Films on Russia and the Soviet Union

A Visit to the Soviet Union. Part 2: Far from Moscow

1962, 33 min., color, DVD

Far From Moscow shows the conditions of women and children in Soviet areas outside Moscow, with emphasis on the towns of Sochi on the Black Sea; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; and Irkutsk, Siberia.

The film focuses on work, housing, education, child care and medical facilities for women and children.

Topics: Russia, Soviet Union, healthcare, childcare, Pioneers, 1960s.

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© Paul Richards
"Irkutsk and Tashkent, USSR 1961" from Far from Moscow

© Paul Richards

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