Kozlov - Visit To Chicago
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First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union Frol R. Kozlov visits the Midwest in 1959.
Credits
Frank Koza (filmmaker); Frol R. Kozlov (participant); Richard J. Daley (participant)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: The film begins as First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union Frol R. Kozlov’s airplane arrives in Chicago, and he is met by a group of journalists. Kozlov then tours the Inland Steel Company in East Chicago, Indiana, followed by a visit to the 750-acre farm owned by Illinois Farm Bureau member, James Holderman, located near Morris, IL. Kozlov meets Holderman’s 15-year-old daughters, Ramona and Roberta, and his wife, Ruth, who prepares lunch. The film concludes with a meeting between Kozlov and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. Meanwhile, anti-communist protests occur outside of City Hall.
Subjects: Political Activists; Cultural relations; Factories; Farms; Government officials; Soviet Union
Places: North America > United States > Indiana > East Chicago; North America > United States > Illinois > Morris; North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Cfa elements: Print, 426 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/11533
Notes: The film begins as First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union Frol R. Kozlov’s airplane arrives in Chicago, and he is met by a group of journalists. Kozlov then tours the Inland Steel Company in East Chicago, Indiana, followed by a visit to the 750-acre farm owned by Illinois Farm Bureau member, James Holderman, located near Morris, IL. Kozlov meets Holderman’s 15-year-old daughters, Ramona and Roberta, and his wife, Ruth, who prepares lunch. The film concludes with a meeting between Kozlov and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. Meanwhile, anti-communist protests occur outside of City Hall.
Subjects: Political Activists; Cultural relations; Factories; Farms; Government officials; Soviet Union
Places: North America > United States > Indiana > East Chicago; North America > United States > Illinois > Morris; North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Cfa elements: Print, 426 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/11533
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:12