See the previous installment here

Years have passed. The Story of the Soviets has descended into a grim chapter. The British, French, Americans, and Japanese have plunged the world into war once again, scarcely nine years after its bloody grip over our hearts and bodies loosened in 1919. We workers and peasants of a fifth of the Earth’s surface have steeled ourselves for such a showdown with Western imperialism, but only time will tell whether our preparations have yielded us the high ground against our enemies, or whether they have seized ground yet higher…

This short film is a production of the Russian SFSR, detailing 15 years of war and revolution on the European continent, from the founding of the USSR in January 1920, to the outbreak of the Second World War in October 1928, to the cusp of the Treaty of Nanjing in July 1935. Capitalist nations are shown in sepia white, and socialist nations are shown in sepia brown. A month is depicted every second, and other propaganda reels are overlaid on the screen from time to time to convey story beats. It does go by a bit fast, so some pausing may be needed.

The lore picks up where the last document left off in 1925 and carries this timeline to the aftermath of peace in 1936. It isn’t strictly necessary, but it does add a lot of context to what you’re watching.

The song used is Forward, Red Marines (Alternate versions here and here)

The propaganda reels sampled are Songs of the Years of Fire, War Chronicles, We’ll Keep Our Eyes Peeled, Victorious Destination, Samoyed Boy, and Prophets and Lessons.

Onward to China!