Rectors of the World Universities in the Soviet Union (1975)

Movie №7723, 3 parts, Duration: 0:26:54
Studio CSDF (RCSDF)
Starring Moscow State University

Annotation:

About the sixth general conference of the International Association of Universities, which took place on July 19, 1975 in the Column Hall of the House of Unions.

Annotation:

The Moscow River. Sculpture by M. Lomonosov. Moscow State University. Press conference of the President of the International Association of Universities V. Merikoski. The city of Leningrad. St. Isaac's Cathedral. Shuvalov Palace. Meeting of the Administrative Council of the Association. Moscow. Red Square. Kalinin Avenue. Column Hall of the House of Unions. The Sixth General Assembly. Speeches. The building of Moscow State University. Meeting of the Assembly. Report of the Rector of MSU R. V. Khokhlov. The assembly hall of MSU. Students with diplomas. Classes. Lectures. Laboratories. Lecture on TV. The reading room of the library. The Rare Book Library at MSU. Exhibition. Dr. Porter, Rector Hester speaking. Fountains of Yerevan. Yerevan University. The building of Matenadaran. Presentation of student cards. Byurakan Observatory. Telescope. The square in Tashkent in front of the university. Students. Classes in the laboratory. Excavations. Minaret. Landscape of Georgia. Church. Tbilisi University. Classes. Tourists on a bus. Ancient church. Assumption Cathedral. Peterhof. Cruiser "Aurora". Smolny. Lenin's Mausoleum. Secret voting of the assembly participants. Kremlin. Reception in St. George's Hall in honor of the participants of the 6th General Assembly of the International Association of Universities. K. T. Mazurov reads out a greeting. Belarusians, Lithuanians, and Georgians dance. Students sing the anthem in Latin.

Reel №1

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Moscow city center – general (from departure).

Moscow State University building and the monument to M.V. Lomonosov on the Lenin Hills – general.

Press conference of the President of the International Association of Universities at Moscow State University – various.

The President of the Association, Professor Veli Merikoski of the University of Helsinki, speaks about the goals and objectives of the Association (simultaneously in English) – short, medium.

The Secretary General of the Association, Professor Rodnier Kees, speaks (simultaneously in English) – medium.

The city of Leningrad, St Isaac's Cathedral is visible, with the Neva River in the foreground – general; bridge over the canal – medium; buildings – medium, panorama.

Meeting of the Administrative Council – various.

An airplane landing – medium.

The city of Moscow, Red Square – general.

Kalinin Avenue – general.

The Sixth General Assembly in the Column Hall of the House of Unions – general.

The President of the International Association of Universities, Professor Veli Merikoski, opens the Assembly – short; Deputy Director-General of UNESCO John Fobes speaks – kr.

Assembly participants listen and applaud.

USSR Minister of Special Education V.P. Elyutin reads out a letter of greetings from General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee L.I. Brezhnev to Assembly participants (synchronously) – kr.

Conference in the assembly hall of Moscow State University: Rector of Moscow State University, Academician Rem Viktorovich Khokhlov, speaks (synchronously) – kr.

Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University Professor Habakkuk speaks – kr.

Conference participants applaud – cf.

Rectors of the largest universities in Europe and America at sectional meetings – various.

Interview with Rector of Sofia University, Professor Sandov (synchronously) – kr.

Reel №2

Monument to M.V. Lomonosov – Wed.

Assembly Hall of Moscow State University – general.

Presentation of diplomas: students with diplomas in the hall – Wed, kr.

Famous scientists conduct classes with students in different classrooms of Moscow State University.

Hero of Socialist Labor Academician Tikhonov conducts classes in the university computing center.

Laser laboratory, panorama from Academician R.V. Khokhlov to a student – Wed, kr.

Instruments – Wed, panorama.

Students and teachers in the microclimate laboratory, the laboratory of aerial photography methods – various.

Students listening to a lecture given by Ilya Vladimirovich Tolstoy – general; panorama from students to televisions – Wed.

On the TV screen - I.V. Tolstoy – kr, kr.

University scientific library – general, panorama.

A girl and a man reading – kr.

Rare books library – general.

Visitors looking at display cases with books – Wed, Poland, kr.

Rectors of foreign universities making entries in the guest book – general, kr.

Conference delegates talking – Wed, Poland.

Interview with the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sierra Leone Dr.

Porter (simultaneously in English) – kr.

Rector James Hester speaks about the work of the new UN university (simultaneously in English) – Wed.

The city of Yerevan: participants of the Assembly are walking, entering the building of Yerevan State University – general, Wed.

The building of the repository of ancient manuscripts Matenadaran – general, Wed.

Initiation of students at the walls of Matenadaran – Wed, kr.

Students lay flowers at the monument to the founder of Matenadaran – Wed, kr.

Byurokan Observatory: students and a teacher at work in the observatory.

Reel №3

The city of Tashkent: the square in front of the university building – cf.

A panorama of the university building – cf.

Uzbek students at the university building, listening to a lecture in the auditorium, during classes in the lab; participating in excavations.

Architectural monuments of the city of Samarkand, details of monuments.

The city of Tbilisi – general, panorama.

The building of Tbilisi University – general.

A panorama from rock samples to students listening to a teacher – cf., cr.

Guests on the bus – cf., panorama.

The guests visit the city of Suzdal, the city of Vladimir: viewing architectural monuments.

Peterhof, fountains – general.

The rectors of the universities visit the cruiser Aurora.

The monument to V.I. Lenin near Smolny – general.

The assembly hall of Smolny: the chandeliers are lit, the conference participants enter – general.

The city of Moscow: the delegates of the Assembly walk to the Lenin Mausoleum, lay a wreath – cf.

Assembly Hall of Moscow State University: a new composition of the Administrative Council of the International Association for the next five years is elected by secret ballot – general, cf.

Professor of the University of Montreal Roger Gaudry, elected the fifth president of the International Association of Universities, speaks (simultaneously in French) – general.

Moscow – general.

A reception in the St.

George Hall of the Kremlin, held in honor of the participants of the sixth General Assembly of the International Association of Universities: the guests are greeted by the First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR K. T. Mazurov.

A concert for the delegates of the conference in the Moscow State University Club, in which students of universities from the union republics participate: Belarusians, Lithuanians, and Georgians are dancing (simultaneously) – various.

The participants of the concert applaud – general, cf.

The students on the stage perform the anthem.

A panorama of the Moscow State University building – cf.

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