Thanks to the filmFavorite“, released in 1965, we have the opportunity to admire Minsk that time. This film contains not only gorgeous plans of the city, but also almost priceless aerial footage shot by cameraman Yuri Alexandrovich Marukhin. Next, I suggest looking at screenshots from this film.
The film was based on the work of Nikolai Fedorovich Pogodin - “The Amber Necklace” and was considered quite breakthrough for its time, even for the period of the “thaw of the 60s”.
Interesting fact: all the footage taken from a helicopter was taken at the very beginning of the 60s, several years before they started filming Beloved. Yuri Marukhin used them for his documentary film “The Sun over the City”.
One of the favorite locations for filming films is the spacious Independence Square (at that time - Lenin Square). The Red Church is visible in the frame; at that time, the museum of the history of Belarusian cinema was located within the walls of the temple.
The aerial shot shows an old four-story house - this is the legacy of old Mensk; the house was built as an apartment building, commissioned by Jadwiga Kostrovitskaya.
The film also shows footage of the church building on Bishop's Hill, including interiors and basements.
The film “Beloved” is a great way to get in touch with the atmosphere of Minsk, a sample of the mid-20th century. If you are interested, then watch some stills from the film “World Boy” 1971, there are also plenty of interesting scenes.
And here's all the little footage from the film's sequence: