Moscow Russia-1971: Three Flags And The Kosmos Building

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

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Three Flags And The Kosmos Building — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage footage captures a view of the Ostankino Tower in Moscow, Russia, seen through a window frame. The iconic spire rises against a cloudy sky, flanked by flagpoles and a decorative lamppost. The scene transitions to a close-up of a building facade with the Cyrillic sign 'КОСМОС' (Kosmos), likely a science or space-themed store, adorned with festive trees and a banner. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and film scratches evoke a nostalgic, archival feel from the Soviet era.

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: 124913544

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: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s Moscow archive requests needing Soviet-era landmark exteriors, travel footage, or brief editorial cutaways from 8mm home-movie material.
Period detail: The footage shows Ostankino Tower, flagpoles, a decorative streetlamp, and a Cyrillic KOSMOS facade, all consistent with the supplied 1971 Moscow metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The framing feels visitor-shot, with the tower viewed through a dark window or structural frame before a quick look at the KOSMOS building exterior.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include Ostankino Tower, flagpoles, a decorative lamppost, cloudy sky, treetops, dark window framing, Cyrillic signage, and a facade banner.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, muted blue-gray color, visible grain, gate edges, and light handheld instability that support its archival home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short Moscow establishing insert, a transition from skyline to storefront, or a memory beat in a Soviet-era travel sequence.
Historical context: The clip gives visual context for public Moscow streetscape and science-themed signage without proving a specific event, institution, or official occasion.
Research note: Human review should consider the visible KOSMOS signage and the clip-level people-visible flag, with copyright, trademark, likeness, and property questions assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1971 Moscow 8mm footage, Ostankino Tower home movie, Soviet-era KOSMOS sign, Moscow travel cutaway, and vintage Russian street exterior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1971 Moscow exteriors, then Soviet landmarks, public signage, flags, and space-themed urban visuals.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Moscow view of Ostankino Tower framed by dark window edges, with flagpoles, treetops, a streetlamp, and overcast sky. — Ostankino Tower rises beyond flagpoles and treetops in a cloudy Moscow view.

Moscow landmark view showing Ostankino Tower through dark framing, with several flagpoles, a lamppost, trees, and heavy cloud cover. — A window-framed view of Ostankino Tower, flagpoles, and a lamppost beneath gray sky.

Soft 8mm Moscow view of Ostankino Tower and flagpoles beyond trees, partly obscured by dark window or structural framing. — Ostankino Tower appears in the distance behind flagpoles and treetops.

1971 Moscow exterior of a building facade with large Cyrillic KOSMOS lettering, glass panels, trees, and a graphic banner below the sign. — The KOSMOS facade fills the frame, with large Cyrillic letters above trees and decorative panels.

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