North Caucasus Number 37

Newsreel tells about the rally on Lenin Square in Grozny in 1991. City Grozniy. The rally on Lenin Square; traffic is stopped: buses, trolleybuses, cars are parked along the side of the road. Armed people on the roof of the Government House, on the square, at the entrance to the building of the Grozny television studio. The protesters perform the ritual and ceremonial dance "Zikr"; the doors of the house of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims are sealed. People's Deputy, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee A. Aslakhanov speaks about corruption, bribery and social insecurity (sinhr., Behind the scenes). Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Republics Sh. Gadaev speaks about the reasons for delaying the dissolution of the Supreme Soviet (sinhr., Behind the scenes). Head of the Executive Committee of the National Congress of the Chechen People (the leader of the Chechen separatists), Major General of Aviation, retired D. Dudayev discusses the independence of the people, the colonial policy of Russia (sinhr.).

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Text writer G. Gudiev, speaker G. Gudiev, sound engineer R. Tuaev, editor L. Kalkutina, music producer V. Belyansky, editor I. Cherdzhieva