Road To Discovery, The

The Road To Discovery Reel 2? English narration over Russian dialogue. Cadets train for parachute jumps on elaborate equipment - man strapped to spinning frame, POV. Soldiers sliding along wires to sandpit at bottom, land & run out. Soldier fires rifle & throws grenade at target as he descends on cable. Troops run thru obstacle assault course - soldier jumps to ground & throws dagger at target. 00:12:57 Troops on fast 25 km march on country road thru countryside - shows unit at various stages of march inc. wading across river. Cadets arrive at finish line - CUs exhausted cadets drinking water, mopping brows etc. 00:15:16 INT cadets watch football aka soccer match on television. Cadets practice self-defense / hand-to-hand combat - shouting to each other in Russian. Others watch. GOOD. 00:16:55 Air to air shots: planes in flight dropping paratroops. Trucks & supplies parachuted to ground. Paratroops jumping from plane filmed from wing. Parachute gets caught & paratrooper left dangling from plane; men on ground watching & talking on radio. Man slides down cord to free him; seen in MCU. They both finish jump watched by concerned officers. Men run to congratulate men on ground. VO re importance of paratroops to Red Army. Pan across fields as paratroops land. 00:19:47 Very young looking recruits march thru gates of military school w/ luggage - graduates pass in other direction w/ uniforms. Marching to band playing. The End. Russia / USSR; Cold War; Defense; 1960s; Military Training; NOTE: This MAY be R2 of THESE ARE FIGHTING MEN (next on tape).