Krushchev and the Thaw

Creator: bbc tv

Complete Record: This program documents the emphasis on improving agriculture, education, and technology under Krushchev, re-affirmation of Soviet power in eastern Europe in 1956, and Soviet relations with the West under Kosygin and Brezhnev. Stills of soldiers. Years superimposed over stills. Stills of various human accomplishments. History of 1917 to 1967. Joseph Stalin dead. Beria. Commanders and soldiers salute. Nikita Krushchev addresses public. A caricature of Krushchev salutes. Giant post of Stalin in street. Women feed chicken. Farmers plow land. Sheep in a wide open hilly area. Horses run. Giant machines are used to till soil. Gravel is being poured. Construction is underway. Smoke everywhere as a rocket takes off. Young men in school. Industrious area. People working: doctors, teachers, factory employees. Young girls do ballet. News anchor addresses camera. Map of Eastern Europe. War on the streets. Women cry. Still of Mao Zedong. Film crew. Explosion. Starving children.