Footage highlights

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• The final days of Tsar Nicolas and Rasputin

• Russia’s involvement in all the major conflicts of the 20th Century

• The rise and fall of the Soviet Union

• Lenin and Stalin throughout their lives

• Dramatic frontline footage from World War I and II from the Soviet perspective

• Powerful footage of the Nazi invasion

• President Kennedy as filmed by the Soviets

• The Space Race featuring the first man in space -Yuri Gagarin, the development of the Centrifuge and the first satellite in space - Sputnik

• Nuclear testing

• The Chernobyl nuclear disaster

• The grand opening of the Trans Siberian Railway

• Wonderful performances from The Bolshoi and Mariinsky Ballet

• The Moscow Arts Theatre in 1902 featuring the world famous Constantin Stanislavski

• Musical concerts from the greatest classical composers such as Ravel, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Shostakovich and many others

• Undiscovered recordings from many famous operas such as La Boheme, Carmen etc

• Hundreds of hours of children’s animation

• Hard to find footage such as panoramic aerial shots over Moscow and St Petersburg, propaganda cartoons and short films, The Moscow Olympic promotional cartoons

• Private rooms within the Hermitage showcasing some of Russia’s greatest jewels, Faberge eggs and works of art