Film begins showing Soviet industrial complex with many smoke stacks emitting dark fumes. A banner is raised in front of a statue of Joseph Stalin. Soviet workers turn wheel and use wrench to install a large shaft into a machine in a factory. A large number of Soviet people descend stairs from an electric distribution network at a hydroelectric dam. Soviet head of state Mikhail Kalinin is among the persons seen in the group. Spectators stand on a platform above the dam where a large sign is displayed. View of the dam with gates open and water pouring through to the lower level of the river. Scene shifts to military parade on Red Square in Moscow. during World War 2. A formation of trucks carrying anti-aircraft guns drive along the street. Soviet T-34 tanks are also in the parade. Joseph Stalin waves from a balcony on the Kremlin as the parade passes. Soviet workers also join the parade, carrying banners and marching in a dozen parallel columns along Red Square. They exit in columns around both sides of Saint Basil's Cathedral. Soviet heavy artillery batteries fire at night creating great flashes of light. A shell strike destroys a building. Soviet troops fighting in close quarters among debris in a Russian city. Dead German soldiers lying in debris on a city street. Some are surrounded by weapons and belts of ammunition. A Soviet soldier removes a swastika from the top of a steel bridge. Soviet citizens walk about the ruins of a city during a lull in combat. A child emerges from an underground bunker. Russian sailors walk together along a street. Soviet people gather at an outdoor market, where they purchase foods.
Brief view of Josef Stalin and Mikhail Kalinin with Molotov and other revolutionaries observing Russian military parade, about 1925. Tanks roll on to the streets and heavy guns are also displayed at the parade. A completely separate scene, from 1946, shows Soviet Premier, Joseph Stalin and dignitaries strolling into the lobby of the Bolshoi theater, where Winston Churchill, Averell Harriman and Joseph Stalin pose for photographs.
Contingents of Soviet and American soldiers march in military tribute to Soviet-American friendship. The pageant is reviewed by Major General John Russell Dean, Commander of the U.S. Military Mission in Moscow, and his Soviet counterpart. The exercise concludes with a Soviet officer and an American officer saluting one another and shaking hands. Snow is falling. Spectators include official Soviet and American families, all dressed warmly, some in furs, Small boy seen in huge white fur coat. U.S. National Seal displayed along side Soviet Red Star. (World War II period).
Pictures of past nuclear tests and nuclear explosion raising huge clouds of smoke. After ten days of negotiations in Atom Test Ban Pact, Soviet's Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, Averell Harryman and Lord Hailsham of England accept the agreement for their Governments.
Workers work with military tanks in a roundhouse. A camouflaged armored train is rolled out from the roundhouse. Party leader Popov congratulates party workers. Views of Popov with workers.
Russian officer reading a speech by Stalin to the troops and views of soldiers listening. Commander of Soviet Cavalry. Guard talking to cavalrymen. Russian cavalry and infantry advance through snow and artillery is fired. Shows wrecked and abandoned German tanks. Russian troops are decorated by Russian Officer. (World War II period).
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