Olympic Games - the way to peace (1987)

The ceremony of lighting the Olympic flame in Greece.

A newsreel of 1952: a runner with an Olympic torch on the track of the stadium in Helsinki.

Runners on the track of the stadium during the competition, the Soviet fans support their comrades.

Competitions on wrestling, discus throwing.

The face of Nina Ponomareva, the first Olympic champion.

Opening of the Olympic Games in 1956 in Melbourne.

The judge gives the signal to start.

Start one of the races.

Vladimir Kuts finishes first, fans welcome the winner.

Kuts with a bouquet of flowers posing for photo reporters.

Kuts on the podium.

Weightlifter Yuri Vlasov takes a record weight during the Olympic Games in 1960 in Rome.

Swimming competition for women at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Galina Prozumenshchikova wins a gold medal, teammates congratulate her.

Presenting souvenir sombrero to Soviet athletes before the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.

The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games at the stadium in Mexico City.

Speech Soviet gymnast.

Victor Saneev wins the triple jump competition.

Saneev responds to the cheers of the fans.

The opening ceremony of the 1972 Olympic Games at the stadium in Munich.

Valery Borzov wins with short-distance running competitions.

Borzov accepts congratulations after the finish.

The opening ceremony of the 1976 Olympic Games at the stadium in Montreal.

Fragment of the volleyball match, faces of the fans.

Olympic champion Elena Vaitsekhovskaya performs a jump into the water.

Wojciechowska comes out of the pool.

The opening ceremony of the 1980 Olympic Games at the Central Stadium.

Lenin in Moscow.

Ancient Greek chariot on the track of the stadium.

Dance "Friendship of the Peoples of the USSR."

Fragments of competitions in various sports at the Olympics-80.

Soviet champion on the podium.

Closing ceremony of games, faces of spectators.

Episode of a football match at the stadium in Luzhniki.

Race cycling track.

Competitions in rowing and sailing.