USSR - USA Dialogue for Peace

The film essay is dedicated to the historic visit of the President of the United States R. Nixon in 1974 to the USSR. 1 part. General view of the Moscow Kremlin, Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge (removed with departure). Movement of ships along the Moskva River. Sculpture "Worker and Collective Farm Woman" by V. Mukhina on Prospekt Mira. Obelisk to the Conquerors of Space near the VDNKh metro station. People are walking along the streets of Moscow. View of Kalinin Avenue. People sit at the tables of a street cafe. The movement of vehicles along the Garden Ring. General view of New York. The White House Building in Washington DC. Panorama of the Washington Monument - a giant obelisk in memory of the first American President George Washington. Americans on the streets of the city, at one of the fountains. The movement of cars on the streets of one of the cities of the United States. Traffic jam on the street / New York /. General view of Manhattan. B / W newsreel footage dedicated to the stay of President R. Nixon in 1972 in Moscow and the visit of the delegation of the USSR Armed Forces to the United States and other footage of the chronicle dedicated to the political and economic relations of the USSR with the United States, including fragments of Leonid Brezhnev's visit to the United States 1973: R. Nixon and his wife descend the plane. The leaders of the Soviet state meet the distinguished guest; among them: Leonid Brezhnev. N.V. Podgorny, A.N. Kosygin, A.A. Gromyko. Reception A. N. Kosygin in the Kremlin, members of the American delegation. AN Kosygin exchanges greetings with representatives of the US delegation, talks with them; Among those present are US Senator E. Kennedy, Foreign Trade Minister N.S. Patolichev and others. LI Brezhnev's conversation with the Secretary of State G. Kissinger. A visit by members of the American delegation of entrepreneurs to one of the woodworking enterprises, the printing plant of the Pravda publishing house. Production processes at a woodworking enterprise, in the shops of the Pravda printing house. Operation in one of the clinics in Moscow. Fragments of a basketball match between the teams of the USSR and the USA. Opening of an American photo exhibition in Moscow. The American ambassador cuts the ribbon, visitors to the exhibition. General view of the building of the United States Congress in Washington. Meeting of Soviet and American parliamentarians. Among those present VV Kuznetsov. Parliamentarians exchange greetings. Presentations by Stanford University Vice President Gibson and Bank of America President Mr. Claussen Lobby of the scientific and technical conference. Speech by V. Kirillin, Chairman of the USSR State Committee for Science and Technology. The signing of the Soviet-American economic agreements. Among those present is a prominent American businessman E. Hammer. Meeting of Soviet cosmonauts with American astronauts who arrived in Moscow to participate in the preparation of a joint flight under the Soyuz-Apollo program. Interview with the American astronaut T. Stafford during the meeting at the airport; next to him is the pilot-cosmonaut A.A. Leonov and other participants in the joint flight. Speech by another participant in the joint Soviet-American space flight - pilot-cosmonaut V. Kubasov at a press conference dedicated to this flight (sync. And behind the scenes.). Carrying out training tests of cosmonauts at the Training Center in Zvezdny Gorodok, which will last three weeks. Leonid Brezhnev and R. Nixon on the balcony of the White House, greeting people gathered in the square in front of the White House. Official visit to Moscow on July 27, 1974 by US President R. Nixon. The plane of the American airline lands at the Vnukovo airfield. US President R. Nixon with his wife and accompanying persons, including the US Secretary of State, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs G. Kissinger, descends the plane. The leaders of the Soviet state: Leonid Brezhnev and his wife, NV Podgorny, AN Kosygin, AA Gromyko and others go out to meet the distinguished American guest, exchange greetings. Leonid Brezhnev and R. Nixon are approaching the guard of honor. The chief of the guard of honor gives a report (sync). Military brass band (sinhr.) Performs the anthems of the USSR and the USA. Part 2. General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Leonid Brezhnev and US President R. Nixon bypass the guard of honor. Soviet and foreign reporters at the airport filming the ceremony. R. Nixon welcomes the troops (sinhr. In English). The company of the guard of honor march along the airfield in a ceremonial march. All those present at the meeting exchange greetings. People at the airport welcomed the American delegation headed by President R. Nixon. Passage of cars in Moscow with an escort of