Soviet Army №50-1980 Soldier's creativity (1980)

A motorized rifle company marches along an asphalt road singing a song, soldiers' faces.

Soldiers in the barracks play a duet on the accordion, their comrades sit and stand nearby, a view of part of the sleeping quarters.

Photos of army amateur theater, choral, musical, and dance groups during performances.

Books on the stand of the Creative Literary Association of the Central House of the Soviet Army (CDSA).

Covers of periodicals devoted to cultural and educational work in the troops.

Political officers in the CDSA methodology office receive consultations on the management of amateur art activities.

Covers of publications of the CDSA methodology office.

A military brass band plays.

The personnel of one of the military units march in front of the tribune.

Soldiers during exercises at the training ground.

An infantry fighting vehicle crosses a water obstacle.

Pontooner squad commander Sergeant Yu.

Malinovsky supervises the launch of a pontoon during the construction of a river crossing.

Launching the pontoons.

Sappers working to build a crossing.

The face of A. Lobachevsky, a laboratory assistant in the communications training classes.

Communications soldiers during a class.

Lobachevsky helps soldiers master the equipment.

Sergeants Malinovsky and Lobachevsky create a sculptural portrait in the workshop.

Malinovsky and Lobachevsky in formation.

Panorama of the memorial to the division's heroes with busts created by Malinovsky and Lobachevsky.

A copy of the monument to General D.M. Karbyshev, created by Malinovsky and Lobachevsky.

The ceremony of awarding honorary certificates to excellent combat and political training students at the memorial.

The personnel march past the memorial in a ceremonial formation.

Views of the memorial, located in the Gomel region on the territory of the Rogachev motorized rifle division.

A veteran tells young soldiers about the unit's combat path.

Memorial sculptures created by Private V. Vorobyov.

Vorobyov creates a sculptural portrait of his comrade posing for him.

Vorobyov works on a sculptural portrait of V.I. Lenin.

Vorobyov with a light machine gun during a tactical exercise at the training ground.

Motorized riflemen leave the infantry fighting vehicle's troop compartment and form a chain.

Performance of the soldiers' vocal ensemble "Scarlet Shoulder Straps" (synchronously and off-screen), motorized riflemen during a tactical exercise.

Soldiers applaud while sitting in the club hall.

Soldiers cleaning their weapons, the face of Private I. Rutter.

Rutter makes a sketch of his comrades cleaning their weapons.

Rutter's face.

The "Liberation of Rogachev" diorama created by Rutter.

Rutter works on the diorama.

Rutter demonstrates a diorama to young soldiers, tells about the history of its creation and the events depicted on it.

Motorized riflemen during a tactical exercise at a training ground, overcoming an assault strip.

The faces of privates Aleksandrovich and Arkhipov during training.

Motorized riflemen attack a simulated enemy.

A lesson in the fine arts club of the garrison officers' club.

Aleksandrovich and Arkhipov conduct a drawing lesson with the young artists of the garrison.

A diorama created by Aleksandrovich and Arkhipov.

An artillery piece in the museum hall, officers enter the hall and approach the soldier-artists.

Political officers Lieutenant Colonel Faletsky and Senior Lieutenant Valentey consult the artists on creating fragments of the diorama.

Valentey draws another sketch at home.

Valentey's works.

Valentey talks with musicians and artists of the soldiers' ensemble "Tachanka" about the repertoire.

Performance of the ensemble "Tachanka" in the soldiers' club (synchronously and off-screen), the face of the conductor, panorama of the auditorium of the club.

Soldiers in the hall applaud.

Performance of the dance group of the ensemble "Tachanka" in front of soldiers during a break in field exercises.

Spectators sitting on the armor applaud.

Faces of tankers K. Tatoris and V. Daragan.

Setting the crew a combat mission.

The crew takes their places in the tank.

The tank drives along the road.

Tatoris and Daragan do some chiselling in their free time.

One of the works of Tatoris and Daragan.

Senior sergeant of long-term service V. Suchaka teaches one of the soldiers wood carving.

Suchaka creates another piece.

Works of a master carver.

Army musicians in the living room of the officers' house during a meeting with conservatory students and philharmonic artists.

Performance of the military amateur violin ensemble, created with the help of art directors (synchronously).

Faces of soldiers resting during a break in the exercises.

Soldiers resting on the grass in a field.

A soldier with a radio in his hands.

Soldiers take up a firing line at a shooting range during a fire training session.

A soldier attaches a magazine to a machine gun.

Soldiers service military equipment during the park and maintenance day.

The dance group of the District Officers' Club ensemble performs the dance "Brothers in class - brothers in arms" on stage, faces of the audience.

The national flags of the Warsaw Pact member countries are brought onto the stage.