didn't liberate the europe from hitler but occupied it it feels like the author either knows nothing about history or he does and wants to rewrite it all that makes those old how would movies that were made during the war seem even more remarkable american audience was presented with a totally different picture of the world and the soviet union back that in the next 30 minutes we'll learn how history has been written and rewritten through american cinema. in 1903 at the height to ford were to the united states release mission to moscow a film about a visit to the u.s.s.r. by american ambassador joseph davis who was splayed by actor walter houston. in n.c. now when coming into the soviet union in the name of my government thank you the u.s. ambassador arrives in the u.s. sorry harboring a degree of skepticism but on the whole what he sees there and what millions of american movie goers saw along with them breaks all the stereotypes about the soviet government of those times we keep experimented to find ways to increase our efficiency what kind of effect is this that much different tha

hitler's germany capitulated to the allies sides to read you know 75 years commemoration and this this was an event that is new to the school to be. president and to have to cancel it. must the pool but you know let me if we did say that they have to win the race they have public safety against remembering the sacrifices that the country made during world war 2. we're now facing a tough choice the 9th of may is a special day for us but the life of every single person is priceless to hold the parade on the 9th of may we need to start rehearsals now but the risks posed by the epidemic as well as its peak which we haven't post yet is still high that's why i cannot stop the rehearsals for the parade under the public gatherings. it was still up in the air until until this last moment with just weeks to go until the parade itself russia was spared in the initial stages of the pandemic infection numbers here had been very relatively low and there had been you know there had been hope that perhaps with follow the scenario that happened in singapore in south korea where the infection was contai

joseph stalin negotiated a treaty of nonaggression with adolf hitler while promising each other piece of the soviet and german foreign ministers molotov and ribbentrop realigned the map of eastern europe splitting it into german and soviet spheres of influence. no sooner had the mala tav ribbentrop pact been signed then poland was split and in september of 1939 eastern poland awoke to be western ukraine and a part of the family of soviet republics and the u.s.s.r. . but even this bold dividing of lands and nations only delayed the inevitable germany broke its promise to the u.s.s.r. . on june 22nd 1941 germany invaded the u.s.s.r. launching barbara rossa the largest military operation in world history. barbara was aiming for st petersburg moscow and kiev ukraine 3 destinations of major significance. ukraine with its rich lands and resources was an important industrial and economic source for the u.s.s.r. to cut it off from the soviet union would strike a big blow indeed. for most of the soviet union the 2nd world war was about fighting the invaders of their land. but it wasn't quite s

of course at every headquarters area we found that the germans had a picture of hitler, and our boys are using it as a pin board but the americans had a way of amusing themselves. here is the first official ceremony held in france when general collins presented the flag made out of parachute clothe to the may i don't have of cherbourg holding the microphone. our boys were given clean uniforms for the occasion, and soon the people that came back to cherbourg after the fighting stopped came to visit us. here we see ernie pyle in the center and talking to a colonel of the signal car and this is burt brandt who we saw earlier shooting for ap, cecil cons and john maglency and here is, oh, gosh, 25 years has done a lot to my memory, but the troops began to move in the opposite direction to attack the enemy on the line, and we were passing through the city of valone and of course it was completely destroyed. i was there several times since the war and it's been rebuilt beautifully, but the germans tried to make a stand here and wherever they did try to make a stand we had to knock them out

at the headquarters, we found that the germans had a picture of hitler, and our boys are using it as a pin board. the americans had a way of amusing themselves. here is the first official ceremony held in france, general collins on the right presented the tricolor flag made out of parachute cloth to the mayor of cherbourg, who was holding the microphone. our boys of the seven corps were given clean uniforms for the ccasion. soon the people who came back to cherbourg after the fighting stopped came to visit with us and talk to us. here we see ernie pyle again in the center and talking to the colonel of the signal corps. this is burt brandt who we saw earlier shooting for a.p. cecil cannes, and john mcglinchey. here is -- oh gosh, 25 years has done a lot to my memory. the troops begin to move in the opposite direction to attack the enemy on the same low line. we were passing through the city of rologne and, of course, it was completely destroyed. i was there several times since the war and it has been rebuilt beautifully. the germans tried to make a stand here, and when ever they tried