Kiev during the first days of war, 1941
Creator(s)
- Central State Film and Photo Archive of Ukraine
Scope and Content
Based on the paper documentation from the Central State Archives, translated from Russian: This is Kyiv [Kiev] during the first days of war (more precisely it's June 28, 1941). CU of a crowd gathered on a street to listen to the radio report. VS of people in the crowd: soldiers, civilians. [The footage was shot on Mitskevich Street]. Military vehicles with Soviet soldiers are rolling through the streets. CU of a street calendar that reads "June 28th, Saturday" and shows 11 a.m. CU of two Jewish men sitting and talking. CU of a young man talking to a young woman. AV of a square in Kyiv. VS of a group of nurses walking in the street. CU of a man reading a street poster that announces a concert program at the Franko Theatre [One of the oldest theaters in Kyiv]. Another poster written in Hebrew and Ukrainian announces a play "Feast" performed by the Kyiv State Jewish Theatre.
Note(s)
Much of this footage is also present at the beginning of Film ID 2488.
Subjects
- SIGNS/POSTERS
- CARTS/WAGONS
- BEARDS
- RED CROSS
- THEATERS
- CIVILIANS
- CITIES
- STREETS
- NURSES
- UKRAINE
- WOMEN
- UKRAINIANS
- SOVIET UNION
- CHILDREN
- BUILDINGS
- HEBREW
Places
- Kyiv (Kiev), Soviet Union
- , Ukraine
Genre
- Film
- Unedited.