The Russians

Australia, 1979

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Episode of Series “The Russians”.
A three part series examining life in the Soviet Union. This episode studies Kierov, Kuban, Belarussia and Siberia. Narrated by Nick Tate, cinematography by Dean Semler.

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Credits

director

Arch Nicholson

co-producer

John Abbott

Tom Manefield

production company

Film Australia

Duration

01:31:09:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1979

Appears in

The Russians

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013683

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Soviet Union - Social life and customs

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communism - Soviet Union

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social sciences - Study and teaching

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Soviet Union - Politics and government

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Soviet Union - Social conditions

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Social sciences - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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