Russia-1963: Monumental Statue Holding Object Aloft on Hillside

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationRussia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 Russia

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Monumental Statue Holding Object Aloft on Hillside — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage footage captures a towering monument in Russia, featuring a statue of a figure holding an object aloft atop a tall pedestal. The structure rises above a hillside surrounded by dense green trees under a clear blue sky. The image exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics—slight grain, soft focus, and a distinct color palette with faded purples and greens. The view is framed by dark borders, suggesting it was filmed through a window or viewfinder. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of Soviet-era public art and landscape.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124873182

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1963 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Russia Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Russia or Soviet-era travel sequences needing a brief exterior view of a monumental hillside statue from home-movie footage.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century public monument design, with a tall pedestal, heroic figure, and surrounding landscaped hillside visible in soft 8mm color.
Home-movie behavior: The view has a visitor-shot feel, held from a distant vantage point and framed through dark film or camera borders rather than staged for formal documentation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a statue holding an object overhead, a tall stone pedestal, low surrounding structures, dense trees, blue sky, and dark frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries a home-movie 8mm look with soft focus, visible grain, slight weave, subdued contrast, and purple-blue color shift.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing cutaway, travel-memory insert, or transition into material about Soviet-era public spaces and monuments.
Historical context: The scene provides visual context for monumental public art in Russia, though the specific landmark and commemorative meaning are not identifiable from these frames alone.
Research note: No living people, faces, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright, monument rights, location identification, and property considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1963 Russia 8mm monument footage, Soviet-era hillside statue home movie, vintage public art travel shot, and statue on pedestal archival clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1963 Russia travel footage, then broader clips of monuments, public squares, and Soviet-era landscapes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 Russia 8mm frame showing a distant monumental statue holding an object aloft on a tall pedestal above trees. — A distant hillside monument rises above dense trees, with a figure standing atop a tall pedestal.

Distant 8mm view of a Russian hillside monument, with the statue silhouetted against a clear blue sky. — The monument remains centered above the treeline, with the statue visible against the sky.

Vintage 8mm frame of the hillside monument in Russia, showing the pedestal and figure through soft focus and film grain. — A soft, slightly shifted view shows the statue and pedestal above the wooded slope.

1963 home-movie frame from Russia showing the monumental statue and pedestal above dense trees, with dark film borders visible. — The clip ends on a distant view of the monument, treeline, and open sky within dark film borders.

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