The first post-war years in Eastern European countries (1945-1947)

Footage №194819,

Reel №1 Hungary.

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Workers load bolts of fabric into the back of a truck.

A column of trucks passes by.

Farm women crowd around a fabric stall.

Keywords

products, proletariat, cooperation, peasantry

Reel №2 Bulgaria. Electricity.

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Trucks carry city dwellers to the village.

Craftsmen work for the villagers.

A tailor takes measurements.

An electrician hangs a light bulb.

People rejoice at the new electricity.

Keywords

help, electrification, development, socialist camp

Reel №3 Bulgaria. Tobacco.

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Bulgarian farmers discuss a newspaper article.

Drying tobacco.

Hills and valleys covered with growing tobacco.

Keywords

village, culture, products, socialist camp

Reel №4 Bulgaria. Elections.

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A rally and celebrations marking the elections.

A woman presents flowers to the prominent figure of the international movement, G. Dimitrov, who became the head of the government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria.

The electoral commission collects ballots.

Keywords

People's Front, democracy, socialist camp

Persons:

Georgi Dimitrov is a Bulgarian statesman, politician and party figure.

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