View of a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in outer space. A camera shows a spacecraft separating during a maneuver. Animation shows a spacecraft docking maneuver. An astronaut performs spacewalk outside the spacecraft. The astronaut enters spacecraft. Footage of Soviet cosmonauts talking inside Russian spacecraft.
A submersible tank of the Soviet military tows a piece of artillery from shore and drags it under water. A small long boat in the background observes the operation. Views of the tank driver in the tank, and underwater views of the tank moving while underwater.
A man pulls on a rope to ring a bell alerting a rural Soviet village of impending air attack during World War 2. Villagers begin running to shelters. Two biplanes, with fixed gear and inline engines, fly at tree top altitude over the area. A villager pulling on a rope at another bell alerting the populace. More views of villagers running to shelters. Several aircraft seen overhead. At least one appears to be equipped with skis. Another man sounding a bell alarm. Some men mount horses and ride them out of the village. Farmers in a field round up livestock and drive them away from pastures into nearby woods. Parachutists are seen descending from overhead. Village men on horseback are issued rifles as they pass by a wagon where a man is handing them out. They ride into woods nearby and then take up defensive positions with their weapons. As the parachutists land and spill their chutes, the armed villagers move closer to them. Next, men on horseback ride victoriously into their village and another group of men and women also parade into the village.
Two Soviet army officer's exchange salutes with two enlisted men manning a well camouflaged antiaircraft gun outdoors, during World War 2. The officers then proceed through thick underbrush to another camouflaged antiaircraft gun site. One officer looks through binoculars at a German Junkers 88 (Ju 88) bomber maneuvering high overhead. Four more German aircraft appear overhead (unidentifiable). The gun crew prepare to fire at the aircraft. Closeup of gunner manipulating control wheel of the gun. View from the side, of the gun. A lone German Ju 88 aircraft is seen overhead. Closeup of gun crew placing shells into tun breech and firing. Several gun barrels are seen indicating this is an antiaircraft battery. The aircraft appears hit and begins to descend rapidly. It crashes, raising black smoke. Scene changes to closeup of burning wreckage of German aircraft. (The tail fin from a twin tail Dornier 17 (Do 17) is seen at left side of picture.)
End of World War II. A Soviet Army officer sits at a desk with a telephone in the background. Officer speaks.
Soviet fighter and bomber aircraft engage in training exercises after the end of World War Two. A white cross inside a circle on the ground. Aircraft drop bombs on the area. Bombs impact causes a pillar of smoke to rise up. Lavochkin LaGG-3 fighters; Yak fighters; IL-2 Shturmovik fighters.
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