St︠s︡eny u fontana : Scenes at a fountain /

1st work (28 min.): A powerful, 600-foot-high column of fire--the world's largest natural gas fire--burned for over a year on the shores of the Caspian Sea. The film dramatically documents the courageous firemen who risked their lives to cap the howling blaze (1986). 2nd work (14 min., 40 sec.)...

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Corporate Authors:	Kinostudii︠a︡ kazakh filʹm, T︠S︡entralʹnai︠a︡ studii︠a︡ dokumentalʹnykh filʹmov (Moscow, Russia), Sovėksportfilʹm (Firm), Citizen Exchange Council (New York), American-Soviet Film Initiative, Video Project
Other Authors:	Gonopolskiĭ, Igorʹ, Skabard, Tatʹi︠a︡na
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	Russian
Language Notes:	In Russian with English subtitles.
Published:	Oakland, CA : Video Project, 1989.
Series:	Glasnost film festival ; video 5.
Subjects:	Soviet Union > Social life and customs > 1970-1991. Fire extinction > Soviet Union. Natural gas > Soviet Union. Alcoholism > Soviet Union. Caspian Sea Coast. Soviet Union > History > 20th century. Documentary films. Motion pictures, Russian. Foreign films.

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Summary:	1st work (28 min.): A powerful, 600-foot-high column of fire--the world's largest natural gas fire--burned for over a year on the shores of the Caspian Sea. The film dramatically documents the courageous firemen who risked their lives to cap the howling blaze (1986). 2nd work (14 min., 40 sec.): The horrible effects of drinking on human beings. Families are divided, homes are neglected, children are hungry.
Item Description:	"A project of Citizen Exchange Council (New York) in association with The American-Soviet Film Initiative (Moscow)." Originally produced as documentary films in the USSR in 1986. "Part 5 of a 12 videotape collection representing the first Soviet documentaries released in the 'glasnost era.'" Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (42 min., 40 sec.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.