About the annual Moscow festival "Russian Winter".
The city of Moscow on New Year's Eve. Christmas tree markets on the streets. Visitors to the zoo looking at polar bears and penguins. Winter swimming enthusiasts - "walruses" - bathe in an ice hole. Performances by participants of the "Russian Winter" festival: the "Souvenir" dance ensemble, opera singer B. Rudenko, violinist V. Tretyakov, artists of the "Romen" theater, the Moscow Chamber Choir under the direction of V. Nilin. Foyer of the Central Puppet Theater; visitors looking at the puppet exhibition. Scene from the performance of the Central Puppet Theater. S. Obraztsov with the "hockey player" puppet. New Year's circus performance. Performance of the "Beryozka" dance ensemble in the "Russia" concert hall for the participants of the "Russian Winter" festival. New Year's Eve celebration in a cafe. Visitors dancing.




Panorama of snow-covered tree branches – Wed; Panorama from top to bottom of fir trees; Panorama from a tree onto a snow-covered field; airfield – general; planes at the airfield – kr.
Multi-story buildings with illuminated windows on a Moscow street – Wed.
Pedestrians walking along the street – Wed, girl's face – kr.
The clock on the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower; the clock hands point to 12 (the clock strikes) – Wed.
A group of tourists are talking; the girl's face, the Kremlin cathedrals are reflected in her glasses – Wed; Panorama of the cathedrals – Wed.
Girl – kr; man – kr.
Traffic on a Moscow street – Wed.
Father Frost talking to a policeman – Wed, Snow Maiden smiling, looking out of a car window – Wed.
A decorated Christmas tree with the inscription "Happy New Year!" in a shop window – Wed.
Muscovites choosing Christmas trees at a Christmas tree market – misc. the legs of a man standing in line for Christmas trees – Wed, a man warming his hands – CU. A reflection of pedestrians walking down the street in a shop window – GM. Dolls and other souvenirs are spinning in one of the shops in Moscow; a samovar – CU.; A panorama of wooden products on a shop stand – Wed; Customers are choosing souvenirs – Wed.
A young man and a girl from the choreographic ensemble "Souvenir" are dancing - Wed; the members of the ensemble are dancing (synchronously) – GM, Wed; the artists are bowing – Wed.
A panorama of snow-covered trees onto a street in Moscow – Wed.
The building of the Bolshoi Theater – Wed, zoom in, a chandelier in the theater hall – CU. A scene from Glinka's opera "Ruslan and Lyudmila", the title role is performed by People's Artist of the USSR Bela Rudenko (synchronously) – GM. A monument to Pushkin – Wed.
Girls are passing by – Wed, CU.; a girl taking a photo on the street in Moscow – Wed (B. Rudenko singing in the background).
Sergei Prokofiev's Violin Concerto in the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall – general, international competition laureate Viktor Tretyakov is playing (synchronously) – Wed; a girl is listening – CU Children by a Christmas tree on the street in Moscow; a panorama of Father Frost; CU of girls, a girl smiling – CU Christmas tree with flashing lights near the circus building – CU, a panorama.
New Year's performance at the circus: snowflake girls and a snow woman run out – Wed;
a trumpeter is playing – CU; Father Frost rides into the circus arena on a horse, a group of acrobats follows him – general;
acrobats perform – miscellaneous;
a female artist with a bear jumps over a rope, throws rings, the bear catches the rings with its head – Wed;
clown – CU; the spectators are smiling, a clown is among the spectators – Wed;
a trainer with a dog is riding a bicycle – Wed;
a dog is running on a revolving circle – Wed;
gymnasts are performing – Wed;
a juggler is performing – Wed;
aerial gymnasts are performing – misc.;
a pole attraction – Wed;
ice ball artists in a circus arena – Wed;
illusionist Yuri Averino is performing – misc.
Examples of dolls from different countries of the world in the museum of the Central Puppet Theater – misc.; gnome – Wed; visitors to the museum are watching – Wed, cro.
A scene from the play "Don Juan" (synchronously) – misc.; actors working with dolls in the play – Wed, cro.




