Salute To The Soviet (1942)

1942? V/O: “The Soviet Union occupies one sixth of the worlds surface.“ Montage showing the coastline of sea and rocks, vast wheat fields, mountains, rivers, deserts and forests. V/O: “ The population is two hundred million.“ Montage of Russian types, Ukraine’s, Lithuanians, Uzbeks, Tatars, Moldavians, Georgians, and Armenians. Natural resources showing trucks of grain going to granaries, herds of goats and sheep, fishermen pulling in nets,coal mining, vast oil fields at Baku, mining for precious metals,copper, gold and platinum. Heavy industrial scenes. Wide modern city streets, Moscow underground,new cars and trucks off the production line. Large modern Public Works buildings. Children in crèches. Schools showing metal work classes,outdoor physical training. Sea cadets and speedboats. Defence: Men swimming with rifles, mass parachuting. Play: Adults frolic in the surf, horse riding, the Kremlin square with people in cafes, ice skating at night. Music: large choral group singing on stage, Rus