"Peace Race" in Kyiv, 1986

May 1986. The 39th "Peace Race" Kyiv — Warsaw — Berlin — Prague and footage from last year's competition.

On the video: edited footage of the Kyiv stage of the competition, Kyiv landscapes, preparations for the opening ceremony, athletes and organizers at work; Victory Day, laying flowers; a poll of competition visitors, a Kyiv resident — a veteran of the war in Afghanistan addresses the audience; a comment by the head of the Kyiv city executive committee, Valentyn Zgursky, a welcoming speech; a poll of competition participants; Kyiv in the 1980s — Khreshchatyk, the conservatory, the Lenin monument, flower gardens, fountains on the square near the Main Post Office, a panorama of fountains, a trolleybus, people on the square, various shots.

Reference: The Peace Cycle Race is an international multi-day amateur road race of the countries of the socialist bloc, launched in 1948. In 1986, the route was "Kyiv — Warsaw — Berlin — Prague" with a length of about 2138 km with 15 stages, the start took place in Kyiv. The winner of the individual competition was Olaf Ludwig (GDR), the team competition was won by the USSR national team.