Americans Are Driving Along the Volga

The film tells about the journey of American tourists along the Volga River. Part 1 of Togliatti, summer 1985. Streets of the city: people are passing by, buses are passing by. Children bathe in the fountain. Car parking. Vacationers in the park. The building of the Volga Automobile Plant (VAZ); there are new cars. Volga river: sailing boats, boat on the river. Motor ship "Alexander Pushkin" with American tourists on board goes along the river. The Americans go down the ladder to the pier. The townspeople greet the guests with “bread and salt”. American tourists in one of the pioneer camps: the pioneers are dancing; Americans talk to pioneers. Press conference with representatives of the American delegation: the Americans say (sync., Behind the scenes in English; translator (sync.) Translates into Russian) that, contrary to their expectations, they saw free people in the Soviet Union. American tourists ask questions (sync., Behind the scenes in English; Russian voice-over) about the conditions in the pioneer camps. Americans at the Volgar Sports Palace; at the memorial to those who died during the Great Patriotic War. American tourists ride the city tour bus; taking pictures, filming with video cameras; buy souvenirs; watching roller skiers; communicate with the Russian bride and groom. An active fighter for peace, American writer, author of articles Florence Fox speaks (sinhr., In English, Russian voice-over) about her books, articles in which she opposes anti-Soviet propaganda in the United States. Harvard University graduate Vens Zarkla says (sinhr., In English, Russian voice-over) that most young Americans know nothing about the international youth movement, about the World Youth Festival in Moscow. American engineer Fox tells (sinhr., In English, Russian voice-over) about his appeal to the Soviet consulate in 1941 with a request to send him to the Red Army. Allous Wesley from California speaks (sync., Behind the scenes in English, Russian voice-over) about a wonderful journey along the Volga; about Soviet hospitality. John Sanders, an employee of the New York Institute for the Study of the Soviet Union, speaks (sinhr., In Russian with an accent) about his impressions of Russian cities and nature. F. Fox's book Poland Answers; an article by F. Fox in the Sentinel newspaper of September 21, 1983 about the tragedy of a South Korean plane shot down over the territory of the USSR. Gorbachev to France ". In the first part, b / w plans with MLTP are used: against the background of a crowd of people, the emblems of various foreign radio broadcasting channels. In the 1st part, b / w photo is used: [broadcasting complex of the American news agency USIA]. Part 2 of Togliatti, summer 1985 Volga River: sailing boats on the river. American tourists on the deck of the ship "Alexander Pushkin" play musical instruments, sing a song in English; taking pictures and filming with video cameras; dancing on the pier. Americans in front of the building and in the hall of the plant's palace of culture TPO "Synthesis rubber". A folk dance and song ensemble performs on the stage of the Palace of Culture. Americans on stage sing a song in English. Guestbook with notes from American guests. The Americans are on a sightseeing bus: they sing the song “May there always be sunshine” in Russian and English. Representatives of the American delegation are presenting part of the "Peace Ribbon", which participants in the anti-war rally in Washington, surrounded the Pentagon building. American Tony Albert speaks (sinhr., Behind the scenes in English, Russian voice-over) about the peaceful alliance between the USSR and the United States. American woman, mother of 11 children, Faniel Bet transmits (sync., In English, Russian voice-over) to the Soviet people the wishes of peace and friendship from the people of America. American Dinah Hutton says (sinhr., In English, Russian voice-over) that the Russian people's desire for peace inspires hope for a better future. In the second part, b / w photos are used: the American delegation in Togliatti, among them journalists Michael Mayendorf and Ann Rubinstein, who released a series of anti-Soviet programs "The Other Side".

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scriptwriter G. Spevachevsky, sound engineer V. Shubin, editor B. Kozhin, film director O. Kulikova