Kiev during the first days of war, 1941

Kiev during the first days of war, 1941 

Based on the paper documentation from the Central State Archives, translated from Russian: This is Kyiv [Kiev] during the first days of war (more precisely it's June 28, 1941). CU of a crowd gathered on a street to listen to the radio report. VS of people in the crowd: soldiers, civilians. [The footage was shot on Mitskevich Street]. Military vehicles with Soviet soldiers are rolling through the streets. CU of a street calendar that reads"June 28th, Saturda" and shows 11 a.m. CU of two Jewish men sitting and talking. CU of a young man talking to a young woman. AV of a square in Kyiv. VS of a group of nurses walking in the street. CU of a man reading a street poster that announces a concert program at the Franko Theatre [One of the oldest theaters in Kyiv]. Another poster written in Hebrew and Ukrainian announces a play"Feas" performed by the Kyiv State Jewish Theatre. 

Much of this footage is also present at the beginning of Film ID 2488.