Roma in the Soviet Union

Roma in the Soviet Union 

Roma in the Soviet Union 

Excerpt from a film which compares traditional Roma life unfavorably with the life of the Roma under the Soviet system. Intertitle in English and French reads,"Awards for the Best Workers" Romani people on a kolkhoz (collective farm) receive awards at a ceremony. People clap and cheer as a woman is awarded three geese and a young boy receives a pig. A woman and a man lead a bull through a crowd of cheering people. A large portrait of Stalin hangs from the building. Intertitle in English and French reads:"The Century-Long Wanderings of the Gypsy" A Roma woman dances in front of a large crowd. Shots of individuals in the crowd.