https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/89f56440-5dc7-4c67-9bd1-7fdc5ebea6ba Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films! Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Dating to 1965, "Soviet Union, The: Land And People" presents a picture of the geography, natural resources, industrial development and educational progress of the Soviet Union. It makes extensive use of maps to explain the subject. 0:10 - 0:20: Introduction to the diverse population of the Soviet Union, including Slavic and Asiatic peoples, and the many languages spoken. 0:23 - 0:37: Explanation of the population density in the western part of the country, influenced by climate and soil differences across four major zones. 0:40 - 0:58: Description of the tundra zone, home to nomadic peoples, hunters, trappers, and reindeer herders. 1:00 - 1:22: Overview of the forest zone south of the tundra, with coniferous forests, hunting, trapping, and lumbering activities including in Siberia. 1:30 - 2:07: Logging and lumberjack activities in the forest zone, including transporting timber to mills and selling it to other countries. Men are shown sawing logs into lumber to build cabins in a snowy environment. 2:10 - 2:31: Development of new settlements and state farms in the northern lands, producing hardy crops like potatoes. 2:37 - 3:02: The Black Earth region, primarily in Ukraine, is the main agricultural area with rich soil, producing most of the Soviet Union's food. 3:05 - 3:56: Description of collective farms, where small farms were merged, and the use of machinery and brigades for farming activities. 4:00 - 4:14: Dairy farming on collective farms, with efforts to increase livestock production. 4:17 - 5:16: The Crimea Peninsula, with a Mediterranean climate, grows crops like grapes and tea. 5:19 - 6:03: The dry steppes and deserts east of the Caspian Sea, used for grazing and irrigated farming, producing crops like cotton. 6:07 - 6:42: Efforts to develop the vast undeveloped regions, including building new railroads and utilizing coal deposits. 6:45 - 8:01: Industrial development in the Ural Mountains, focusing on steel production and mining of various metals. 8:03 - 9:04: The Soviet Union's focus on heavy industry, increasing production of machinery, steel, and oil. 9:06 - 10:01: Development of hydroelectric projects to generate electricity for factories and light industries. 10:05 - 10:21: Limited automobile ownership and reliance on railroads for transportation across the vast country. A streamlined steam engine moves across the countryside probably a propaganda train. 10:24 - 11:15: Importance of waterways like the Volga River for transportation, with ports like Leningrad kept open by icebreakers. A Tupolev TU-70 aircraft in flight. Ice breakers move along a frozen river. 11:19 - 11:28: Historical context of the Soviet government, established during World War I, and the formation of 16 republics. 11:30 - 12:04: Moscow, the capital, has grown rapidly into a modern city with significant infrastructure like the Moscow Subway. 12:07 - 12:32: Government-controlled media and the political structure, with the Communist Party as the only political party. 12:34 - 13:06: Emphasis on education, particularly in science and engineering, to develop technical skills and advance the country. 13:09 - 13:56: The Soviet Union's focus on atomic research and industrialization to continue material gains for its population. A Soviet school classroom is shown with students learning about electricity. 14:00 - 14:13: Conclusion on the rapid development of the Soviet Union into a leading global power. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. 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