Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Documentary Films series
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- Attributions and conjectures: Title based on contents of series.
Level of description
Series
Repository
Reference code
2008.005.02
Edition area
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1969, 1984, 2007 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
17 film reels
1 DVD
Publisher's series area
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Archival description area
Custodial history
Scope and content
Series consists of biographical films about Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), leader of the Soviet Union and father of Communism. These films were created and produced in the Russian Soviet State and reflect the ideals of the state and the popular interpretation of Lenin's life and work. The 17 film reels make up the following 4 movies: "Lenin is alive" (1969), "Lenin: pages of the biography" (1969), "Gorki Leninskie" (1984), "Lenin documents, facts, recollections" (1969). A DVD was added to the collection in 2010 that depicts the public speeches and demonstrations taking place in Vilnius, Lithuania during the dissolution of the Lithuanian Soviet State, including the tearing down of a statue of Lenin in the city centre.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
Film reels were given item numbers (expressed as Reel x of y) prior to examination and do not follow their original order. Digitization was done based on this arrangement. Reels and digitized clips belonging to the same film do not appear in chronological order on the digitized versions.
Language of material
Script of material
Location of originals
Original negatives are housed in the Russian State Film & Photo Archive in Krasnogorsk.
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
Original films are not available for viewing. Digital copies may be viewed onsite in Special Collections.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Copyright is held by the studios.
Finding aids
Associated materials
Accruals
Conservation
Films were digitized by Preserving the Past in 2009. A detailed report was produced and is available in Special Collections.