Russian officials in Archangel, Russia. Interiors of office show two Russian officials seated at desk and work.
Scenes of unrest in Russia during World War 1. Crowds of Russians, disappointed with the war, their government and the general state of affairs, demonstrate in Petrograd, during the so-called February Revolution immediately preceding the beginning of the Russian Revolution. Some carry banners reading "Freedom and Equality, and similar slogans. (This event triggered the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and formation of a Provisional Government.) In another sequence, a huge mass of Russians, mostly women, move through a street in Petrograd on International Women's Day, May 8th, during a period of labor strife and unrest. In final sequence, Russians are seen packed together on a warm day, possibly listening to a speaker. (These may be brief scenes from the July Days uprising, in Petrograd, When a peaceful demonstration by half a million people, was put down by armed troops resulting in some 700 deaths.) (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Scenes of October revolution in Petrograd, Russia, during World War 1. Bolshevik Red Guards forces, waving red flags, charge across a square in military vehicles, followed by numerous others running to take over government buildings. on 24 October 1917.
Annual visit of the Tsar and Tsarina in Sebastopol, Russia. Military and civil authorities greet and receive Tsar Nicholas II ,Tsarina Alexandra, and Tsarevich Alexei, during an annual visit. Tsarina Alexandra receives wreaths of flowers, and passes them back to an officer behind her, as she greets subjects. Tsar Nicholas II, and his son, Alexei (dressed in sailor suit ) follow the Tsarina as they greet subjects.
Generals inspect troops in Yekaterinburg, Russia during World War I. View of a large building in a cold, snowy setting. Horses pull sleds with passengers and equipment. Slovak General Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1st Minister of War of Czechoslovakia), together with Czechoslovakian Generals Rudolf Gaida and Jan Syrovy review and decorate Russian troops in Yekaterinburg. The troops assemble for movement to the front. The soldiers march holding guns through the streets. Civilians watch as the soldiers march past.
A Russian film titled 'Srazhenie Za Gomel' about the Russian campaign along the Belorussian front that liberated Gomel Belarus from German occupation during World War 2. Views of landscape of Belarus including trees, lake and forest. Cut down tree logs piled in field. Map shows position of Gomel. Artillery fired in the forest. Bombs explode. Soviet Army officer looks through binoculars. Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky's soldiers sit in trenches and fire. They bombard a high watch tower and it topples to the ground. They run in a field. Dead German soldiers. Sign board with city name. Soldiers enter town. Belarussian citizens, buildings and bridges in town. A document in Russian. Soldiers talk to civilians. Officers and soldiers shake hand. Bombs explode in town. Ruins of buildings. The town of Gomel.
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