# UKRAINE USSR SOVIET TRAVELOGUE FILM COLD WAR ERA 54194

This Soviet produced, English language film from 1982 presents the Soviet Socialist Republic of Ukraine with its many factories, industry, and thriving transportation networks. The film starts with images of the bridge over the Dneiper River and the Moskovskyi Bridge. The film shows Karkov, Donetz, Odessa, Kiev and other Ukrainian cities. At 2:40 , the country's supreme Soviet is seen. 1982 represented the 1500th anniversary of the founding of Kiev, and that city is shown at 4:50 and afterwards. At 6:30 , Kiev University is shown, and the handing out of graduation medals to students -- many of them international. At 7:15 , the opening ceremonies of the Ukranian Museum of the Second World War, attended by Soviet premiere Brezhnev, is seen. The first secretary of the Ukranian Communist Party is also seen. At 8:00 , some of the industry in Ukraine is seen including chemical factories, modern steel plants, and auto factories producing cars and buses. At 9:00 , turbines built at the famous Kharkov Tractor Plant are shown. The film ends with a look at some consumer products made in Ukraine including what appear to be TV sets and candies. Ukraine was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union from its inception in 1922 to its breakup in 1991. It is referred to sometimes as Soviet Ukraine by some historians. The Ukrainian SSR was a founding member of the United Nations, although it was legally represented by the All-Union state in its affairs with countries outside of the…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: War, Travel, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/54194RussianCityFootage)
- 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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