Soviet Russia Through the Eyes of an American
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M. Astifier
Harry Belock
N. C. Braunstein
Norman Brokenshire
M. Gousser
Constantine Krummel
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This travelogue of Russia begins with footage of Moscow and includes private scenes in the Kremlin with such leaders as Josef Stalin. Also seen are shots of collectives, factories, open air schools, nurseries and model homes for workers, as well as landscapes and cathedrals. Views of squalid living conditions and the huts in which many peasants reside are also shown. Next, the filmmakers journey to Stalingrad, up the Volga River to Kazan, then eastward into the Caucasus Mountains and the city of Nazzan. Tvibuly and Tiflis, capital of Georgia, and Batum, in the oil fields, are seen. In the Crimea on the Black Sea, the winter palaces of the nobility under the Czar, which have been opened to the public and converted into health resorts, are shown. The filmmakers' final stop is Kharkov in the Ukraine.
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According to contemporary sources, producer Charles Stuart, an American engineer, was a consultant to the Soviet government on its coal mining reorganization from 1926 to 1932. During this time, the picture was photographed for his private use, and later was edited with a score and with narration by radio announcer Norman Brokenshire. At the time of the picture's release, Stuart was executive vice president of the American Export-Import Bank. According to the MPAA/PCA Collection at the AMPAS Library, the New York State Censor Board deleted all scenes involving nudity where the individual's sex May be determined. According to the New York State Censor Board records, three versions of this film were approved at lengths of 900, 1,019, and 2,600 feet. The film was re-released in 1941 under the title Inside Russia.
