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1959 - USSR Newsreel: Lenin Prize; Industry; Afghanistan VIP; Census; New Year; Etc.

Reel Number: 221412-04

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1959,1950s

Country: Afghanistan,Russia,USSR

Location: Moscow,Siberia,Stalingrad

TC Begins: 22:30:21

TC Ends: 22:40:47

Duration: 00:10:26

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk 1959 - USSR Newsreel: Lenin Prize; Industry; Afghanistan VIP; Census; New Year; Etc. “Lenin’s Prize for RFSU” LS ext. Kremlin, high angle meeting hall, meeting of Supreme Soviet of Russian Federation, VIPs w/ Voroshilov, Khruschev, Suslov, Brezhnev & others on podium, audience & standing ovation. Voroshilov present’s Lenin’s prize to Russian Federation’s representatives, applause, Lenin medal put on Republic’s flag. Russian Federation’s chairman Polansky at microphone, applause. 22:31:54 Title: New Year’s Eve. Stalingrad dam construction site, huge cranes, workers prepare new turbine & finish one year early, dedication. Man under turning turbine taking readings, engineer at control panel, CU smiling factory workers shake hands, LS turbine, ext dam & spillways (VERY GOOD). 22:32:55 Steel mill, factory hall w/ big furnaces, workers, man into control room, says (SOF) his team is competing for title: Communist Labor team; all are always ready to learn & be a model industry. 22:33:48 Moscow’s airport w/ USSR & Afghan flags. Royal Highness, Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Mohammad Naim greeted by Kosygin, Gromyko & VIPs. CU Naim, car leaves airport. 22:34:29 Shot from plane, Siberia. Couple on sled pulled by reindeer arrive at collective reindeer farm for census. Reindeer herd in snowy field, people out of tent & re-enter tent w/ census taker. Oil derrick, woman taking information from workers; man at control panel forwards coded messages w/ counting results. 22:35:17 Men work on Chaika auto assembly line; new Chaika model w/ CUs of details, out of factory. 22:35:53 Title: Art Festival. Moscow gallery, crowd views exhibition from Socialist countries. USSR Culture Minister Mihaylov as sculptor Konyonkov(?) cuts ribbon. Views of hall & paintings. (VERY GOOD) Hall of Albanian artists, CU painting. Bulgarian painting “Teacher in the Village”, various shots of people, CU various nationality artist paintings, CU Chinese Artists Collective work: large sculpture, CU people look at pictures, shots of various paintings & sculpture. 22:38:10 Painting of Lenin’s speech in the 3rd Comsomol’s meeting, people in the exhibition hall. 22:38:32 Title: Hello Year 1959. New Year’s eve, good traffic & street scenes on winter night. CU Red Square at night, snowing, CU clock tower showing 11:55 pm. Ext modern apartment house, int., family at table, stands w/ glasses in hands Christmas tree behind, toast as clock rings midnight & girl rips off calendar page, CU calendar on 1st of January. CU orchestra plays in large hall & people dancing waltz (GOOD). 22:39:41 Santa Claus / St. Nicholas on horse drawn carriage arrives at children's New Year’s celebration in Sports Palace w/ big Christmas tree in middle of arena. CU trapeze acrobats performance, little girl smiling. 22:39:57 Live bear arrives on motor scooter, little girl smiles, LS bear on motorbike, acrobatic clown on trapeze, kids laugh, various shots of clown flying up & down, little boy watches w/ open mouth, laughing children. LS Roller-skate performer. The End. Holidays; Families; Recreation; Entertainment; 1950s; USSR; Communist Propaganda; Circus; Trained Animals; NOTE: Any continuous one minute sold at per reel rate. VERY GOOD. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk

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