The Eternal City (2014)

Crimea, the outskirts of Sevastopol, sea, coast, waves.

Waves crashing against rocks.

Seagulls in the sky, above the sea.

Waves crashing against the granite embankment.

Sevastopol, Primorsky Boulevard, embankment, cloudy weather, wind, stormy sea, there are benches, a lantern, people on the embankment, the Mikhailovskaya battery (fort) is visible in the frame.

Monument to the sunken ships in the bay of Sevastopol.

Close-up - panorama of rocks on the shore.

Pipe in rocks, water flowing.

Memorial "35th Coastal Battery" in Sevastopol - in the frame are ruins of defensive fortifications.

View of rocks, rusty metal parts of structures, etc.

Drawing from the 19th century - Russian soldiers in defensive fortifications.

Close-up - panorama of rocks, metal parts.

An ancient stone pillar in the field.

Field, seashore, tower, cloudy stormy sky.

A 19th century drawing shows Russian soldiers in a bastion, near a cannon.

A field, a seashore, a watchtower, a cloudy stormy sky.

An ancient stone pillar in the field.

A panorama of a defensive fortification.

A 19th century drawing shows the Russian army defending Sevastopol.

The 35th Coastal Battery memorial in Sevastopol - a view of the ruins of the defensive fortifications.

Various shots with views of the memorial, fortifications, etc. alternate with drawings dedicated to the defenders of Sevastopol in the 19th century (the Crimean War).

A photograph of a young L. N. Tolstoy in a military uniform.

A chronicle, b/w photography - a view of the Mikhailovskaya Battery (approximately the 1940s).

Chronicle of 1941-1945 - military planes in the sky, hands on the control column in the cockpit, German planes, view from the cockpit to the ground, squadron of German planes, various shots of planes in the sky, German pilot at the control column, bombs falling on the city, explosions in the frame, German bomber in the sky, view of the sea, city from above, explosions from bombs are visible, Crimean landscapes in the frame, the outskirts of Sevastopol, gun barrels are raised, Soviet soldiers in a bunker, an officer works with a map, soldiers look through a periscope, prepare shells, load guns, officers, soldiers, sailors in the frame, "

Death to Hitler"

is written on a shell, etc.

In the photo - Captain Leshchenko A. Ya., commander of the 35th battery.

Chronicle of 1941-1945 - soldiers, sailors of the 35th battery in Sevastopol in a bunker, loading guns, firing at enemy positions, showing working mechanisms, equipment, the frame shows the commander giving an order, shots from gun barrels, explosions, etc., panorama of the seashore, explosions on the coastline are visible, German tanks in Crimea, view of a mountain road, a temple on the top, German military equipment, trucks, etc., a platform in front of the temple, German tanks and trucks, view of the sea, German tanks driving along a mountain road in Crimea, view of columns of German special equipment, convoys, cars, tanks, etc., footage of the capture of Sevastopol, fascists in the city, in the frame dead residents on the streets, scenes of street battles, etc.

Chronicle of 1941-1945 - battles with the Germans in Crimea, guns firing, explosions, in the frame Colonel General Manstein shaking hands with soldiers and officers, German soldiers sitting by the wall, a medic bandaging a wounded man, a German artillery battery, soldiers loading guns, hoisting shells up, an officer giving a command, gunshots are heard, in the frame German infantry, a village on the seashore, houses, Germans carrying boxes of weapons, shells, footage of street battles, artillery guns firing, in the frame German officers, a soldier being awarded the Iron Cross, German soldiers, fighting on the streets of the city, destroyed buildings, a German throwing a grenade, etc., in the frame - destroyed Sevastopol, Germans on the streets of the city, a half-sunken ship in the bay, fires, destruction, burning ruins and etc., the gun barrels rise up.

In the photo - the commander of the 30th battery, Captain Alexander G. A. In the photo - a damaged gun of the 30th battery.

Chronicle of 1941-1945 - Germans near the guns, carry shells, load, shoot, explosions are heard, in the frame German infantry shoots from shelters, various shots of battles, infantry runs, Germans shoot from a machine gun, shots are heard from artillery guns, in the frame German signalmen, a column of Soviet prisoners of war is walking (after the capture of the 30th battery by the Germans), a photo of Captain Alexander appears, in the frame the sea, the coast, etc.

Modern shooting - Sevastopol, bay, view of the city, in the frame a warship.

Pokrovsky Cathedral in Sevastopol - panorama of the temple.

Primorsky Boulevard, embankment, people walking, view of the bay.

Stone pavement, stone wall with a ledge in the form of a bench.

Monument to Admiral Nakhimov in Sevastopol.

Sculpture of a lion.

View of the embankment and the sea, people walk under a small bridge.

