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1966 - USSR Documentary: Vast Expanses of Russia, The

Reel Number: 221190-07

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1966

Country: Russia,USSR

Location: Central Russia,Dubna,Moscow,Volga River

TC Begins: 03:59:52

TC Ends: 04:10:07

Duration: 00:10:15

1966 - USSR Documentary: Vast Expanses of Russia, The Aerial over large river, woods & farms; traffic in distance. Passenger plane over. Scenics: wild flowers, grain fields, women pick flowers, cows grazing, scenics. Men at fire at dusk, ferry on water. Rooster, horses graze, owl, mist in woods & pond. River, leaves blowing. Rain, snow, wolf chases rabbit, 04:02:23 Moose grazing thru snow, wolf eating, squirrel, bird on branch (all CU). Pussy willows, melting stream & ice flowing on river. Snow melting w/ flowers around; patches under trees. 04:03:21 Stream under trees, landscape and Tchaikovsky’s music. Battlefield of Borodino, monuments. Trees, light thru leaves. Pastoral scenes of streams & Volga; excursion boat, tug and log barges, grain elevators loading ships. Much other harbor & river traffic. Large hydrofoil excursion boat. 04:05:35 Statue of Lenin & large dam w/ electric towers. Map showing linkages of power. Atomic plant at Dubna, Russia & scientist working on nuclear reactor control panel. 04:06:26 Russian monument to space, exhibit of space ship models. Nose of large passenger plane; train engine. Large highway & cloverleaf. Large grain field & huge open pit iron mine w/ enormous shovel & conveyor. Steel mill, oil derricks & refinery. Automated factories. 04:07:38 Troika of horses pulling sleigh. Three bears on trapeze & boxing bears in circus. Kids laughing. Crying girl in CU. Ice skating troop in Father Christmas St. Nicholas costumes. Huge Moscow winter festival w/ parade & stilts. (GOOD) 04:08:22 Red Square activity in winter & summer w/ tourists and interior of restored ornate buildings. Moscow cityscapes. 04:08:50 Installing prefabricated housing. Subway exit, Bolshoi ballet, park & fountain; pedestrians & traffic. Moscow University. The End. Nuclear Power Station; Transportation; Travelogue; USSR; 1966; 1960s; NOTE: Any continuous one minute at per reel rate.

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