C{sub 60}/C{sub 70} containing soot was produced by arc vaporization of graphite. The chromatographic separation of soot yielded fairly pure C{sub 60} and C{sub 70} samples. High-resolution FT-Raman spectra of C{sub 60} and C{sub 70} specimen as well as C{sub 60} and C{sub 70} solutions including polarization measurements are recorded. Compared to the spectrum of solid C{sub 60}, some Raman bands of the C{sub 60} solution change their position and shape. Even the purest commercial C{sub 60} samples contain solvent inclusions (impurities) in the order of some percentage. The chromatographic separation combined with Raman polarization measurements of solutions allows an evaluation of the fundamental vibrations of the C{sub 60} molecule. Its assignment, in accordance with the group theoretical expectation, is proposed. The existence of small amounts of C{sub 60} isomers (symmetry e.g., C{sub 2v}, D{sub 2h}, D{sub 2d}) in icosahedral C{sub 60} (I{sub h}) is affirmed based on the polarization measurements. For C{sub 70} the most extended set of Raman frequencies is presented. 40 refs., 14 figs., 2 tabs.