In Russia Today (1930)

French Item title reads - Le Probleme Religieux. Les autorites russes procedent a la destruction des cloches. (The Russian authorities proceed with the destruction of bells). No English title, paperwork reads - In Russia today. The Pathe Gazette has no religious or political opinions and presents these pictures of the most prominent news items of the day - without comment and exactly as received. L/S of a church, M/S as camera pans down the tower to the bottom, M/S aerial view of men winding a rope attached to the bells. M/S of bell in tower, M/S of two elderly men watching excitedly. M/S of four men winding the rope, M/S of two women watching. M/S as the bell falls out and smashes on the ground, a young man points up and smiles. Another one falls and smashes. Various shots of bits of broken bell, M/S of a man hammering at the bell on the ground. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.