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The First Communist (1959)

Title in Estonian: Esimene kommunistlik

Documentary Duration 09:53

The documentary introduces the first Communist work brigade of the Estonian SSR, members of the brigade of mine workers at Kohtla-Järve oil shale industry. Blasting operations, transportation of oil shale. Hillar Aigla talking about his work. The operating mining machine that has been produced in Jõhvi mechanical engineering factory. Adolf Taalberg, deputy of the Supreme Council of USSR, meets the voters. Elmar Konist's wedding party. Heldur Ruubel becomes a member of the Soviet Socialist Communist Party.

Director: Semjon Školnikov

Keywords: automatizing | brigade | mining passage | miners | chemistry lab | chemists | brigade of Communist labor | meeting of the Communist Party | taking notes | loading operations | View all »

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Main Data

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Production Firm(s) Kunstiliste- ja Kroonikafilmide Tallinna Kinostuudio
Color bw
Sound sound
Film Category Documentary
Text / Dialogue Estonian
Duration 09:53

Crew

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Director Semjon Školnikov
Screenwriter Semjon Školnikov
Dialogue Writer Lembit Lauri
Cinematographer Semjon Školnikov | Vladimir Žukov
Content Editor Ülo Tambek
Managing Director Boris Järn

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