Intourist-Visitors of the 1980s Olympics

Year Published: 1980

Creator: Intourist 1929-1979

Complete Record: (reel one) 1980’s Olympics held in Soviet Union. -Aerial shots of Moscow, the Kremlin is seen, some boats are seen on the canal of the city, -aerial shot of garden. -sportsmen running, bikers riding,- gymnasts practicing, horse galloping, basketball, tourists getting off the Aeroflot plane, inside shot of tourist buss, the red square, the big kremlin clock, guards marching, people walking- churches seen from outside, inside shots of cathedrals, close-ups of icons in those cathedrals, elaborately ornate carriages and other goods of the church are on display-the interior of a museum is seen, close-ups of paintings by Russian masters- POV shots of the city Moscow.- -Leningrad is now what is seen, POV of Avrora(a Soviet hero ship) Leningrad or (Saint Petersburg) was built by Peter the Great the first of the Romanov dynasty, POV shots of the city of Leningrad when traveled by the canal, POV shots of the city by foot, POV shots of a museum and close-ups of paintings, shot of the statue of Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (a great Russian poet who deeply and sincerely admired Peter the Great the the great city that he built “ Saint Petersburg’), shot of the gardens and close-ups of the statues, -We see the city of Peterodvorets or formally know as Peterhof which sits on the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland, it was founded by Peter the Great in 1711 and is famous for it’s array of palaces and cascades.- -We arrive to the city of Minsk, POV and aerial shots of the city, we see a statue of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and other monuments of the city, roads, people on the street eating ice-ream, fountains, in a concert hall we see a bit of a performance of young men and women dancing traditional Ukrainian dances, more Ukrainian folklore art pieces. (reel two) Central stadium, soccer-boating, aerial of a city, - -The city of Tallinn, the capital of and the largest city in Estonia, we see people in traditional garb leading the parade for the Olympics. -Kiev- the city of Soviet Ukraine, POV and aerial shots of the city, people walking, shots of the Dnieper River that the city is built upon, POV and aerials of Kiev Cathedrals, people walking in the park, trolley buses passing by, musicians are playing in traditional garb, in a restaurant waitress wearing traditional grab is serving people. Aerial shot of a cruise liner, close-up of the people that are on it. POV shots from the cruise liner of the city from the Dnieper River. shots of the inside, the bar, the disco, people dancing in 70’s garb. -Dushanbe the capital of Tajikistan. POV shots of statues around the city, waterfall, beach, waterfountans and buildings, restaurants,, people sitting and eating in traditional Takjiki garb, woman as a construction worker, POV shots of the city while driving around by car, shots of famous soviet monuments.