Discussions between Germany and the Soviet Union in November 1939, about Russia joining the Axis together with Germany, Italy, and Japan (this is 3 months after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact for non-aggression between Germany and the Soviet Union). Diplomatic and military delegation stand at railway station in Berlin, Germany. A railway train arrives. Premier Vyacheslav Molotov of the Soviet Union arrives on the train at the railway station. German Foreign Minister Joachim Von Ribbentrop, German High Command and Japanese representatives greet Molotov. A band plays as the men come out of the railway station. German soldiers stand in lines and Molotov passes the troops in reivew. Delegation takes Molotov to the Reich Chancellery to meet Adolf Hitler, War Minister Hermann Goering, and other German officers.
A film about the United States President Richard Nixon's visit to Asia and Europe. President Nixon signs agreements with the Soviet Union during the Moscow Summit at the Kremlin. President Nixon and Soviet Premier Alexey Kosygin sign the ‘Agreement Concerning Cooperation in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes’ and exchange files as officials clap. United States Secretary of the Navy John Warner and Soviet Navy Commander-in-Chief Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union Sergey Gorshkov sign the U.S.–Soviet Incidents at Sea agreement. Various American and Soviet officials sign agreements for cooperation in fields of environmental protection, science and technology, medicine, space, and use of seas. Nixon talks to officials.
Women from Moscow University working at drafting tables. Close up of blueprint drawing woman is completing using ruler and pencil on drafting table. Men and women engineering students in classroom at Moscow University in Russia, Soviet Union. A female judge in district court in the Soviet Union. First woman cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova waving to a huge crowd gathered in an amphitheater in the Soviet Union. Valentina Tereshkova walking out of a building in space suit to board a waiting bus at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Excited women applauding Valentina Tereshkova. Valentina Tereshkova waves from launchpad to crowd below before ascending in elevator. Close up view of female astronaut Valentina Tereshkova adjusting her space helmet. Engineer at control panel. Valentina Tereshkova looking into mirror mounted on the arm of her space suit. Valentina Tereshkova in space suit surrounded by reporters. Photo journalists jostle for space as they take photos of Valentina Tereshkova. Valentina Tereshkova in rocket capsule just before launch. Rocket Vostok 6 carrying Valentina Tereshkova launches. Views of faces of women of various races. Close views of women from all over the world as they watch launch. Distant view of rocket Vostok 6 in sky. Engineers applauding in control room. Women clapping in audience.
The Russian Revolution of 1917. Scenes of trench warfare on the Western Front during World War I. German soldiers firing at enemy positions. Ill-equipped Russian troops in the field, and suffering from pestilence and disease. A Russian soldier wearing no shirt and with no equipment is seen scratching at itches on his own body. Starving, sad Russian children are shown back in Russia. Scenes of St Petersburg, Russia in March 1917, during demonstrations for increased bread rations. Responding Russian troops defect and join demands for the transfer of power from the Czar to an elected parliament. A military vehicle loaded with troops is seen rallying and celebrating with Russian people. Minister of Justice in the Provisional Government Alexander Kerensky speaks to a large crowd. Czar Nicholas II, who has abdicated, sitting on a stump, with a few guards behind him. Political prisoners are freed from prisons. Leon Trotsky, speaking from a train platform, upon his return from exile in Canada. Summer, 1917, and Alexander Kerensky becomes Head of the Russian Provisional Government. Kerensky, standing in the balcony of a building, proclaims Russia a republic. A large crowd gathered outside the building. Vladimir Lenin speaking to a large crowd on the Kerensky Republic. View of Farmer workers with shovels in a field. Lenin and Trotsky call for the members of the Farmer Worker Army Union Soviet to work against the Kerensky Republic. View of Lenin speaking against the Republic and for class warfare. Lenin's Bolsheviks riot and seize the railroad stations, telegraph lines, and government offices. A tower column of the Russian monarchy is seen falling to the ground. Events on November 25 after the Russian Revolution: A number of people on a street during elections called for by Kerensky. View of Lenin talking to people in the streets. Lenin's Bolshevik group loses to the SR party. People in the streets near the time of the election. The elected assembly of the Socialist Revolutionary Party is seen meeting under the protection of Trotsky's Red Army which is seen marching near a crowd. Catherine Breshkovsky is seen standing and speaking at the assembly meeting. The elected assembly in session. The assembly refuses to turn power over to the Lenin Soviet. The members of the elected assembly are seen finally giving in to the Bolsheviks and the factions of the SR that have split to support the Bolsheviks. The leaders of the defeated faction of the Socialist Revolutionary Party (SR) are seen leaving the grounds of the assembly. In the next scene, a crowd protests against the dismissal of the elected assembly, to no avail.. Lenin speaking to a large crowd. He speaks about the power won and maintained by violence. Views of the demonstrating crowd.
Signing of a twenty year Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance between the Soviet Union and Romanian Peoples Republic. Dr. Petru Groza, signs for the Romanian Peoples Republic, making Romania the first People's Republic to sign such an agreement with the Soviet Union. Among those present are: Soviet dictator, Joseph Stalin, Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Romanian foreign minister Ana Pauker, Romanian Communist leader Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, and Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee. The official keeps a pen in a stand. The dignitaries move out of the room.
Animated map shows thrust of German forces during invasion of Soviet Russia in World War 2. Stalingrad is highlighted as a turning point. Another animated map shows Soviet territorial gains at the end of the war, as narrator discusses the disposition of those places and their respective populations, as in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. He also discusses Soviet zones of occupation. Animated map shows "Iron Curtain." Soviet troops on parade. Soviet ZSU-57-2 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns (SPAAG) on display during a parade in 1945. A stadium filled with people in Soviet-occupied East Germany, in 1949. Friedrich Wilhelm Reinhold Pieck, the first President of the German Democratic Republic, is seen in the stands. Young East German women parade in traditional costumes, clapping their hands, in the stadium. Waterfront scenes show Soviet trade activities with post-war occupied entities. Scenes of conflict as Chinese communist forces expel Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist Chinese forces (ROC) from mainland China to Formosa (Taiwan), in 1949. A litter-borne casualty and a refugee mother and small girl are seen.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Links ©2024 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2024 CriticalPast LLC.