Bridgeman Arts
USSR 1970s - aerial shot and CU shot of large herd of reindeer running over snowy land
POV from helicopter. Aerial snowy landscape, big herd of reindeers. MS man taking filming the reindeers from heli. Ground shot of herd of reindeers. Reindeer looks at camera.
Bridgeman Arts
USSR 1970s - nature scenes of flowers and ocean. Men blowing up mountains and felling trees.
Time lapse Tulip opening out. Tulip field. Yellow butterfly on a kind of thistle. Landscape, forest and mountains in the mist. Clouds over the sea. Birds / seagulls in the sky, then close to the surface of the sea water. Waves on the...
Bridgeman Arts
Wildlife in a Ukrainian nature reserve, 1970s
Ukrainian steppe near Askania Nova. Pink flamingoes, wild horses (Przewalski's horse), zebras, antelopes, two stags fighting, herd of deers, birds w/ a feather crest, ostriches, Hungarian steppe cattle, bisons, aurochs. High angle over...
Bridgeman Arts
Scenes from universities and musical academies, Ukraine, 1970s
Clip 5 from the film 'Mon Ukraine' (My Ukraine) from the 1970s, exploring landscapes, sites and everyday life in Ukraine. Wide shot of universities an schools in Ukraine, eastern Europe. People / students sitting on benches / banks...
Bridgeman Arts
New village by Olga Diptan, traditional embroidery, arts and crafts. Ukraine, 1970s
Clip 9 from the film 'Mon Ukraine' (My Ukraine) from the 1970s, exploring landscapes, sites and everyday life in Ukraine. Pan of a new constructed village in Ukraine, by Olga Diptan (?) with streets and modern houses. Zoom in on her...
Curated Video
SYND 25 9 74 CALLAGHAN SPEAKS TO UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
British Foreign Secretary James Callaghan speaks to UN General Assembly
1 SOUNDBITE: (English) James Callaghan talks about hopes for detante
Film: Pos - Sound: Yes - Colour - NYFilm: - LN Number: LN56664 - Available in HD
Curated Video
SYND 22 08 68 INVASION OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA PROTEST AND SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING
People picket outside the United Nations in New York, protesting about the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. Inside, the Security Council meet to deabte action.
1. vs pickets marching and protesting with placards
2. ws United Nations...
Curated Video
UPITN 10 1 79 PRINCE SIHANOUK OF CAMBODIA VISITS TOKYO
Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in Tokyo for an official visit. In 1975 Sihanouk's guerillas, the Khmer Rogue, led by Pol Pot overthrew the Prime Minister Lon Nol, and took Phnom Penh. In January of 1979 the Vietnamese took back Phnom Penh...
Curated Video
UPITN 14 1 78 PRIME MINISTER DESAI PRESS CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR POWER
The Indian Prime Minister, Morarji Desai, gives a press conference about the Indian nuclear programme.
1. SOUNDBITE (English): mcu Desai speaking
Film: Rev - Sound: Mag Trk - Colour - NYFilm: No - LN Number: LN89600 - Available in HD
Curated Video
SYND 11 3 78 SOMALI CHARGE D'AFFAIRS PRESS CONFERENCE
The Somali Charge d'Affairs holds a press conference in Nairobi following talks. He discusses the Russian attack on Somalia.
1. SOUNDBITE: (English) cu Charge d'Affairs speaks
2. various cu reporter
Film: Rev - Sound: Mag SOF - Colour - ...
AFP News Agency
VOICED: Fifty years on since Gagarin's flight into space
VOICED: Fifty years on since Gagarin's flight into space
AFP News Agency
VOICED: Thousands still living in Russia's Soviet-era past
VOICED: Thousands still living in Russia's Soviet-era past
Bridgeman Arts
Soviet soldiers shelter from the light of nuclear test as part of military exercise, USSR, 1956
Small fragment of footage showing military exercises with the use of nuclear weapons at the Semipalatinsk test site.
Bridgeman Arts
Fireball of atomic explosion (RDS-3 or Joe 8), Totsk Test Site, USSR, 24th September 1954
HD colour footage shows the formation of an explosion fireball from the RDS-3 (nicknamed Joe 8) device. Explosion power 40 kilotons. 24th September 1951. The nuclear device, "Svetlana" (RDS-3), was tested at the Totsk test site. The...
Bridgeman Arts
Monuments and statues in Crimea, coastal towns, and the village of Schastie in Ukraine, 1970s
Clip 8 from the film 'Mon Ukraine' (My Ukraine) from the 1970s, exploring landscapes, sites and everyday life in Ukraine. Close up of monument of running horses. Various statues of (probably) communist heroes and workers. Pan of coastal...
Bridgeman Arts
Coasts and landscapes of Estonia, 1971
Clip 1 from the 1971 documentary 'Estonia' made in the Soviet Union, dubbed in French. Opening titles in front of a static shot of a stone building. Shots of the sea, coastline, rocks and cliffs.
Bridgeman Arts
Fireball of atomic test (Joe 14) Semipalatinsk Test Site, USSR, 1954
HD colour footage shows the formation of an explosion fireball, from a Soviet test of an air-dropped atomic bomb, on 30th October 1954. The device known by the US as Joe 14, was tested at the Semipalatinsk test site in Kazakhstan....
PBS
Pbs Frontline: Return of the Czar
PBS's Frontline examines the failures of U.S. policy and Boris Yeltsin's leadership during Russia's tumultuous 1990's Post-Soviet transformation. Content includes interviews, photographs, video excerpts, and more.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Us History: The Cold War
In which John Green teaches you about the Cold War, which was the decades long conflict between the USA and the USSR. The Cold War was called cold because of the lack of actual fighting, but this is inaccurate. There was plenty of...
Other
Reading Through History: History Brief: The Collapse of the Soviet Union
This video gives a brief explanation of the collapse of the USSR. [4:02]