Moscow Russia-1971: Colourful And Beautiful Architecture Of The Roof Of Saint Basil's Cathedral

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationMoscow, Russia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 in Russia

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Colourful And Beautiful Architecture Of The Roof Of... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures the iconic, colorful domes of Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia. The footage highlights the cathedral's distinctive onion-shaped roofs with intricate patterns in red, white, green, and gold, set against a pale sky. The grainy texture and soft focus of the Super 8 film create a nostalgic, archival feel, offering a rare glimpse of this historic landmark from the early 1970s. The camera remains steady, emphasizing the architectural beauty and cultural significance of the cathedral.

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: 124886807

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

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: 1971 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: Moscow, 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 1971 Moscow travel, Soviet-era city context, or documentary inserts needing visitor-shot 8mm views of Saint Basil's Cathedral domes.
Period detail: The footage shows the cathedral's patterned onion domes on 8mm color film, with the 1971 date supported by supplied clip metadata rather than visible signage.
Home-movie behavior: The framing suggests a visitor lingering on architectural detail from ground level, emphasizing the domes rather than staged action or crowds.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include striped and patterned onion domes, brick towers, gilded finials, pale sky, dark film borders, and soft telephoto framing.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, slight softness, uneven exposure, and gate edges that give the landmark view a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief Moscow establishing insert, architectural cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition within a Soviet-era sequence.
Historical context: The image situates Saint Basil's Cathedral as a recognizable Moscow landmark viewed through a tourist or home-movie lens in the early 1970s.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still assess landmark, copyright, location, and any property-related requirements for their use.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1971 Moscow 8mm footage, Saint Basil's Cathedral domes, Soviet-era travel film, and vintage Russia landmark cutaways.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1971 Moscow or Saint Basil's Cathedral views, then broader vintage religious architecture or landmark footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 8mm view of Saint Basil's Cathedral domes in Moscow, showing striped, green, and dark patterned roof forms. — Close view of Saint Basil's Cathedral domes and brick tower details.

Moscow cathedral roofline in 1971 home-movie footage, centered on colorful onion domes and brick architectural detail. — Colorful onion domes of Saint Basil's Cathedral framed tightly on 8mm film.

Tight 1971 Moscow view of Saint Basil's Cathedral, with patterned domes and brick towers softened by 8mm film grain. — Tight architectural view of patterned domes and tower surfaces.

1971 8mm frame showing upper Saint Basil's Cathedral towers and domes in Moscow, with more sky visible above the roofline. — Upper spires and onion domes of Saint Basil's Cathedral seen from below.

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