"SERVING THE FATHERLAND" SOURCE MATERIALS (2000-2009)

View of the runway from the Il-76MD cockpit during landing.

The pilot opens the plane door and lowers the metal ramp.

Information for the military and passengers is played in the cabin.

The military personnel descend the ramp onto the airfield.

Two soldiers carry a box labeled "military".

Soldiers unload the plane.

The Il-76MD at the airfield.

The cargo compartment of the plane is closed.

The paratroopers manually roll the plane to the parking lot.

The side of the plane and the cockpit.

A brass band plays the Russian anthem on the parade ground.

Rows of paratroopers with signs of military units.

A stand with the inscription "Handsome in formation - strong in battle".

Colonel Sirota reports on the formation of personnel of the teams participating in the Airborne Forces Championship among reconnaissance platoons and groups for tactical and special training.

View of the parade ground and rows of soldiers.

Faces of paratroopers in formation.

Raising the Russian flag, the orchestra plays the Russian anthem.

Rows of soldiers.

A priest on the podium delivers a speech.

The logo on the stand "MoD RF VDV military intelligence".

The head of the competition, Valery Adamovich Yakhnovets, delivers a speech.

The Russian flag and the face of a soldier in a blue beret.

A minute of silence, a panorama of the formation.

The orchestra plays the Russian anthem.

A monument with the inscriptions "Nobody is forgotten, nothing is forgotten", "225 legendary days".

Soldiers march past the podium.

A banner above the podium "The best participate - the strongest will win".

The Russian flag and the face of a soldier in a blue beret.

The orchestra plays a march.

Father Evgeny talks about working with paratroopers, the military service of a Christian, the feat of the liberators of Novorossiysk from the fascist occupiers, and wishes good luck to the participants of the competition.

The paratroopers are sorting out their ammunition on the parade ground.

The soldiers' weapons and ammunition are lying on the asphalt.

Paratroopers check their radios, carry a box.

Soldiers line up in platoons on a training ground.

A banner reading "Hello to the participants of the competition", with soldiers running in the background.

A soldier carries a wooden box on his back.

A group of soldiers listens to their commander.

Soldiers overcome obstacles on a training ground.

Soldiers do abdominal exercises.

A stand reading "Raise the Banner of Army Sports Higher".

Competitions on the horizontal bar, soldiers do pull-ups, perform somersaults.

A view of the area with horizontal bars, soldiers and judges.

Soldiers' faces, a soldier performs somersaults on the horizontal bar.

Judge's comments.

A soldier talks about being tired after performing somersaults.

Paratroopers in maroon berets.

The judge shields his eyes from the sun with his hand.

An officer holds a Caucasian Shepherd puppy in his arms and talks about his decision to become a dog handler, his length of service, training dogs, contract service, and getting an apartment.

A Caucasian Shepherd puppy, badges on a tunic.

The officer talks about the chevron and armband "Military Patrol", working with dogs in a cordon at city holidays and patrolling, and breeding dogs.

A training ground for training dogs.

A dog handler with a shepherd on a leash.

Practicing detaining an offender.

The senior warrant officer talks about training a dog to detain a criminal during a frontal attack, evaluates the work of the dog and the subject after the training (several takes).

The officer discusses with the subject the dog handler's mistakes during the training.

Practicing detaining an offender (several takes).

The senior warrant officer talks about the dog working independently without the owner's presence, shows the subject an exercise to coordinate movements, demonstrates work with a rubber stick, talks about the subject's actions during the training.

A senior warrant officer, in the role of a defendant, practices an arrest (several takes).

A correspondent, in the role of a defendant, practices a dog attack, talks about working with a sleeve and a stick (several takes).

A dog handler and his assistants teach a dog to climb up a ladder onto a log and to descend (several takes).

Senior warrant officer Grigory Alekseevich talks about training mine-detection dogs and about using dogs during military operations in Chechnya.

Grigory Alekseevich talks about the kennel, dog handler teams, past training, and his work in hot spots.

Sergey Ivanov talks to journalists.

Maneuvers at the training ground, movement and shooting of infantry fighting vehicles and infantry, operation of the Tochka-U tactical missile systems.

Ivanov S.B. awards officers, thanks soldiers for their service, wishes them success.

Movement and operation of the Buk-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems.

Ivanov S.B. talks to officers.

Ivanov S.B. awards officers.

An officer presents a memorable gift to Ivanov S.B. - a model of the Buk-M2 firing system.

Ivanov S.B. thanks soldiers for their service.

The dog handler-judge talks about preparing dogs to perform retrieving, lists the stages and rules for performing the training cycle, commands the dog handler to start performing the technique.

Performing the "fetch" command for evaluation.

The reporter tries to take the stick from the dog, talks about its age, the dog's performance of the "fetch" command.

The dog handler takes the stick from the dog.

