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A Sixth Part of the World
RUSSIA · 1926

A Sixth Part of the World

Dziga Vertov
Soviet propaganda cultural diversity economic resources national unity documentary travelogue
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Synopsis

Through the travelogue format, it depicts the multitude of Soviet peoples in remote areas of USSR and details the entirety of the wealth of the Soviet land. Focusing on cultural and economic diversity, the film is in fact a call for unification in order to build a "complete socialist society".

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