Events during World War I. Russian troops aboard a troop train in the snow. Supplies and baggage is loaded on roofs of train cars. Several ot the soldiers wave as the train passes slowly past. smoke and steam rises from the rail cars. A stove pipe seen emerging from the side of a train car. Soldiers on the ground watch as the train moves past. A black dog walks along beside the train track.
Young Russian Communist organizer addresses a huge gathering. American journalist and socialist activist, John Reed (John Silas "Jack" Reed), is seen seated at the man's feet on an elevated stage or platform. Men riding horses, some pulling small wagons and chariots. Russian cavalry moving in formation. Open carriages, with soldiers in them, are pulled by teams of horses in a rapid gallop along a dirt road. Individual soldiers run beside them along road's edge. Mikhail Kalinin (also known as "Kalinych"), carrying a cane, reviews troops and accepts flag from them. He bows slightly to the troops. Russian cavalry crossing a pontoon bridge, and galloping past some horses being watered. Mikhail Frunze salutes while reviewing troops. A World War I, French 75 field piece fired from railroad flatcar. Explosions in the background on an open field. Smoke and dust rise up due to explosions. Russian cavalry charging across a snow-dusted field.
Men and women in an early Russian rocket club. Men from the Rocket Club prepare for the launch of a single stage rocket. A concrete bunker with slit for observation, stands nearby. They climb on a supporting structure and slowly lower the rocket into position for launch. A man, wearing protective goggles and gloves, fuels the rocket from a pressure cylinder. Several club member climb trees near the site to observe the launch. A woman sits at a desk in the bunker. A man, standing by the rocket, counts down, and then runs behind the bunker holding a rope. The woman in the bunker actuates a plunger, and the rocket ignites. It burns for a while before finally rising in the launch frame and heading skyward.
Leon Trotsky speaking from platform of a railroad train. Paper information notices are thrown to the crowd around the train. People in the crowd reach for the notices.
Staged scenes, showing peasants armed with farm implements moving against a town, and Russian Cossacks of Imperial guards responding on horseback to stop them and restore order.
A Russian market place during World War I. Vendors and buyers in a market place. A mule cart passes in the background. Customers look at items and buy.
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