Motion pictures, 1940-1949 - Library of Congress. Copyright Office

INSIDE RUSSIA; Moscow and Leningrad. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1948. 1 reel, si., b&w, 8mm.

Summary: A picture of life in Moscow and Leningrad, with views of the crowded conditions in these cities. Food supplies, transportation, and housing facilities appear inadequate.

INSIDE RUSSIA; peasant life. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1948. 1 reel, si., b&w, 8mm.

Summary: Shows Russian peasants working on independent farms and on a collective farm which was formerly part of Tolstoy's estate. The independent farmer works with simple tools. The peasant on a collective or state-owned farm is supplied with machinery and eats in a community kitchen. Closing sequences show a one-room school.

INSIDE RUSSIA; Siberia. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1948. 1 reel, si., b&w, 8mm.

Summary: Shows the Siberian steppes, one of its large cities, Irkutsk, and the people of Irkutsk at work and at play. The second part of the film shows the customs and religious traditions of the native tribes, particularly of the Buryats and the Reindeer People.