S. Obraztsov demonstrates the "hockey player" puppet - the hero of a new play about sports - Wed.
Hockey players ride out onto the field - Wed; moments of a hockey game - different; N. Ozerov comments - Wed.
Acrobatic number "hockey" - Wed (moments of a hockey game alternate with an acrobatic number "hockey").
A girl tourist takes pictures on the street of Moscow - Wed.
Report on the street of Moscow on a frosty day on the eve of the New Year; girls walk by - Wed; a young man stands - Wed; a child smiles - Wed.
Bear paws - Wed; polar bears among the ice - Wed; a penguin walks across a snowy field - Wed.
A child walks on the street - Wed.
Walrus head - Wed; a man-"walrus" dives into the water - Wed; a woman swims - Wed; a dog in clothes is standing – Wed, winter swimming enthusiasts are standing – Moscow "walruses" – against the background of warmly dressed Muscovites (a gypsy song performed by an actress of the Romen theater is playing in the background).
Snow-covered tree branches – Wed.
An actress of the Romen theater is singing - Wed; artists of the gypsy theater are singing and dancing – misc.; a hand is playing the guitar – cr.
PNR over snow-covered trees – Wed.
Spectators are climbing the stairs of the Rossiya Concert Hall; young men and women in the cozy foyer of the concert hall – Wed, decorated Christmas tree – Wed.
Members of the Beryozka ensemble are preparing for a performance, looking in the mirror, adjusting their kokoshniks.
The audience is applauding in the Rossiya Concert Hall - general; the dance "Northern Patterns" performed by the artists of the ensemble "Beryozka", dancing members of the ensemble (synchronously) - various.
The window of the "clothes" store on Kalininsky Prospekt, decorated for the New Year (evening), pedestrians are passing, panorama of the decorated Christmas tree - cf.
The Moscow Chamber Choir conducted by V. Minin is performing (synchronously); panorama of the choir members - cf.; the choir members are walking with candles and singing - cf.; the choir is singing - general.
The chandelier is burning - kr.
A Christmas tree with flashing lights on a Moscow street - general.
Decorated Christmas tree - cf.; the inscription made of lights "Happy New Year!" Celebrating the New Year; opening champagne and pouring it into glasses (the Kremlin clock strikes) - various; clinking glasses, drinking champagne - various. T. Leibel and Nikolsky are dancing (synchronously) – various.
Dancing in the hall – various.
It is snowing – moderate.
Variety act performed by circus artist A. Berenshteyn – various.
Construction of the Olympic Complex – general, panorama.
A rocket is taking off – moderate; a rocket is flying – general.




The building of the Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, with a Christmas tree with flashing lights in front – Wed, departure.
The audience at the theater building - Wed.
Spectators in the foyer of the Bolshoi Theater – Wed.
Honored Artist of the RSFSR L. Semenyaka getting ready for the performance – Wed, short; G. Ulanova and L. Semenyaka before the performance – various. L. Semenyaka with her partner on stage – Wed.
The chandelier goes out at the Bolshoi Theater – Wed.
A scene from Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker - performed by L. Semenyaka and People's Artist of the USSR M. Lavrovsky (synchronously) – Wed, general.
A panorama of the snow-covered branches of a tree – Wed.
A panorama from the chandelier to the hall of the Hermitage Museum; sculptures and paintings in the hall of the Hermitage – various; visitors looking at the paintings in the Hermitage – Wed; Hermitage Hall - general.
Young people on Leningrad Square – medium, small; a female tourist taking pictures – small.
Leningrad Embankment in Winter – general.
The cruiser Aurora on the Neva – medium.
Smolny – general, with a group of tourists in the foreground.
The Pushkin Monument on a Square in Leningrad – general.
The Kirov Opera and Ballet Theatre building – medium.
Girls walking through the park – medium; a girl taking pictures – medium.
The “Russian Winter” festival, sledding in troikas – various; young men and women sledding down a hill – medium; girls laughing, dressed in Russian national costumes – medium; young people playing snowballs – various; pancakes being baked in frying pans; young people dancing to the accordion, eating pancakes.
A panorama of the tops of the fir trees, sledding in troikas – various.
The Pyatnitsky Choir ensemble performs on stage; the dance "Zimushka" is performed (synchronously); dancers - various; accordion keys - red; hand presses accordion keys - red; hand plays the gusli - red; hand plays the balalaika - red. (The performance of the Pyatnitsky Choir alternates with skating on Russian troikas).