The development of Kuibyshev Newsreel Studio and its activity before the World War II

The article describes the main stages of the origin, formation and development of Kuibyshev Newsreel Studio at the eve of the World War II. The author reveals the basic directions and the results of the work of the studio, the specificity of the work of Kuibyshev documentary film-makers and their contribution to the creation of a visual chronicle of country's life.