Kanava! (1936)

Titles read: ’KANAVA!’ Russia. Several shots of men of the Red Army doing a traditional dance with swords called ’Kanava’. Other soldiers play accordions, banjos or mandolins and drums - the music is quite fast. Great traditional Russian dancing as some of the soldiers come forward to take a solo. Commentator says the men have recently been honoured by their government and are now known throughout Russia as the Red Banner Ensemble. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (19