Ethiopia - Centuries and Years

The film tells about Ethiopia. Types of the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa: streets, buildings, city dwellers on the streets, students in the classroom. Landscapes of Ethiopia: mountains, river, sea coast. Fauna of Ethiopia: monkeys, antelopes. The film uses newsreels showing the overthrow of the Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selasie, demonstrations of workers in support of the Republic. Creation of detachments of the people's militia in Ethiopia, a parade of troops of the People's Army in Addis Ababa. Occupation of Ethiopian peasants in agriculture: growing wheat, cotton, sugar cane, coffee. Raising cattle. Stay of the Ethiopian government delegation headed by Mengistu Haile Miriam in the USSR: visiting Lenin's office in the Kremlin, the Mausoleum, the cruiser Aurora, Smolny. Negotiations in Moscow. Medical services to the population in Ethiopia with the support and assistance of Soviet medical specialists. Teaching Ethiopian youth in schools and universities. Production processes at an oil refinery. The work of schoolchildren and students in rural areas in agricultural work, construction of houses in villages. Harvest festival in the province of Arrussi. Performances at the theater in Addis Ababa by amateur artists from different parts of the country (synchronously).

Color

5

1977