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Great Plan, The R1 of 3

Reel Number: 221232-06

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1970

Country: Russia,USSR

Location: Moscow

TC Begins: 22:50:03

TC Ends: 23:00:41

Duration: 00:10:38

The Great Plan Reel 1 of 3 Rocket launching, twinkling lights from sky, city at night, big buildings w/ letters USSR lighted on them, big 50 lighted on building, dedicated to 50th anniversary of Lenin’s GOELRO plan (plan for Russian electrification), high angle traffic thru city at night, big poster of Lenin on building decorated w/ lights, Kremlin lighted up. 22:50:40 Metro, shot thru moving train, people on spacious underground subway platform, on escalators. 22:50:50 Shop windows at night, people in library, big chandelier over concert hall, lighted indoor stadium, gymnasts, cars in tunnel, big pipelines, men welding, CU sparks, high angle construction site at night w/ lights, lorry unloads rubble, oscilloscope, man at control panel. 22:51:34 credits 22:52:02 Dark shadow surrounds Moscow on map, flashback to WWI & revolution. Navy ships w/ UK flags at sea, various soldiers prepare to invade USSR, soldiers ride horseback thru country & wave swords, explosions, burning rubble, poverty, empty country house yard, turned over ship, train covered in snow. 22:52:51 Lenin’s picture, horses, fields in snow, people w/ horse carriages & walk in wintery square, filling water wagons. Lenin’s photo, letter he wrote suggesting electrification plan. Ext. Gleb Krzhizhanovskii house, where Lenin’s letter was delivered. Photo of G. Krzhizhanovskii, engraved plate says Lenin often was guest of this house; int. where Russian electrification began, people into room. Bogdanov of 8th Congress of Soviets recalls beginning of GOELRO. Uzinova Dabrovskaya participant of GOELRO plan & first Russian woman to become an engineer, speaks (SOF) of honor of taking part in drawing up GOELRO plan. Prof Alexandra Vazaorskaya: how happy they were to take part in this work, shots of bookshelves, portraits of GOELRO plan’s Committee Chairman Krzhizhanovskii, voice only on film, shots in office, papers. 22:55:42 1920, wintery square, Bolshoi Theater, 8th Congress of Soviets int. high angle congress hall & audience, picture of Lenin. Glev Krzhizhanovskii speaking (MOS), audience, map of GOELRO plan, painting of Lenin speaking. Man at Vikashenova power station, photo of village people, LS village w/ lights in windows. Lenin photo, electric plow tested, newspaper article, Ext. Kashira power station, first built under GOELRO plan, workers in the power station. LS electric power lines on the field. 1st Labor Medal given in 1920 to builders of temporary Shatura power station. 1925, crowds walk thru field, workers in power station, crowds gather in square. Stalin(?) on balcony, shots of completed Shatura power station. First hydroelectric plant construction in USSR on Volgo (GOOD), shots of building site. Fire station, firemen outside station, high angle construction site, people in long queue for food & milk. Dam, CU construction chief looking at camera, narration says Lenin always had inspiring words, men work on construction. Dec26, completed Volhov hydroelectric station & other electric power stations; work on power line construction. Rural electrification, crowds outside new power station, construction chiefs on balcony, flag raised. CU people, power lines, people celebrate at night on lighted bridge. Various electric power stations, people walk over dam bridge. CU Light bulb w/ Lenin’s statue inside it slowly lights up. NOTE: One continuous minute sold at per reel rate.

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