The Other Russias

Duration: 38

Year Published: 1967

Creator: Time-Life

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Sir Fitzroy Maclean, former British Ambassador to Russia, reports on the far regions of the U.S.S.R. Maclean's journey begins in Moscow's Red Square where he observes the somber changing-of-the guards ceremony at Lenin's tomb. From the capital city (gateway to the other Russias), Maclean proceeds to Alma Ata in Kazikhstan, a region bordering on China. Once a garrison town of the Czar, Alma Ata now boasts modern buildings in the Soviet style and even some private enterprises. In the area of Uzbeckistan, the former ambassador visits Bokhara, once a sacred Moslem site, Samarkand, an ancient metropolis of exquisite minarets, courtyards and public squares, and Tashkent, a city undergoing major reconstruction after a devastating earthquake. The people of Georgia belong to a distinct racial and Language group and live in an area relatively free of Soviet intrusion. In Tbilisi, the republic's capital, Maclean enjoys a spirited performance by the Georgia State Dancers. A hyrdofoil takes Maclean to Leningrad, home of the Bolshevik revolution. Returning to Red Square, Maclean considers the consumer revolution taking place in the Soviet Union and the progress of liberalization initiated by Nikita Khrushchev. , Contrasts modern Russia with the Russia of a halfcentury ago. Tours Moscow and the Kremlin and visits various cities throughout Russia, including Alma Ata, Bokhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, Tiflis and Leningrad. Discusses the modernization of the Soviet Union and the demands of the people for increasing freedom. Suggests the possibility of a break in the Iron Curtain.

Complete Record: Sir Fitzroy Maclean, former British Ambassador to Russia, reports on the far regions of the U.S.S.R. Maclean's journey begins in Moscow's Red Square where he observes the somber changing-of-the guards ceremony at Lenin's tomb. From the capital city (gateway to the other Russias), Maclean proceeds to Alma Ata in Kazikhstan, a region bordering on China. Once a garrison town of the Czar, Alma Ata now boasts modern buildings in the Soviet style and even some private enterprises. In the area of Uzbeckistan, the former ambassador visits Bokhara, once a sacred Moslem site, Samarkand, an ancient metropolis of exquisite minarets, courtyards and public squares, and Tashkent, a city undergoing major reconstruction after a devastating earthquake. The people of Georgia belong to a distinct racial and Language group and live in an area relatively free of Soviet intrusion. In Tbilisi, the republic's capital, Maclean enjoys a spirited performance by the Georgia State Dancers. A hyrdofoil takes Maclean to Leningrad, home of the Bolshevik revolution. Returning to Red Square, Maclean considers the consumer revolution taking place in the Soviet Union and the progress of liberalization initiated by Nikita Khrushchev. , Contrasts modern Russia with the Russia of a halfcentury ago. Tours Moscow and the Kremlin and visits various cities throughout Russia, including Alma Ata, Bokhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, Tiflis and Leningrad. Discusses the modernization of the Soviet Union and the demands of the people for increasing freedom. Suggests the possibility of a break in the Iron Curtain. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.