Turksib.

TURKSIB set itself the modest goal of educating the Soviet public about the need for a railroad connecting Siberia and Turkestan. Although the film was released before construction of the railroad was completed, which would not be until 1931, the dynamic finale of the locomotive reaching the nomads...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Kanopy films.
Corporate Authors: Flicker Alley (Firm) (Distributor)
Kanopy (Firm) (Distributor)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English
Published: [place of publication not identified] : Flicker Alley, 1930.
1930.
Series:Kanopy films.
Subjects:
Motion pictures.
European/Baltic Studies
European/Baltic Studies.
Documentary films.
Genre:
European/Baltic Studies.
Documentary films.
Online Access:
Connect to: A Kanopy streaming video - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Connect to: Cover Image - MSU authorized users
Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file) (58 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
TURKSIB set itself the modest goal of educating the Soviet public about the need for a railroad connecting Siberia and Turkestan. Although the film was released before construction of the railroad was completed, which would not be until 1931, the dynamic finale of the locomotive reaching the nomads reenacts a bit of the future to come. This idealistic ending was an omen of the fiction-making that would become a staple of Soviet documentary in the 1930's.
Note:Title from title frames.
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