Around the USSR №229-1988 The Spirit of Chautauqua or Americans in Tbilisi (1988)

Farewell at the airport of representatives of the Soviet and American public, singing to the guitar, taking pictures, dancing, talking.

Americans on the steps of the plane.

Arrival of the American delegation in the USSR. At the airport, pioneers greet guests with flowers.

Among those greeting is Valentina Tereshkova.

A panorama of Tbilisi from above.

The flags of the USSR and the USA are on the masts.

Speech at the podium of US Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Saintis (synchronously).

Applauding in the hall.

General view of the hall where the 4th meeting of representatives of the Soviet and American public is taking place.

Valentina Tereshkova is among those listening in the hall.

At the microphone, Anatoly Adamishin speaks (synchronously) about the peculiarities of Soviet-American relations.

Adamishin interviews A.L. (synchronously) about public diplomacy.

A woman from the American delegation speaks (synchronously) about the role of ordinary people in relations between states.

A panorama of Tbilisi from above.

The sculpture "Tree of Peace".

Handing over the sculpture as a gift to the city of Atlanta.

Yevgeny Primakov speaking at the microphone (synchronously and off-camera) about new political thinking.

Passers-by on the street.

Former US Ambassador to the USSR Arthur Hartman on the podium, calling for developing common views on past events.

Yevgeny Primakov listening.

Members of delegations talking.

Alexander Bovin speaking (synchronously and off-camera) about the possibility of a nuclear war.

An American answers the question of what he would do if he were President of the United States.

An American married couple visiting a Georgian family, having lunch and drinks.

Publicist Nikolay Shishlin speaking at the podium (synchronously and off-camera) about changes in the USSR. Listeners in the hall, including a priest.

A panorama of the city of Tbilisi from above.

Pedestrians on the street.

An American answers the question of what he would do if he were the leader of the USSR. A discussion about human rights in the hall, an interview on the street.

Children in an elementary school classroom.

An American teacher teaching a lesson.

Driving through the city, American women in a car.

An elderly American woman in the house of a Georgian worker, looking at family photographs.

Soviet cosmonaut Valery Kubasov and American astronaut Michael Collins are talking. M. Collins's speech at the microphone (synchronously and off-screen) about cooperation between the USSR and the USA in space.

Views of Tbilisi churches.

Men in Georgian folk costumes.

Close-up: faces of boys and girls.

Bells on the belfry of the cathedral.

A children's ensemble performs a Georgian dance.

An interview with a priest (synchronously) about peace.

A concert on an open-air stage in "old" Tbilisi.

The audience applauds.

Young people dance.

The audience waves their hands with lit lighters.