The reporter throws the stick, at the dog handler's command the dog picks up the stick and returns it to the owner.

The dog handler talks about training and the food reflex (rewarding dogs with treats for correctly performed commands).

The dog handler's assistants hide in shelters on the training ground.

Practicing the "search" command.

Cadet Ivan talks on the site about the standards for searching and searching an object, scoring and deducting points at competitions.

The dog runs around the training ground, sniffing objects.

Ivan talks about his dog Nora, his studies at the institute, training the dog, his decision to become a dog handler, plans for the future, participation in competitions, a difficult test in tracking with a dog, dog loyalty to the owner, the use of service dogs during the war in Chechnya.

A cadet pets a dog.

Ivan advises conscripts to become military dog handlers.

A veteran of the Great Patriotic War, former Belarusian partisan Maksim Davydovich talks about his childhood and his work as a scout behind enemy lines.

The veteran talks about the partisans' fight against the Nazi occupiers and the "Vlasovites".

Orders and medals on the veteran's chest.

Maksim Davydovich shows the movement of partisan detachments on a map.

The book "Special Purpose Regiment" in the hands of the veteran.

Maksim Davydovich talks about his repressed father, remembers his grandparents who were shot by the Nazis, and shows photographs of his parents.

Orders, medals, photographs, an honorary diploma signed by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, a photograph of Lukashenko with veterans.

The Mi-28N "Night Hunter" helicopter is parked on the platform, there are equipment nearby, the propeller is spinning.

The helicopter is moving along the airfield, turning, taking off, hovering, turning, flying backwards, sideways, and flying away.

The Mi-28N is flying over the trees.

A fire engine is on the road.

The Mi-28N is flying over the houses.

The Mi-8 helicopter is parked.

The Mi-28N is landing.

The pilots are in the helicopter cockpits.

The Mi-28N is on the platform, there is a technician nearby, the propeller is spinning.

The tail rotor.

Missiles are on the helicopter's mounts.

The pilot is in the cockpit.

There is a ball with the Arbalet radar on the helicopter's propeller.

The pilots are in the helicopter cockpits.

The Mi-28N is on the platform, there are equipment nearby.

A technician is on the helicopter's body, opening the casing, inspecting the equipment.

The propellers are spinning, the pilots are in the helicopter cockpits, the technicians are inspecting the equipment.

The helicopter moves along the airfield, turns, takes off, hovers, turns, flies backwards, sideways, flies away.

The Mi-28N flies over the trees, circles, lands on the pad.

Pilots in the helicopter cockpits.

View of the helipad.

Conscripts are sitting on chairs in the hallway, queuing for the medical examination.

A young man is being examined by a dentist.

A conscript and a doctor in the hallway.

An otolaryngologist examination.

A neurologist examination.

A conversation with a psychiatrist.

An ophthalmologist examination.

A sign saying "Military Commissar of the Krasnoselsky District - Deputy Chairman of the Conscription Commission Oleg Aleksandrovich Bogomolov, Colonel".

An officer invites conscript Aleksandr Vladimirovich Panichkin into the office. A. V. Panichkin reports on his arrival at the military commission, talks about his education, good health, positive attitude towards military service, and no criminal record.

The lieutenant colonel says that the conscript has a category "D" driver's license and will serve in the army as a bus driver. A. V. Panichkin says that he wants to serve in the commandant's company.

Colonel Bogomolov reports that A. V. Panichkin is heading to serve in the ground forces, the commandant's company. A. V. Panichkin receives a summons, signs.

Members of the draft board.

On the street, Panichkin A.V. talks about his education, obtaining the profession of a category "D" driver, and his desire to get into the commandant's regiment.

Panichkin A.V. walks down the street, enters the building of the draft office (several takes).

Colonel Bogomolov talks about the progress of the autumn draft campaign and conscripts, the abolition of second deferments for students, and the increase in the number of conscripts with higher education.

The lieutenant colonel talks about the autumn draft campaign, the abolition of deferments, the reduction of the term of service to one year, the increase in the draft plan, the conscientiousness of conscripts, the desire of Moscow youth to serve in the army, and the shortage of category "D" drivers to drive buses.

A woman answers the question of who Yuri Gagarin is on the street.

A major general talks about cosmonautics, Sergei Korolev, Yuri Gagarin, the first five cosmonauts, and museum exhibits in the museum hall of the Central House of Aviation and Cosmonautics.

The aviation halls contain models of aircraft from the inception of aircraft construction to the present day.

The cosmonautics halls display the first rocket engines, artificial Earth satellites, spacesuits, equipment, cosmonauts' food, etc.

General view of the museum hall.

Portraits of cosmonauts: Titov G.S., Nikolaev A.G., Popovich P.R. Model of the Vostok spacecraft.

Model of the Kvant scientific module of the Mir orbital station.

