North Caucasus Number 46

The plot of the newsreel is devoted to the problems of the loss of cultural architectural traditions in the city of Ordzhonikidze (Vladikavkaz). Young architects, the chief architect of the city, old residents of Vladikavkaz take part in the discussion on the development of a modern city. The plot uses the following filming: a view of streets and buildings in the old part of Ordzhonikidze, a panorama of the new district of the city; a carriage of a pair of horses rides along the old streets of the city; the view of destroyed houses in the old part of Ordzhonikidze, bulldozers are raking the ruins for the subsequent construction of new houses; everyday life of Ordzhonikidze residents: view of the stalls in the city market, the seller offers pomegranates, baking lavash in one of the bakeries, making barbecue, a shoemaker works in a workshop, a jukebox (musical box) plays with a program disk "Fortuna" (the name of the company owned by Yu. Zimmerman, the most famous trading house in Russia), a group of gypsies is walking down the street, sorting letters at one of the city's post offices, a view of the abandoned building of the Nar cafe in the city park on the bank of the pond; an interview with one of the old residents of the city, in which he talks about Vladikavkaz (sync. and for the frame.), a conversation of young architects Ordzhonikidze on the topic of modern city development, an interview with the chief architect of the city (sinhr.).

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1987