Russia: Zyuganov's Support Visit to Bryansk 🇷🇺

(22 May 1996) T/I: 10:42:20


The visit of Russian Communist leader and candidate for president Gennady Zyuganov to Bryansk and neighbouring towns in western Russia had a lot in common with the old days: a sea of people, red banners and babushkas clutching photos of their idol. Bryansk, a working-class city near the Belarussian and Ukrainian borders, is likely to give Zyuganov a majority of its votes during the June 16th presidential election.

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BRYANSK REGION, RUSSIA 21/5
ms train arrives at Bryansk Railway station
ms station building, huge letters on top saying Bryansk
ms Gennady Zyuganov getting out of a carriage
ws Bryansk downtown streets
ms Zyuganov carrying red and white carnations with red ribbon around them
ws lenin's monument
cu carnations with red ribbon saying "to v.i.lenin from g.a. Zyuganov"
ms Zyuganov speaking;
ws conference hall, Zyuganov sitting at the table, woman-cosmonaut svetlana savitskaya, Zyuganov campaigner, addressing audience
ws people in the hall applaud
Zyuganov SOT russian: "If we cannot build up a powerful block, we won't be able to win the elections. all the peasants have already joined our block, the Agrarian party, agrarian league, agrarian trade union, totally 115 million people. the officers' union has joined us also. 38 youth organisations joined our block alongside with the most talented writers."
ws crowd of people behind iron gate
cu old women clutching Zyuganov's picture
ws Zyuganov's car departs leaving behind the crowd, press and
police
ws sea of people, various flags
Zyuganov speaking to a rally
ws Zyuganov and his staff
ws war memorial
ws Zyuganov laying flowers to eternal flame at war memorial
cu Zyuganov silent
ws people carrying rolled-up red flags cross a street
ws crowd, red flags
ms Zyuganov speaking
Zyuganov SOT in russian: "Dear friends, my comrades, I was even going to say, my countrymen."
ca Zyuganov's supporters listening Zyuganov SOT in russian: "The question is as follows, if the present policy and this horror are to continue, we are going to lose our motherland."
ms crowd, Zyuganov portrait, red flags
ws conference hall
ws people listening
cu Zyuganov sitting at the table, speaking, Lenin's bust behind his back
ms people listen silently.

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