motorcyclists. All along the route, Muscovites greet Soviet leaders and the American president. The honorary escort enters the Kremlin through the Borovitsky Gate. Meeting of the President of the United States R. Nixon at the Kremlin residence. Guests and greeters go to the residence. Leonid Brezhnev and his wife and US President R. Nixon and his wife go to the residence. Reception Leonid Brezhnev in the Kremlin R. Nixon. The participants in the meeting sit down at the negotiating table, talk. General view of the Grand Kremlin Palace. The exit of the Soviet government. Among those present: A. N. Kosygin, N. V. Podgorny, A. A. Gromyko, M. A. Suslov, Kulakov, A. P. Kirilenko, V. V. Kuznetsov, A. A. Grechko, A. Ya. .Pelshe, BN Ponomarev, and others LI Brezhnev with his wife and R. Nixon with his wife go to the hall where the gala dinner is to take place, all those present are sent after them. Reception participants talk before lunch, enter the ceremonial hall. Intourist buses outside the Intourist hotel, where the press center for covering the Soviet-American meeting is located. Journalists and photojournalists at the building, in the press center. Journalists talk, transmit information by phone and teletype, write articles. General view of the Moscow Kremlin, Moskva River, Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge. Reception Leonid Brezhnev American President R. Nixon in the Catherine Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. R. Nixon greets the leaders of the Soviet state, exchanges handshakes with N. V. Podgorny, A. N. Kosygin, A. A. Gromyko and others. Beginning of negotiations. Among the negotiators from the American side is G. Kissinger. The negotiators exchange views on international issues. General view of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Kremlin wall and the eternal flame. US President R. Nixon lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Part 3. General view of the Grand Kremlin Palace. Panorama of those present at the signing of agreements between the USSR and the USA; among them: L. I. Brezhnev, A. N. Kosygin, A. A. Gromyko, A. P. Kirilenko, E. A. Furtseva, A. Ya. Pelshe, V. V. Kuznetsov, Kulakov, B. N. .Ponomarev, A. Shelepin and others. From the Soviet side, the agreement is signed by: Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces N.V. Podgorny, from the American side - R. Nixon, N.V. Podgorny and R. Nixon exchange documents after signing. Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR A.N. Kosygin and R. Nixon sign documents, exchange them after signing. USSR Foreign Minister A.A. Gromyko and US Secretary of State G. Kissinger sign documents, exchange them after signing. General view of the building of the Bolshoi Theater and the auditorium. In the government box there are: Leonid Brezhnev with his wife, R. Nixon with his wife, A.N. Kosygin, E.A. Furtseva, N.V. Podgorny and others. The ballet soloists N. Pavlova and V. Gordeev (sinhr.). The visit of the wife of the President of the United States, Patricia Nixon, and the wife of the General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Victoria Brezhneva, the State School of Circus and Variety Arts. Performance of trapeze artists, acrobats. Visit of Patricia Nixon to one of the sports schools in Moscow. Pupils of the school - young gymnasts demonstrate exercises on various gymnastic apparatus. The pioneers present flowers to the wife of the President of the United States. General view of the Moscow Kremlin. Pleasure boats sail along the Moskva River. Talks in the Kremlin and the signing of an agreement to promote economic, industrial and technical cooperation. The document is signed by Leonid Brezhnev and R. Nixon. Exchange of documents after signing. The building of the hotel "Intourist". Press conference at the press center of the hotel. The head of the press conference, Zamyatin, answers journalists' questions. Crimea. Yalta. Swallow's Nest castle. A pleasure boat sails on the sea. Gurzuf. Mount Bear. Livadia Palace. View of the building of one of the sanatoriums in Yalta. Vacationers sit at the tables of the cafe on the open terrace. View of one of the buildings of the pioneer camp "Artek". The visit of the US President R. Nixon, accompanied by the General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Leonid Brezhnev, to the Crimea. The landscape of the mountains. General view of the road along which the cortege of the President of the United States is passing. Residence of the President of the United States in Oreanda. R. Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev leave the residence building, greet those present, walk through the park, sit on a bench. Landscape of Crimea: mountains, sea. US President R. Nixon and his entourage on the territory of the Vorontsov Palace. A boat with US President R. Nixon and General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Leonid Brezhnev approaches the pier, the arrivals walk along the pier, along the embankment, surrounded by correspondents. Part 4. b / w newsreel footage of the Great Patriotic War: cheering with those present the residence of the President of the CPSU Leonid Brezhnev in the Crimea. documents, exchange Explosions on the water, planes in the air, firing artillery pieces, rocket launchers "Katyusha", tankers get into the tank, tanks go, soldiers are running on the offensive, explosions are thundering, the Nazis are stealing cattle from the civilian population, Hitler's soldier is driving a woman from the yard, a child runs after her mother, the corpses of executed people. Soldiers of one of the detachments of the Belarusian partisans are standing, a young partisan is being awarded a medal. Rail war: guerrillas lay explosives under the rails, a train explodes and burns, a view of a blown up bridge. The partisan detachment passes through the village, women, children and old people meet their heroes. A view of a burning house. Liberation of Minsk. Soviet troops and partisan formations are passing along the city street, tanks are passing by, the fascist swastika is falling. The people greet their liberators. 1974 year. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the liberation of Minsk. Columns of war veterans pass through the city, people throw flowers at the feet of the heroes. Laying flowers at the eternal fire. Stay of the US President R. Nixon in Belarus: R. Nixon's meeting in Minsk, laying a wreath at the eternal flame, at the monument-obelisk to Soviet soldiers and partisans of Belarus. View of one of the streets of Minsk, a monument. General view of the memorial complex in Khatyn. R. Nixon and his entourage go to the central monument, inspect the entire memorial, make an entry in the book of honorary visitors. Meeting of the US President with the leaders of Belarus. R. Nixon talks with the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus P.M. Masherov. General view of the Moscow Kremlin. Meeting in the Kremlin, Foreign Minister A.A. Gromyko with US Secretary of State G. Kissinger. Gala dinner at the US Embassy in honor of the Soviet leaders. Cars drive up to the embassy building. The participants in the gala dinner exchange greetings. Among those present: Leonid Brezhnev, AN Kosygin, NV Podgorny, R. Nixon, etc. General view of the dining table, dinner participants at the table. General view of the Ostankino TV tower. Operators at the consoles in the television studio. R. Nixon's speech on Soviet television (sinhr.). Those present in the press center of the Intourist Hotel are watching the speech of the American President with a screen of monitors. Part 5. General view of the Moscow Kremlin, the Moskva River. The movement of pleasure craft along the river. Third Soviet-American Summit. General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Leonid Brezhnev and US President R. Nixon sign documents, incl. the protocol to the treaty between the USSR and the USA, providing for a new significant limitation of anti-missile defense systems. Leonid Brezhnev and R. Nixon exchange documents after signing and shaking hands. When signing the documents there are: A.N. Kosygin, N.V. Podgorny, K.T. Mazurov, AP Kirilenko, AA Gromyko, AA Grechko, Kulakov, D. Ustinov, VV Grishin, MS Solomentsev, Katushev, A. Shelepin and others. American documents by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR A.A. Gromyko and the US Secretary of State G. Kissinger. A.A. Gromyko and G. Kissinger exchange documents after signing. G. Kissinger shakes hands with the leaders of the Soviet state present at the ceremony. Gala reception at the Grand Kremlin Palace of the heads of diplomatic missions. Presentation of ambassadors to R. Nixon. A panorama of the participants in the Soviet-American meeting is held in the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. Presentation to Leonid Brezhnev and R. Nixon of American and Soviet cosmonauts taking part in the preparation of a joint Soviet-American space flight under the Soyuz-Apollo program; among them: T. Stafford, V. Brandt, D. Slayton, A. Leonov, V. Kubasov. G. Kissinger's interview following the visit of the President of the United States R. Nixon to the USSR (sinhr. In English). Seeing off on July 3, 1974 at the Vnukovo airfield, US President R. Nixon and his entourage. The chief of the guard of honor gives a report (sync.). A military brass band is playing, cameramen are filming. Leonid Brezhnev and R. Nixon bypass the guard of honor. The company of the guard of honor is marching ceremonially. Muscovites welcome American guests. R. Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev talk before departure. Among those present at the airport: A.N. Kosygin, A.A. Gromyko, N.V. Podgorny and others.

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1975