Inside The Gates Of Soviet Russia (1921)

Inside The Gates Of Soviet Russia - Petrograd (after St Petersburg and before Leningrad) circa 1921. Boats and ships on river; snow on banks. GV looking across part of frozen harbour; partially snow-covered; buildings in bg. Group of children pose in front of USA ship; the ’Margus’ (or ’Marcus’); w/ US flag flying; American ships are bringing food as famine relief. Man in street in fur hat operating hand-cranked film camera; other Russian men & boys stand around. Street scene: pedestrians in heavy winter coats & fur hats walk up & down city street in business district; past shop windows; piles of snow all along side of street. Another shot of pedestrians hurrying along on wide street. Horse drawn sleds going up street. Title frame: ’Here the doctrine of ’equality’ is carried out in practice...’ MS women shovel snow; they wear aprons; babushkas. Another shot; looking up street; man & woman both shovelling in foreground. Rather dim LS horse pulling sled piled w/ stuff & 2 people; also a few pedest