Russian Life Today - Inside the Soviet Union

Duration: 21 min.

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1958

Creator: macmil

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Presents an overview of contemporary life in the Soviet Union, showing many points of interest for the tourists and the people in their daily pursuits., Depicts the general geographical and economic make-up of the U.S.S.R. and shows major facets of "middle class" life in Russia. Uses animation to compare size of the Soviet Union and the United States. Points to the Kremlin as the basic administrative unit which controls ownership of property, distribution of all products, and establishment of labor and production quotas. The tombs of Lenin and Stalin and the Communist headquarters in Odessa on the Black Sea are shown. Discusses the Communist party and the state-controlled education. Concludes with a comparison of living standards of upper class and the common people.

Complete Record: , Depicts the general geographical and economic make-up of the U.S.S.R. and shows major facets of "middle class" life in Russia. Uses animation to compare size of the Soviet Union and the United States. Points to the Kremlin as the basic administrative unit which controls ownership of property, distribution of all products, and establishment of labor and production quotas. The tombs of Lenin and Stalin and the Communist headquarters in Odessa on the Black Sea are shown. Discusses the Communist party and the state-controlled education. Concludes with a comparison of living standards of upper class and the common people.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.