Dons Day

1st plot. Celebration of the 70th anniversary of M.A.Sholokhov (1975) Landscapes of the Don River and the environs of the village of Veshenskaya: river, trees along the banks of the river, meadows. Trees in the water after the spring flood of the river. View of the village from the opposite bank of the river: the building of the M.A.Sholokhov Museum-Reserve, the church. Residents of the stanitsa and guests who arrived at the anniversary of the writer at the museum, in the halls of the museum. The bas-reliefs of M. A. Sholokhov on the walls of the museum. A group of girls examines the exhibits presented in one of the museum showcases. General view of the hall and presidium of the solemn meeting dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the writer M.A.Sholokhov. One of the participants in the celebrations opens a ceremonial meeting - makes a speech in honor of the hero of the day. Speech by other speakers, including the writer S. Mikhalkov, at a solemn meeting. Speech by M.A. Sholokhov with a return speech. MA Sholokhov accepts congratulations. The presidium and the audience applaud the hero of the day. MA Sholokhov is presented with bread and salt, the Cossacks give him gifts, incl. Cossack saber. The wife of the writer is presented with flowers. 2nd plot. 3rd plot. Vocational guidance for schoolchildren. View of the territory of one of the farms of the Rostov region. Students of one of the schools. A group of schoolchildren passes through the territory of the farm. Learning to drive a wheeled tractor for schoolchildren. A student under the guidance of a mentor driving a tractor. Tractor movement on the road. Students in the workshop are working for locksmith tanks. View of a working lathe. The master monitors the work of schoolchildren. 4th plot. Rural projectionist. A woman projectionist of a village club in a movie booth, preparing for a show: preparing a movie camera for viewing, wiping the parts of the apparatus, refueling the film.

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1977