SV. Soviet youth carrying large Hammer and Sickle with British Union Jack being carried on the right of the screen, marching past in the Lenin Central Stadium in Moscow for the Sixth World Festival of Youth. Youngsters doing PT display at the stadium. LV....
SV. Soviet youth carrying large Hammer and Sickle with British Union Jack being carried on the right of the screen, marching past in the Lenin Central Stadium in Moscow for the Sixth World Festival of Youth. Youngsters doing PT display at the stadium. LV. Soviet President Voroshilov and Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Nikita Khruschev, on platform waving. GV. Youths doing PT display. SV. Khruschev and Voroshilov watching display. LV. Gymnastic display. SV. Crowd watching. GV. A dance suite "Blossom Out Youth" performed by amateur groups from 15 republics of the Soviet Union. CU. Crowd watching. GV. Darkened arena with the H-bomb formed, a human cross is formed across the H-bomb surrounded by mass of human figures in white. GV. Russian wording in white reading Peace, changes into the word Peace in English.
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