Dziga VERTOV Дзига ВЕРТОВ Dziga VERTOV   USSR, 1925, 15.47 mn  Black and white, silent, documentary

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Plot synopsis

Memorial meeting a year after Lenin’s death. Peasants giving speeches, manifestations on the streets, visits to Mausoleum. Krupskaia's speech. Peasant masses on the streets, on Red Square. Peasants arrive in Moscow, railway station, arriving peasants go to the dormitory. Canteen, lunch is served, people eating. A peasant woman giving a speech about the transformations in her village. Red square, soldiers visit the mausoleum. Changing of the guard. Peasant delegation visiting various sights of Moscow. Further meetings, Iaroslavskii talks. Other speeches, including some predicting colonial uprisings with scenes from various African countries and India. More meetings. Orchestra plays.

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