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Soviet Union Archive Footage

The USSR in its final years under Gorbachev.

The catalogue lists 579 segments connected to the Soviet Union, of which 87 are graded Exclusive or Unique. Dated material runs from 1945 to 2003, with most from the 1990s. 421 segments are undated in the tape log. Main locations: USSR, Afghanistan, Russia and Germany. Formats: 1-inch, Betacam and U-matic.

Every segment below is on original tape in the 32.Day library in Istanbul and carries its archive ID, so you can quote it directly when requesting footage.

579Segments
87Exclusive & unique
1945–2003Dated range
421Undated

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The 16 strongest segments, ranked by rarity, date and how much the log tells us. See every segment in the archive search.

ARCHIVE ID · REC 14256Unique

Collapse of the Soviet Union, Turkey, 1991

Date
7 Jan 1991
Location
Turkey
People
—
Format
1-inch

KONUK: CUMHURBAŞKANI TURGUT ÖZAL/ / YILIN ADAMLARI -SADDAM, GORBAÇOV, MANDELA/ YILIN OLAYI-KUVEYT'İN İŞGALİ/SADDAM'IN HAYATI/ORTADOĞU/SOVYETLER BİRLİĞİ///BANDIN SONUNDA MANDELA, DEFİLE, IRAK SINIRINDAKİ KÜRTLER, ÇUKURCA …

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ARCHIVE ID · REC 14251Unique

Turgut Özal and Mehmet Ali Birand — Soviet Union, 1986

Date
7 Jan 1986
Location
—
People
Turgut Özal, Mehmet Ali Birand
Format
1-inch

/DÜNYANIN İLK UÇAN KUMARHANESİ // 1985 YILININ DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ (ERMENİ TERÖRÜ, SSCB-TÜRKİYE BORU HATTI DÖŞENMESİ, YUNANİSTAN SEÇİMLERİ) // BAŞBAKAN ÖZAL'IN ABD GEZİSİ

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ARCHIVE ID · REC 5594Unique

Collapse of the Soviet Union, USSR, 1989

Date
1 Oct 1989
Location
USSR
People
—
Format
1-inch

BINANIN ONUNDEKI BAYRAK-HALK-DUVARDA GAZETE KUPURLERI(PAPA SUIKASTINDA ERMENI PARMAGI,IRAN IC SAVASIN ESIGINDE)-SAG YUMRUKLARI HAVADA INSANLAR-BIR ADAM KONUSUYOR-SIIR OKUYOR-DIGERLERI ALKISLIYOR

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ARCHIVE ID · REC 11463Rare

Collapse of the Soviet Union, 1990

Date
5 Apr 1990
Location
—
People
—
Format
Betacam

NİSAN 1990 /DOĞU ALMANYA /AFGANİSTAN /SSCB /MACARİSTAN SEÇİMLERİ /IRAK /İNGİLTERE (THEATCHER KELLE VERGİSİ) / ÇANAKKALE-GELİBOLU /MANDELA'NIN SERBEST BIRAKILMASI /EMRE AYGIN (ROMANYA'DA VURULMASINDAN SONRA)

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The 32.Day archive

32.Gün (32.Day) was the current-affairs programme created and presented by Mehmet Ali Birand. It first aired on TRT on 1 October 1985 and ran for more than three decades on several Turkish channels. Its crews filmed across Turkey, the Middle East, the Balkans, the Caucasus and the former Soviet Union.

The archive is operated by Birand Yapım in Istanbul. It holds 26,617 catalogued tape segments: broadcast programmes, raw interviews and location rushes, mostly on Betacam and 1-inch tape.

About the archive · Mehmet Ali Birand · Rights & ownership

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Questions

What Soviet Union footage is in the 32.Day archive?

The catalogue lists 579 segments connected to the Soviet Union, of which 87 are graded Exclusive or Unique. Dated material runs from 1945 to 2003, with most from the 1990s. 421 segments are undated in the tape log. Main locations: USSR, Afghanistan, Russia and Germany. Formats: 1-inch, Betacam and U-matic.

Can I license this footage for a documentary or broadcast?

Yes. Add the segments you need to your request list, or quote their archive IDs (for example “REC 14256”) on the request form. Indicative rates start at $430 per minute for Standard material and rise with rarity; the final quote depends on media, territory and term. See licensing.

Why are the catalogue notes in Turkish?

The descriptions are the original tape-room log entries written by the 32.Day team. We keep them as they are and can supply English summaries and shot lists for any segment you shortlist.

Is everything on this page licensable?

3 of these segments contain material logged as coming from agencies or other broadcasters (for example Reuters). We confirm the rights position for every segment before quoting and tell you if any part is not ours to licence.