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Rocket launch facility bid to revive former glory of Baikonur
LEADIN:
The city of Baikonur in southern Kazakhstan was once a Soviet dreamland and the world's first and largest operational space launch facility.
But since the fall of the Soviet Union the former bustling...
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Rocket launch facility bid to revive former glory of Baikonur
LEADIN:
The city of Baikonur in southern Kazakhstan was once a Soviet dreamland and the world's first and largest operational space launch facility.
But since the fall of the Soviet Union the former bustling...
Curated Video
Rocket launch facility bid to revive former glory of Baikonur
LEADIN:
The city of Baikonur in southern Kazakhstan was once a Soviet dreamland and the world's first and largest operational space launch facility.
But since the fall of the Soviet Union the former bustling...
Bridgeman Arts
Tuesday, August 27, and Wednesday, August 28, 1968 People against the Moscow Protocol. Public meeting at night. Remembrance service for those killed.
Part six of Seven Days to Remember Part 2, documenting events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia in August, 1968. Made by valiant Czech filmmakers, who risked their lives to film the defiance in the streets and to get their...
Bridgeman Arts
Monday, August 26, 1968 Prague citizens watch tanks go by and mourn the dead.
Part four of Seven Days to Remember Part 2, documenting events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia in August, 1968. Made by valiant Czech filmmakers, who risked their lives to film the defiance in the streets and to get their...
Bridgeman Arts
Underground nuclear explosive detonated at Urta-Bulak gas field, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1966
In 1966, a nuclear explosive was detonated at Urta-bulak gas field in Southern Uzbekistan in order to extinguish a gas well fire that had been burning for almost three years and had resisted numerous attempts at control. The gas...
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
People of the Kolkhoz in the Fergana Valley. Uzbekistan, 1970
Clip 5 from the 1970 documentary 'Maitre de L'Eau' (Masters of Water) about water and irrigation in Uzbekistan's Fergana Valley and Karakum Canal. Families and communities sit around tables laden with food. Scenes of nature in 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...
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Gorbachev Interpreter: Best Summit Deals are Written Down
One man who knows a great deal about Washington-Moscow summits is not ready to call the latest one in Helsinki a failure, even despite its confused aftermath.
From 1985 to 1991, Pavel Palazhchenko was a constant presence...
Bloomberg
Ex-Amb. Baucus Says Trump Is the Problem on U.S.-China Policy
Oct.16 -- Max Baucus, former U.S. Ambassador to China, discusses the state of U.S. trade relations with China. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power."
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A look back at previous US Russia summits in Helsinki
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Helsinki, the capital of Finland, will host a July 16 summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Nordic country has been a popular spot over the years for...
Bloomberg
Trump Disparages Mattis, Asks 'What's He Done for Me?'
Jan.02 -- President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a Cabinet meeting about U.S. policy on Afghanistan.
Bloomberg
Gutierrez: Uncertainty Over Trade Deal Is Holding Back Growth
Mar.27 -- Carlos Gutierrez, chairman at Albright Stonebridge Group and former U.S. Commerce Secretary, discusses the potential for a trade deal between the U.S. and China, what type of deal we could get, the impact of politics from...
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Russia to mark Afghanistan withdrawal anniversary
When the last Soviet tanks rumbled back home across a bridge on the border with Afghanistan 30 years ago, the withdrawal was hailed as a much-anticipated end to a bloody quagmire.
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US-Russia INF treaty dies; US to test new weapon
The United States plans to test a new missile in coming weeks that would have been prohibited under a landmark, 32-year-old arms control treaty that the U.S. and Russia ripped up on Friday.