# 1967 SOVIET MILITARY & STRATEGIC MISSILE FORCES PROPAGANDA FILM 52594

Made in 1967 by Central Studio in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Socialist Revolution, this historic Soviet film celebrates the founding of the Red Army by Lenin, and the present-day military might of the Soviet Union. The film presents a rare look at Soviet strategic capabilities in the era immediately after the Cuban Missile Crisis. (Note: this version of the film is dubbed in Arabic, and is not in Russian). Narration: ( 00:00 ) "This movie is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. Before us exists an edict that is historically significant. It is about the establishment of the Red Army and signed by Vladimir Lenin. This marks the beginning of the Red Army.: At ( 1:49 ), is a song about the Soviet Army. At ( 3:50 ), an underground military bunker is seen, home to a nuclear tipped ICBM. The narrator declares: "These missiles can hit the target no matter how far it is. Where is it? How many? It has to be said that these strategic missiles are where they are supposed to be and that their number is as supposed to be, too." At 6:21 , mobile ICBMs are seen moving through the forest as part of a military exercise. At 8:00 , units are seen operating early warning and radar equipment in the frozen wastes, where tracked vehicles are used to deliver mail ( 9:18 ). More early warning is seen at 10:30 , narrator: " The enemy’s plane is in square 4147 and it does not respond to our signal. The square 4147, the enemy’s plane has been…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising, Propaganda
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/52594RussianMilitaryFootage)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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