Hundreds of horses are seen being herded by Kyrgyz horsemen, inhabitants of the Kirghiz (Kyrgyz) Soviet Socialist Republic (formerly known as Kirghizia). The horses are being moved from summer quarters in the mountains to winter quarters. Closeup of horses and a famous breeder who is also a member of the Kirghiz parliament. He is in charge of the annual drive of horses to their winter quarters. Horses moving as a herd across mountainous land and later being escorted singly, by men on horseback, along a tree-lined trail. Narrator states these horses are generally a cross between Kirghiz breeds and English purebloods, and have won many races on Soviet racetracks. Next, men are seen riding their horses into Lake Issyk-Kul for a bath. They ride out again and across the sandy shore. Mountains are visible in the background. The final scene shows horses in their winter quarters stalls.
Red Premier Nikita Khrushchev addresses the delegates of Soviet Communist Congress in U.S.S.R. (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics). He speaks about the mass production of ICBM (Inter Continental Ballistic Missile) in Russia. Delegates applaud him.
The Soviet celebrates it's 41st anniversary in Moscow, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Parade passes in Red Square during anniversary of 1917 revolution that put the Bolsheviks in power. People stand on either side of road. Troops march at the parade. Tanks also participate in the parade. Nikita Khrushchev and other notable Party figures watch parade from a stage. Participants stand in formation. Low pressure balloons celebrating success in the Sputnik program are launched. One large balloon is shaped like a Sputnik rocket.
Yalta Conference in Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic during World War II. Terrain as seen from Livadia Palace, Yalta. Soviet jeeps and trucks en route to palace. Jeep moves along mountain road. Jeep arrives at a building on mountainside.
Yalta Conference in Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic during World War II. Soviet guard stands near road sign pointing way to Livadia Palace which will house the Yalta Conference. Sidecar moves along road. Damaged buildings in city.
Vladimir Lenin addressing delegates at meeting of the Second Congress of the Communist International ("Comintern"), held in the Tauride (Tavrichesky) Palace, in Moscow, on July 19, 1920. Some illuminated candles on tables behind the speaker. (The sign on the speaker's stand, in Russian and French, simply asks attendees to refrain from smoking.) Next, Lenin is seen outdoors on a cold day, on March 18, 1919, in Red Square, Moscow. He is speaking at the funeral of Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov, his close associate, and Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of Soviets of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (SFSR). (Sverdlov died on March 16th at age 33.)
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