Underplayed Gems

Native Moscow's Defense (1941)

Native Moscow's Defense poster
Original title
На защиту родной Москвы
Directed by
Sergei Gurov, Leonid Varlamov, Rafail Gikov, Boris Nebylitsky
Genre
documentary film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
8h 20m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a Soviet newsreel series from 1941-1942 about defending Moscow during the Battle of Moscow. It shows measures taken for the city's defense and was screened in theaters, clubs, and military units.

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What happens

«На защи́ту родно́й Москвы́» — советский периодический чёрно-белый киножурнал о мероприятиях по обороне столицы, выпускался в зимние месяцы 1941—1942 годов, в разгар Битвы за Москву. Демонстрировался в кинотеатрах, в заводских и фабричных клубах, а также в частях и подразделениях действующей армии перед началом сеанса. Всего вышло 9 выпусков. Бо́льшая часть материалов воследствии была включена в полнометражный фильм «Разгром немецко-фашистских войск под Москвой» (1942). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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