A special issue of the newsreel is dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the formation of the USSR, tells about the present day of the Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. The newsreel uses the following filming: landscapes of the Caspian Sea, sunrise over the sea, landscapes of the mountains of Dagestan, alpine meadows; flock of sheep in the pasture, the veterinarian examines the sheep; a panorama of the Untsukul aul in the mountains, women - residents of the aul are engaged in folk art: decorate wooden items with patterned notches; general view of products made by Kubachi master jewelers; among them are jewelry, chased dishes; general view of ceramic products made by potters from the aul of Balkhar; performance of an amateur ensemble from the Dagestan high-mountain aul - laureate of the International Show of Folklore Dance in Paris (sinhr.); General view of one of the hydroelectric power plants of the Sulak and Samur cascades in the mountains of Dagestan; a panorama of the Makhachkala plant of radio goods, production processes in the workshops of the enterprise; production processes in the shops of the Steklovolokno plant; views of Makhachkala, children carry flowers to the monument to V. I. Lenin; general view of the building of the Dagestan State University, students at a lecture; among them are students from Cuba, Laos, Vietnam, Mongolia; employees of the Dagestan branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences at work in laboratories; harvesting grain, fruits and berries, grapes on the farms of Dagestan; the production of wines and cognac at one of the republic's wineries; general view of the Makhachkala seaport; residents of the city relax on the beach, sailboats in the sea.