The Kabul International Fair in Kabul, Afghanistan. The USA pavilion at the Kabul International Fair. 'USA' written over the pavilion. U.S. flag outside the pavilion. People walking about in front of the pavilion at the fair. 'Kabul International Fair' written on a board at the entrance to the fair. Flags of different countries, represented at the fair, beside the board. Flags of Czech Republic, France, Germany, India and several other flags beside the board. A few men standing at the entrance to the fair. Several people walking about in the fair. Views of USSR, USA, Turkey, Switzerland, Poland and Pakistan flags at the fair. View of the board at the entrance with the flags. The USSR pavilion at the fair. A vehicle at the entrance to the USSR pavilion. Several people beside the vehicle. An Aeroflot Mi-8 Hip transport helicopter on display just outside the pavilion. Several people around the helicopter. People entering and leaving the USA pavilion.
Periscope view of the Pacific Ocean. A Russian cargo ship underway. 'USSR' written on the ship. Smoke rises up from the stacks. Mountains in the foreground.
Map shows border of East Prussia and the Soviet Union. Arrow points to Brest-Litovsk (now Brest, Belarus) one of the first targets in Nazi operation Barbarossa, during World War 2. . German 15cm K39 (15cmKanone39) heavy artillery bombarding the Soviet fortress at Brest. Closeup of gun breech. German troops hunkered down in craters and trenches near buildings. More views of German heavy artillery firing from camouflaged positions. Smoke rising from the German bombardment. German infantry moving forward and approaching Brest Fortress. German soldiers in shell craters, observing as the shelling destroys buildings nearby. View of destroyed and burning structures. Soviet defenders of the garrison standing with hands raised, surrendering under white flags. A surrendered Soviet soldier stands on a hill waving his hat to others telling them it is safe to surrender. Other Soviet soldiers coming foreward from their defensive positions to surrender. Soviet POWs huddled together near a Soviet T-18 light tank (aka MS-1) inside part of the Brest Fortress. German officers surveying the situation. Damaged bridge over the Bug River. Surrendering Soviet troops use a rope to help cross river at bombed out section. Wounded Soviet soldiers with first aid bandages, lying on bank of river. Other Soviet POWs under German guard nearby. A soviet prisoner plays a harmonica. More views of destroyed and burning structures. German infantry running across a road, under fire from Soviet defenders. German troops entering the main part of the Brest Citadel, and fighting against stubborn Soviet snipers. Camera pans across destruction in and around the fortress. A dead Soviet soldier slumped in the seat of a vehicle. Others on the ground near a Soviet Army truck. A long line of Soviet soldiers taken prisoners of war, walking under German guard. The City Hall of Brest With German soldier standing guard. Belarussian citizens of the city going about their everyday activities, under German occupation.
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (Soviet Union President) Nikolai Podgorny official state visit to Italy. President Podgorny disembarks from a Soviet Union CCCP aircraft in Rome Ciampino Airport (Via Appia Nuova, 1651, 00040 Ciampino RM, Italy). Italian Cuirassiers Regiment (Reggimento corazzieri) honor guards stand besides stairs of plane while saluting. President Giuseppe Saragat, Prime Minister Aldo Moro and other ministers welcome President Nikolai Podgorny. A soldier holds a flag. President is greeted by ministers in Rome. He shakes hand with cabinet ministers and leaves.
President of United States Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon arrive at the Vnukovo II airport, in Moscow, Soviet Union (USSR). View from the cockpit of the Presidential VC-137C (Boeing 707) aircraft, named "Spirit of 76", as it taxis on the active runway, and then on the ramp, after landing. View from Air Force One, as the cabin door is opened. A red-carpeted stairway is rolled toward the aircraft. The American flag flies next to the Soviet flag, atop the airport terminal building. A military brass band and honor guard, stand in formation. Several Soviet officials walk toward the Presidential aircraft. Mrs. Pat Nixon, exits the airplane a step ahead of President Nixon. They descend the stairway and are greeted by USSR President Nikolai V.Podgorny, Premier Alexei N. Kosygin, Foreign Minister, Andrei A. Gromyko, and other Soviet officials. The President and Mrs. Nixon shake hands with the officials and Mrs. Nixon accepts a bouquet of flowers. Next, the President is seen at attention, on the airport ramp, with three Soviet officials, and a U.S. Army attache, as the Soviet bandmaster conducts the band in what appears to be the U.S. National Anthem. View shifts, again, to the doorway of the President's airplane. The Soviet band and honor guard are seen from a stand of trees, as they parade past the airplane. Finally, a long line of automobiles is seen in a motorcade headed toward the city.
U.S. Vice President Henry A. Wallace's journey to China through Soviet union. Animated map of the world. He visits Siberian railroad and being greeted by an engineer from Leningrad. Wallace along with American visitors and engineer visit a farm. A view of the houses in the city and ducks in a pond. Then they visit a farm. Tomatoes and cucumbers in the green house. They look at the vegetables and fruits in the farm. Wallace eats a fruit. Pigs and cattle in the filed. He stands with a cattle. Next they visit a small community or a village. They enter a village store. A woman looks out from a window. Next they visit a village soviet. The American visitors shake hands with a man.
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