Moscow Welcomes Space Heroes (1969)

Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union (USSR). Ground to air shots of large jet aircraft with smaller aircraft as outriders. MS. Crowds at airport waving. Various shots of the seven cosmonauts leaving the aircraft and marching across tarmac at Vnukovo Airport, Moscow. They make short speeches to Russian leaders. The cosmonauts are Vladimir Shatalov, Georgi Shonin, Valery Kubasov, Anatoly Filipchenko, Vladislav Volkov, Viktor Gorbatko and Alexei Yeliseyev. MS. The cosmonauts walk along waving to crowds. Various shots during cosmonauts drive in open cars through crowded streets of Moscow. Various shots of the cosmonauts at microphones in the Kremlin Palace of Congress we also see Kosygin and Brezhnev. After the speeches President Podgorny presents awards to the heroes. (Dupe. Neg.) Date found in the old record - 27/10/1969. 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.