Referring to Russian operations against German forces in World War 1, Slate reads: "Disaster rapidly followed disaster. The German armies advanced and whole provinces had to be evacuated after 24 hours notice." The film continues with a montage of World War 1 scenes. Mounted British lancers charging across a field. A German gun crew standing by a camouflaged 7.7cm Feldkanone 16 artillery piece. Artillery shell exploding ahead and close to camera during battle. French soldiers charging out of their trench, into no-man's land. Gas shells exploding and gas drifting across a wooded area occupied by Russian soldiers and artillery, some of whom stand silhouetted without gas masks during attack. A hand grenade being thrown by a Scottish soldier. Russian civilians crossing railroad tracks and watching conflagrations from an artillery barrage on buildings in background. Closeups of buildings burning and destroyed by German shelling. Russian refugees leaving area of destroyed and burning buildings.The group includes several Russian soldiers. One, an ambulatory wounded, using an improvised cane, is assisted by a Russian officer and a woman nurse. The ground is partly snow-covered. View of smoke from fire sweeping over a railway line and station. Russian soldiers along with civilians heading away from the embattled areas.
Leon Trotsky, appointed Commissar of War by Lenin, is seen presenting colors to a new unit of Red Guards, during a ceremony in World War 1 and near the time of the Russian Revolution. Trotsky presents the colors and kisses the unit commander. He then salutes the formation of guards.
Dramatized enactment of event ostensibly taking place during World War 1, leading up to the Russian Revolution. Several Bolsheviks are plotting in an upstairs room of a cafe A Czarist policeman knocks at the door. One of the plotters, armed with a pistol approaches the door and shoots the policeman, as he pushes through the door. The policeman then falls down the stairs onto the main floor of the cafe.
Opening scene shows Central Powers prisoners of war walking in a circle around a Russian guard, to get some exercise. A sentry walks his post on a prison barge. Prisoners can be seen looking through cell bars. Armed Russian guards escort German sailor prisoners of war, to a railroad train car with bars on its windows. One guard poses for the camera, holding his Model 1891/30 Mosin–Nagant rifle. Closeup of Central Powers prisoners in leg chains, walking in midst of a crowd of civilians. A woman walks with them.
Russian Imperial Cossack cavalrymen water their horses at two wells in winter (snow on ground) during World War 1. They use ropes on large wheels to raise buckets of water from the wells. Soldiers huddle around a fire , each using his own spoon, to eat from a common pot.
Footage dealing with the Russian Revolution. Painting of Vladimir Llyich Lenin speaking to workers. photograph of hand-written speaking notes. Large crowd of Russians gathered and listening to a Bolshevik speaker at a public square. They hold banners and flags. The hide outs of Vladimir Llyich Lenin during exile period and painting of same. massive crowd of Russians raise and lower their hands. Citizens walk through the streets holding banners. Elevated view of Russian crowd of worker demonstrators that scatters and runs as shooting (presumably from Imperial Russian Army forces) begins and breaks up the protest. Debris left after the shooting. Identification papers used by Lenin, with an alias, showing him clean shaven and with a wig. Scenes of Finland where Lenin went, by way of Petrograd, on April 16,1917. Lake, hay stack, rough hay-covered shelter and fire pit with kettle hanging over it. A forest glen and rustic wooden house, with Lenin's office in a hay loft.
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