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Explosion of the Chagan nuclear test conducted at the Semipalatinsk Test Site on January 15, 1965
HD footage shows the explosion of the Chagan nuclear test conducted at the Semipalatinsk Test Site on January 15, 1965. Filmed on 35mm. Chagan was the first and largest of the 124 detonations in the Nuclear Explosions for the National...
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Explosion of RDS-37, the Soviet Union's first two-stage hydrogen bomb, first tested at the Semipalatinsk test site, November 22nd 1955
RDS-37 was the Soviet Union's first two-stage hydrogen bomb, first tested on November 22, 1955 at the Semipalatinsk test site. The weapon had a nominal yield of approximately 3 megatons. It was scaled down to 1.6 megatons for the live...
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Shock waves and destruction from Soviet nuclear bomb testing, 1950s
HD colour footage of shock waves from nuclear bomb testing. Montage. Filmed on 35mm. 1950s
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Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 heavy-bomber at the Semipalatinsk test site, with the RDS-37 hydrogen bomb. USSR, 1955
HD footage of a Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 heavy-bomber plane (NATO reporting name: Badger) at the Semipalatinsk test site, with the RDS-37 hydrogen bomb. Soviet Kazakhstan, 1955. Filmed on 35mm.
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Trees fall from the shock wave of a Soviet nuclear test at the Totskoye test site, USSR, 1954
Trees falling from the shock wave of a nuclear explosion at the Soviet nuclear test site, the Totskoye range (Orenburg Region). 1954. Filmed on 35mm.
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Aftermath of nuclear bomb test, USSR 1954
Shots of destruction after a nuclear explosion, 1954. Filmed on 35mm. HD.
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Explosion of RDS-37, the Soviet Union's first two-stage H-bomb, first tested at the Semipalatinsk test site, November 22nd 1955 (2K resolution)
2K resolution footage of RDS-37 was the Soviet Union's first two-stage hydrogen bomb, first tested on November 22, 1955 at the Semipalatinsk test site. The weapon had a nominal yield of approximately 3 megatons. It was scaled down to 1.6...
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MAY DAY IN MOSCOW USSR, 1978
May 1 is a worker's day celebrated with marches and events around the world. In Moscow, the capital of Russia during the USSR, a major military parade was held for May Day, honoring the working class. In the film, we see the city that is...
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Travel across Europe
San Fermin celebration in the streets and the bull ring of Pamplona. Edinburgh and the surrounding areas. Copenhagen harbor and street scenes. Leningrado journey through the main tourist site. Moscow.
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SUBBOTNIK DAYS IN MOSCOW, USSR, 1978
Late April in Moscow and as the snow subsides, pieces of ice float on the Moskva River. A child with a wooden stick in his hand crushes a piece of ice, passers-by walk and parts of the road crack as the road has experienced a slump. A...
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Atomic bomb test, (named RDS-2 or Joe 2), Semipalatinsk test site, USSR, 24 September 1951
HD colour footage shows the formation of an explosion cloud. Explosion power 38 kilotons. 24th September 1951. The nuclear device, codenamed RDS-2, and nicknamed by the US as Joe 2, was tested at the Semipalatinsk test site, also known...
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First air-dropped Soviet atomic bomb test (Joe 3), Semipalatinsk Test Site, USSR, 1951
HD colour footage shows the formation of a nuclear explosion in the air, from the first Soviet test of an air-dropped atomic bomb, on 18th October 1951. The device of RDS-3 (known by the US as Joe 3) was tested at the Semipalatinsk test...
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First Soviet Hydrogen bomb test (Joe 4 or RDS-6) August 12 1953, USSR.
HD colour footage of the cloud formation from the first Soviet test of a thermonuclear weapon (hydrogen bomb) on August 12, 1953, that detonated with a force equivalent to 400 kilotons of TNT. The device, which was nicknamed Joe 4...
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Flowers and crops. University graduation ceremony. Estonia, 1971
Clip 5 from the 1971 documentary 'Estonia' made in the Soviet Union, dubbed in French. Footage of flowers and crops growing on farms. University students receive flowers during their graduation ceremony. Scenes inside the university...
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Piotr Ylatov speaking to camera, beach scenes and modern apartment blocks, USSR 1970s
Piotr Ylatov speaking to camera, beach scenes and modern apartment blocks, USSR 1970s
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Squirrels and reindeer feeding in the snow, USSR 1970s
Squirrels and reindeer feeding in the snow, USSR 1970s
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School children and parents at school. Estonia, 1971
Clip 8 from the 1971 documentary 'Estonia' made in the Soviet Union, dubbed in French. Young children and their parents attend their first day at school, where they are given books by the teacher.
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Kolkhoz farmers and animals. Scientists at work. Estonia, 1971
Clip 6 from the 1971 documentary 'Estonia' made in the Soviet Union, dubbed in French. Scenes of Kolkhoz farming in the countryside. Cows grazing in the fields and bulls being pulled by their nose rings. Scientists at work in their...
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First Soviet H-bomb test (named Joe 4 or RDS-6) August 12 1953, USSR.
Colour restored. HD colour footage of the cloud formation from the first Soviet test of a thermonuclear weapon (hydrogen bomb) on August 12, 1953, that detonated with a force equivalent to 400 kilotons of TNT. The device, which was...
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Storks nesting in cupolas and railway wires, USSR 1970s
Storks nesting in cupolas and railway wires, USSR 1970s
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Tallinn architecture and citizen meeting. Estonia, 1971
Clip 2 from the 1971 documentary 'Estonia' made in the Soviet Union, dubbed in French. Shots of the coast and sail-ships. High angle and aerial views of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, and its architecture. Men and women sit at a...
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School performances, parades and choir singing. Estonia, 1971
Clip 9 from the 1971 documentary 'Estonia' made in the Soviet Union, dubbed in French. Older school children in traditional dress give flowers to elders. Students perform dances on stage. A band plays music and a community parade walks...