Spanish Events of 1937

1 part. Arrival of delegates to Spain for the 2nd International Congress of Writers in Defense of Culture. A. Bariu talks with French writers J. Benda and A. Chanson. Writers I. Ehrenburg and V. Vishnevsky at the cafe table. H. Negrin opens the congress. Speeches at the Congress: M. A. Nexe, M. E. Koltsov, J. Benda, Mexican writer Jose Mancisidora, Cuban poet N. Guillen. Soviet writers: A. Tolstoy, A. Fadeeev, I. Mikitenko, V. Fink, A. Barto, V. Vishnevsky on the Madrid barricades. Cameraman R. Carmen is filming a group of Soviet writers. Soviet writers are on the streets of Madrid. Congress delegates talk on the street. Poet R. Alberti reads his poems to the delegates in the cafe. Part 2. Film about Israel. Panorama of one of the cities. Traffic on the streets of the city. Life and customs of the townspeople. National holiday. Jewish wedding. The dwellings of the poor.

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