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The Soviet Army prepares to fight against the Germans in the Soviet Union during world War II.

A film titled 'Why we fight : Battle of Russia' about German aggression in the Soviet Union during World War II. A dramatization depicts Soviet troops as they defend their land against foreign invaders over the years. A map of the Soviet Union depicts the advance of German forces up to Moscow. Red Army troops march. A picture of an ancient Russian warrior. Snow covered surroundings with the onset of winters. St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow. People pray in a church. A bishop conducts a service. Soviet soldiers listen to an order read out to them. Aircraft parked on a field. Soviet paratroopers, infantrymen and cavalry units. Artillery being fired at an enemy position.

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675065844
U.S. Ambassador William Averell Harriman presents memento to Soviet Premier Stalin after Battle of Stalingrad in World War II.

Reconstruction of Stalingrad, Soviet Union after World War II attack. Ruins of Stalingrad. Exteriors of a building. Woman works at home. Female telephone operators at work. Soviet girls arrive at university to attend classes. Soviet children attend classes. Soviet children attend classes. Russian newspapers being printed at a press. A sword is made by workers. Soviet Marshal Semen Mikhailovich Budennyi presents the same sword to city officials. U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union William Averell Harriman presents a memento to Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and Foreign Minister of Soviet Union Vyacheslav Molotov.

Date: 1945
Duration: 3 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Korean
Clip: 65675074196
Soviet aerobatic team pilots board supersonic fighter aircraft and perform in airshow

Soviet aerobatic team pilots synchronizing watches and donning their flight helmets during the 1962 Soviet Aviation Day Display at Tushino Airfield (present day Otkrytie Bank Arena, Volokolamskoye Shosse, 69, Moscow, Russia, 125424) near Moscow, Soviet Union. The Soviet aerobatic team pilots boarding Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (NATO reporting name: Fishbed) supersonic fighter aircraft. A military officer helps a pilot board the aircraft. Three MiG-21 supersonic fighters, three MiG-19 (NATO reporting name: Farmer) supersonic fighters and three Sukhoi Su-17 (NATO reporting name: Fitter) in takeoff climbs to left. Three Sukhoi Su-9 (NATO reporting name: Fishpot) fighters in takeoff climbs to left. Four Tupolev Tu-95 (NATO reporting name: Bear) bombers taking off to left. A Tupolev Tu-95 with “40” marking taking off. Another Tupolev Tu-95 taking off is seen armed with Kangaroo stand-off missile in bomb bay. Soviet military officials and dignitaries watch the airshow from the reviewing stand. A Tupolev Tu-95 bomber and seven MiG-19 supersonic fighters in flyover. Posters of Vladimir Lenin and prominent Soviet figures and red flags adorn a building. Squadron of supersonic fighters and missile carrying bombers in flight as Soviet military officials watch the airshow.

Date: 1962
Duration: 2 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080401
Soviet aircraft in flyovers and an African man watches airshow in Tushino Airfield

Formations of Soviet aircraft in flyovers during the 1962 Soviet Aviation Day Display at Tushino Airfield (present day Otkrytie Bank Arena, Volokolamskoye Shosse, 69, Moscow, Russia, 125424) near Moscow, Soviet Union. Twin jet Tu-16 missile carrier aircraft in flight. A Soviet woman looks skywards to watch the airshow. Soviet aircraft such as Beriev Be-10 (or M-10) "Mallow" flying boats (hydroplanes) in flight. An African man in the crowd watches the Soviet airshow. A Tupolev Tu-22 (NATO reporting name: Blinder) supersonic long range bomber aircraft in flight. Soviet military officials observe aircraft. Three Tupolev Tu-22 in formation. Brief view of three Sukhoi Su-9 (NATO reporting name: Fishpot) fighters in formation flying past crowd.

Date: 1962
Duration: 1 min 27 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080402
Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev congratulates cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in Moscow following 1st manned space flight

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.

Date: 1961, April
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675055826
Actions of Germany and Russia at the beginning of World War II

Events leading to start of World War 2. Contingents of German army troops and black uniformed SS (Schutzstaffel) troops parading past Hitler on reviewing stand in German city. Hitler youth at a rally in a stadium. Hitler addressing an open air assembly, shaking his fist, yelling about the might of Germany in an animated fashion. Women holding signs reading: "Down with War and Fascism," and "Aid the Allies." 1939 edition of the New York Times carries headline about Nazi pact with Soviets and of Estonia giving Moscow air and sea bases. Views of Soviet leaders, Joseph Stalin, Vyacheslav Molotov, and General Boris Mikhailovitch Shaposhnikov, preparing to meet with German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop for signing of Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact agreeing to non-aggression between Germany and the Soviet Union. Von Ribbentrop descending from his airplane for the meeting. Scenes of German attack and invasion of Poland, September 1, 1939. Vehicles carrying German troops on the move. German Stuka, Ju87 dive bombers peeling off in dives and dropping bombs. German He-111 bomber in flight. Many explosions and collapsing buildings and destruction depicted. Soviet T-26 Twin-Turret Cavalry Tank seen moving through snow as it crosses Polish frontier, on September, 17, 1939. Soviet troops charging into Poland in the snow. The two forces meet in central Poland. Newspaper cartoon of the time shows Hitler and Stalin politely addressing each other in deprecating terms. Soviet icebreaker opening the way for German warships. German submarine making way on the surface, ostensibly from a base in Murmansk, and firing at a surface ship with its 88mm deck gun. A French fighter plane spinning towards earth and pilot parachuting. Narrator speaks of French Communists sabotaging electrical systems on the aircraft. The plane burning on the ground. German troops marching along the Champs Elysee, with the Arch of Triumph in background. German troops firing artillery at Soviet forces. Wooden buildings burning. German soldier taking a prisoner.

Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064330