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Foreign Newsreel Number 22

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Abstract
Bulgaria. Demonstration of workers in Sofia in honor of the 43rd anniversary of the October Revolution. Czechoslovakia, Prague. A solemn meeting on the Old Town Square, dedicated to the 43rd anniversary of the October Revolution. On the podium, members of the government of Czechoslovakia, among them the Chairman of the National Assembly Zdenek Fierlinger. India, Bhilai. View of a metallurgical plant built with the help of the USSR. Production processes in the workshops of the plant. A meeting of builders on the occasion of the opening of a new rail and structural steel mill at the plant. Speakers: Prime Minister of India J. Nehru, USSR Ambassador to India I. Benediktov. France, Aubue, Orange. Soldiers of the West German Bundeswehr are walking along the streets. Anti-war rallies, demonstrations of residents of cities opposing the deployment of West German Armed Forces in France. Romania, Ploiesti region. Construction of a combined heat and power plant in the Ploieshtinsky oil region. Albania. Harvesting figs in the vicinity of Tomori. Women string figs on threads to dry. England, London. Anti-government protests by residents of the city, protesting against the rise in rent. The police are evicting tenants who owe their rent from their apartments. Holland. Olympiad in international drafts. Olympiad participants playing; among them: world champion grandmaster I. Kuperman (USSR) and USSR champion V. Schegolev. On V. Schegolev put on a laurel wreath and awarded the Gold Medal of the World Champion. Austria. Flooding in Tyrol caused by overflow of mountain rivers as a result of autumn showers. A destroyed bridge, a washed-out road, a flooded house. Holland, Amsterdam. Organ tuners from the Blank family tune the organ of Amsterdam Cathedral. The man plays the organ. Italy, Rome. Children are playing football. Moments of the game. Czechoslovakia. Competition of motorcyclists to overcome the rise uphill. The winner of the competition is a motorcyclist driving up a mountain. Poland. Performance by artists of the folk dance ensemble "Mazovsha", which is 10 years old. The leader of the Mira Ziminsk-Sychetynska ensemble talks with the ensemble artists.
Director
V. Sofronov
Color
B&W
Film ID
18561
Keywords
social and political movement
, economic communications
, energy
, metallurgy
, sports
, religion
, natural disasters
, stage
, political connections
, agriculture
, diplomatic relations
, great britain
, borbazamir
, utilities
, music
, military unions
Meterage
284
Number of Parts
1
Release Date
1960
Sound