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Siberia: Russia's Frontier

Siberia: Russia's Frontier

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Siberia: Russia's Frontier

1970

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This film pictures Siberia, land of the exiles, and its rapid growth in becoming a highly industrialized land. Focuses on the major manufacturing plants of the city of Irkutsk, which anticipates a population of one million by 1980.

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Written by: Bud Wiser
Produced by: Lawrence E. Neiman

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