight. Bombs being dropped and explosions occur. Antiaircraft guns fire and flakes burst. Nazi aircraft bombard the city at night. Search lights being flashed. Buildings on fire. Civilians remove debris and rubble. A dead Soviet child. Women cry as they mourn the death of their loved ones. Damaged buildings in the city. A dead elephant at a zoo. Animated map depicts how the Nazis surrounded the city.
Demonstration of air raid precautions in Moscow, Soviet Union. Soldiers and civilians gather for the demonstration. They wear uniforms and gas masks. The gas-masked troops and civilians parade. Buildings along the sides of the street.
Celebrations on the 41st Anniversary of the Soviet Union (following 1917 revolution) in Moscow, Soviet Union. Soldiers parade on a street. Officers and dignitaries including First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev review the parade. A large crowd gathers on the street. Armored vehicles and weapons in the parade. Large balloons shaped like rockets herald the Soviet's Sputnik space program.
A film about the United States President Richard Nixon's visit to Asia and Europe. President Nixon walks past civilians in Moscow as he arrives for the Moscow Summit. American and Soviet flags fly from poles. Soviet troops march as President Nixon and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Union Nikloi Podgorny review the parade. Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko also attends the parade. St. Basil’s Cathedral at the Red Square in Moscow. Interiors of the Kremlin with paintings on the walls. President Nixon meets the Soviet delegation at the Catherine Hall of the Kremlin. President Nixon with General Secretary of the Communist Party Leonid Brezhnev. A sign in a hotel reads 'Communication center'. Newsmen at typewriters and telephones as they send news about the summit meeting. Russian women buy groceries and produce in the market.