A survey of the many different nationalities that make up the people of the USSR, from the city dwellers of Moscow and Leningrad to the primitive but proud tribes of the Caucasus and Siberia. Photographed in the 30's when unrestricted travel was still permitted in Russia, this film contains invaluable material available nowhere else and probes into areas of Soviet life the Communists have neglected- or refused- to film. A remarkable document. (1964 IFF catalog) Photographed before the war, this film describes the various peoples that make up the complex population of the Soviet Union. Animated maps are helpful in showing the geography of the country, and photography indicates the differences n language, customs, occupations that distinguish various folk groups. A great variety of scene are shown: cities, villages, the people’s courts, museums, playgrounds, hospitals, theaters, etc. The film indicates that, despite the great diversification of ethnic groups, a unity prevails which was clearly expressed during the war, and that this unity of races everywhere is essential for world peace. (1950 NYU Film Library catalog)

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