Pioneer Number 8

The city of Yaroslavl. Residents greet a car with cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. Tereshkova in the pioneer camp. Admission to the honorary pioneers at the ceremonial line. Valentina tells the children about her flight. Moscow region. Life in a pioneer camp: sleep, ruler. Children from Ethiopia are resting in the camp. Acceptance of these children as pioneers. Ethiopian children read Russian books, cut wood, together with Russian children sing the song "May there always be sunshine" (sinhr.). Kyrgyzstan. Landscapes. Tourists are passing by. On the collective farm "Kenegi" they watch camels, ride them, listen to the shepherd. Tourists walk along the gorge, stop at the waterfall, sit by the fire. Delta of the Volga River. Astrakhan reserve. The boat is sailing with the guys. Cormorant bird colony. Bird's nest - shack. Heron. In the thickets of a wild boar with babies, a raccoon. Lilies on the water. Western Ukraine. The city of Chernivtsi. Children from the ballet club get on the bus and go to the Yuri Gagarin Young Pioneer Camp. Landscapes with motion. The pioneer camp is preparing for a meeting. Honor board with portraits of astronauts. Children dance in the costumes of V. Tereshkova and V. Bykovsky, the first companion, a flight attendant.

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1963