The Sokol-K cosmonaut's emergency rescue spacesuit.

The "USSR" chevron on the sleeve.

A pressure sensor on the sleeve of the spacesuit.

Stands with photographs of satellites, astronauts, scientists and engineers.

A mannequin in a red spacesuit with the inscription "USSR" on the helmet.

A display case "Elements of the life support system of astronauts" with food and things.

Food for astronauts in special packages.

Cylinder and plate "TIK solid-state oxygen source".

The cabin of the Buran spacecraft: instrument panel, seat, control wheel.

Bust of Yu. A. Gagarin.

Spacecraft with a container for placing a dog.

Sculpture of a dog and a container with a plate.

Model of the first Soviet artificial Earth satellite.

Stands with photographs of astronauts and satellites.

The museum building, at the entrance there is the descent module of the Vostok spacecraft.

An employee of the military registration and enlistment office fills out the documents of Panichkin Aleksandr Vladimirovich and issues the conscript a military ID. Personal file of Panichkin A.V. A sign on the building "Recruitment office".

People come out of the doors.

Deputy head of the Basmanny District Administration for social issues Vera Petrovna Prudnikova talks about the work of the administration together with the military registration and enlistment office to send residents of the Basmanny District of Moscow to serve in the presidential regiment, including conscripts Panichkin A. and Yevseyev S. Prudnikova V.P. talks about the good tradition of the administration employees going out to military units to meet with new recruits.

At the square of the Kazansky railway station, conscripts communicate with their parents and friends.

Prudnikova V.P. gives parting words to the new recruits.

Young people and employees of the military registration and enlistment office listen to the speech of the deputy head of the Basmanny District Administration, receive watches and gifts.

The military shake hands with the new recruits.

New recruit Panichkin A.V. talks about his passion for motorsports, extreme driving, and a positive attitude towards military service.

Panichkin's parents say that they are very happy for their son and proud of him.

The recruits say goodbye to their parents and friends, get into the Zhiguli car, and drive away.

The lieutenant colonel addresses the conscripts, says that the farewell is over, and commands them to get into the car to be sent to the assembly point.

Panichkin's brother says that he is happy for Alexander, who ended up in the commandant's regiment, about his passion for motorsports, good character, and wishes him good service and career growth in the future in the civil service.

Panichkin's sister is proud of her brother, who independently decided to serve in the army.

Panichkin's mother A. talks about her son's passion for technology and cars from an early age, his independent decision to serve in the commandant's regiment, and wishes her son excellent service.

The grand opening of the first all-army professional competition of military (naval) psychologists in the cultural center of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The lieutenant colonel gives the floor to Lieutenant General Bashlakov Anatoly Aleksandrovich.

Bashlakov A.A. makes a speech.

Finalists of the competition: Guard Captain of the Far Eastern Military District (military district) Tikhomirova Elena Vladimirovna, Major of the Space Forces Kolesov Maxim Vasilyevich, Senior Lieutenant of the Leningrad Military District Orlova Tatyana Viktorovna, Major of the Moscow Military District Dudenkov Eduard Konstantinovich, Senior Lieutenant of the Directorate of the Chief of Communications of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vetvichenko (or Vitchenko, pronounces indistinctly) Mikhail Aleksandrovich, Guard Captain of the Volga-Ural Military District Karpova Elena Anatolyevna, Captain of the Strategic Missile Forces Trofimov Evgeny Igorevich, psychologist from the Siberian Military District Vlasova Marina Yuryevna, Guard Major of the North Caucasian Military District Bugayev Vyacheslav Evgenievich, Captain of the 2nd Rank of the Northern Fleet Nechayev Sergey Aleksandrovich, Major of the Pacific Fleet Sudyarova Ksenia Igorevna, Guard Captain of the Airborne Forces Kruglova Irina Evgenievna, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Druzhinin Mikhail Viktorovich, Major of the Baltic Fleet Kovtun Tatyana Faridovna, Lieutenant Commander of the 12th Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Yana Vladimirovna Vanina, Captain 3rd Rank of the Black Sea Fleet Kozlov Viktor Ivanovich, Navy Captain Magurin Viktor Evgenievich, Senior Lieutenant of the Main Directorate of the General Staff Pivovarov (no, but pronounces it inaudibly) Valentina Vladimirovna.

Members of the jury: Korchemny Petr Antonovich, Yendrzheevsky Anatoly Alfredovich, Bogachev Vadim Vyacheslavovich, Savich Vadim Vitalievich, Beskorovainy Felix Ivanovich, Kuryaka Valentin Ivanovich, Kruk Vladimir Mikhailovich, Gubanova Tatyana Vladimirovna.

Chairman of the jury P.A. Korchemny makes a speech.

Competitors take exam papers off the table.

People chat in the hall during the break, journalists interview participants.