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May 1st (1969)

Original title: 1. mai

Newsreel "Soviet Estonia" No. 9 (950), May 1969

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Newsreels Duration 02:28

May 1st

View to the procession crossing the Victory Square (Võidu väljak). Demonstrators carry the pictures of the leaders of the Communist Party, slogans and balloons. The Soviet red flags are out. Leaders of the Communist Party and high-rank statesmen are standing on the grandstand. Johannes Käbin greeting the people. Sailors of the nautical school stand in a tight line in the middle of the square and in front of the grandstand. The columns are standing still during Johannes Käbin's speech. The crowd starts moving with the sounds by the brass orchestra after the speech. Numerous collectives are passing by the grandstand. ...

Director: Vitali Gorbunov

Keywords: good mood | shouts of 'hurray' | exclamatory sentences | marching youngsters | speech | giving flowers | demonstrations of May 1st | marching music | statesmen and members of the Communist Party | political demonstration | View all »

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Main Data

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Production Firm(s) Tallinnfilm
Color bw
Sound sound
Film Category Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991
Text / Dialogue Estonian
Subtitles Russian
Duration 02:28

Crew

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Director Vitali Gorbunov
Cinematographer Harri Martinson | Evald Vaher
Content Editor Tiit Mesila

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