# USSR HISTORIC NEWSREEL INDUSTRIALIZATION OF THE SOVIET UNION 1925-1930 48774

This authentic Soviet newsreel recounts some of the economic programs that defined the early history of the Soviet Union, and the industrialization of the nation that helped transform the USSR into a 20th Century superpower. The film is full of impressive imagery of Soviet power plants, mines, railroads, steel plants and heavy industry, road building, electrification, and the construction of huge factories and industrial plants. Narrator: "1925 was the 8th year of the Soviet rule and the 4th year of the New Economic Policy. The New Economic Policy (NEP) met Lenin’s expectations. The production of consumer goods was improving, and industry was reaching the prewar level. (00.41) But what level was that? The country remained agrarian. Most peasants had never seen tractors. Socialism had not yet proved to be the best option. (00.58) Lots of things had to be imported: Machines, pipes, cotton, rubber, vehicles. Russia paid for that in gold, bread, and timber. (00.16)" "Only one power could overcome a century-long gap in development, the power of new factories, industrialization. Preparation for it had begun a long time ago. The GOELRO plan was developed, Shatura was built, old enterprises were reconstructed. (01.44) That’s when the first Soviet tractor was created. The first car was made. There was no foreign economic support, it was all done with the country’s own forces. Therefore, it was so important to choose the right path. (02.14) The word ‘industrialization’ was first…

- Kind: Newsreel
- Genres: News, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/48774UnknownRussianFilm3)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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