Embankment, view of the Monument to the Sunken Ships, bay, warship.

Chronicle of 1941-1945 - sea, bay, warship.

In the old photograph - the leader of the squadron destroyers "Tashkent".

Chronicle of 1941-1945 - infantry soldiers on board the ship, infantrymen marching, loading weapons on board, warships at sea, gunshots are heard, enemy planes in the sky, artillery guns on board the ship, people on the deck, view from the ship of the sea and the shore, the leader "Tashkent" in Novorossiysk, the wounded are unloaded from the ship, women and children, the wounded on the shore.

An old photograph shows the half-sunken Tashkent, damaged by gunfire, near the pier.

A chronicle from 1941-1945 - a military transport plane on the airfield, planes in the sky, soldiers on the field, Soviet planes in the sky, a submarine crew lining up above before sailing, Soviet submarines in the frame, a view from above of a burning ship in the bay near the city (shot from an airplane), flights over ruined Sevastopol, ruins of buildings in the frame, filming on the streets of ruined Sevastopol, a photograph of the writer Mark Twain appears in the background of the chronicle.

Chronicle of 1941-1945 - flights over destroyed Sevastopol, waves near the shore, artillery guns firing, an artillery battery in the frame, soldiers bringing shells, firing, etc., a view of enemy positions, in the frame the top leadership and officers in positions, looking through binoculars, etc., soldiers and officers in trenches, a meeting of the Military Council, officers, top leadership near military maps, etc., a top view of Sevastopol, the bay (shot from an airplane) Soldiers, sailors in trenches, shooting from shelters, a panorama of the rocky coast, guns in the frame, soldiers running to attack, in the frame a military ship with traces of explosions, holes, dead soldiers on the shore, a damaged military ship near the shore, an officer commands "

Salvo", guns fire, explosions are heard, German tanks are driving, the Germans are firing from guns, in the frame German guns, guns, etc., in the frame - soldiers and officers of the 35th battery, loading guns, shooting at the enemy, a German soldier is running, explosions in the frame, a top view of the fortifications of the 35th coastal battery, footage after the battery is blown up, in the frame warships, boats at sea, a view of stone fortifications, soldiers of the 35th battery in casemates preparing ammunition, German and Italian ships at sea, in the frame sailors on board, guns on ships, Soviet soldiers and sailors firing from shelters, trenches, running to attack, dead soldiers on the shore, destroyed burnt vehicles, wounded soldiers walking, Germans on the shore, Soviet soldiers below waving white handkerchiefs, the remaining soldiers surrendering, leaving the fortifications with their hands raised, etc., a column of captured Soviet soldiers walking.

Contemporary shooting - the memorial "35th Coastal Battery", half-ruined stone fortifications overgrown with grass.

In the frame - a church on the shore in the form of an obelisk on the territory of the memorial.

Stone walls of the fortifications.

Panorama of the wall, traces of bullets are visible, flowers on the wall.

In the frame - a memorial plaque.

Chronicle of 1941-1945 - a wounded soldier holds his head.

In the frame - a warship in the bay of Sevastopol, a view of the monument to the sunken ships in the rays of the sunset.

A sailor and a girl are sitting on the embankment.

People are walking along the embankment on Primorsky Boulevard, in the frame there are children, a stormy sea, etc.

Blue sky with white clouds.

Chronicle of 1941-1945 - aerial view of the earth, cities, explosions are visible (shot from an airplane), the frame shows destroyed Sevastopol, ruins of houses, Soviet military aircraft in the sky, artillery guns are firing, infantry is running to attack, footage of the liberation of Sevastopol - street fighting, soldiers with machine guns are running, the frame shows a destroyed German tank, a dead soldier near the tank, soldiers are walking with boxes, Soviet tanks on the streets of the city, a panorama of ruins, destroyed houses, a Soviet officer shakes hands with soldiers and sailors - liberators of Sevastopol, a sailor on a military ship strengthens the flag of the Navy, soldiers are marching along the embankment, the frame shows a bay and a monument to sunken ships, military ships are moored in the bay of Sevastopol.

Chronicle of the 1950s - Sevastopol, embankment, vacationers on the shore, swimming in the sea, etc., people on sailboats, a group of pioneers in a park, vacationers walking along the alleys of parks and squares, sailors on the streets of the city, a trolleybus goes, a sailor with children walks, etc.

Modern shooting - a bay at sunset, a sailboat, the sea.

People on the seaside boulevard, walking, going to the sea.

Red sunset.

Sunset, sailboats in the sea.

Vacationers, sailors walk along the alleys of the park.

Boats near the shore.

A girl's face against the background of the red sunset sky.

A warship is moored in the bay, the red sunset sun is in the sky.