Russian pioneers - pilots - Efimov, Utochkin: The first attempts of the Soviet Country to create their own aircraft industry. Pilots: Chkalov, Gromov, Kokkinaki. World War II: An after war drama, history of domestic aircraft construction. First Soviet jet plane BI-1, fighting and experimental fighters of Mikoyan and Suxoy, heavy machines of Tupolev, Myasischeva, Antonova, air fights in the sky of Korea and Vietnam, the newest planes of the Russian Air Forces. The film features a spectacular aviation milestones of the first half of the century. From fearless pioneering flights of Yefimov and Outochkin to the soviets' attempts to build their own aircraft production. From the long distance flights distance flights of "Stalin's hawks" to the aerial victories of WWII. All recorded here in previously unseen historic archive footage. Russia shot into the post-war jet age with world-beating fighters from Mikoyan and Sukhoi that duelled with their Western rivals in Korea and Vietnam. Heavyweight Tupolev bombers, giant Antonov tranports and record-breaking supersonic fighters established the Soviet Union as the world's number one aviation superpower. This visual account takes us from the first Soviet jet fighter of 1942 to the newest aircraft of the Russian Air Force. About the author: Arkady Yakovlevich Aizenberg. Born on Nevember 7, 1921 in Ukraine. Professor of chair of librarianship in Moscow State University of Culture and Arts. Ph. D in pedagogical sciences. Had over 100 publications. Self-education in history, theory and modern conflicts. In 1996 Aizenberg released a book called Library Service: Theory and Principles that was later used in the university. Took part in military action in World War II and got two medals for victory over Germani and victory over Japan. Received orders of Great Patriotic War (WWII) second degree and of Red Labor Banner. The movie contains unique and rare documents of Russian state archive of video and photo documentation.
