Architectural monuments of Uzbekistan. People move on a road among ruins. A barren tree. Ruins of old buildings and minarets. Tourists visit the Bibi-Khanym Mosque. A camel outside the ruins of the Bibi-Khanym Mosque. The interior of a mosque showing its architecture. Medieval Persian prints show how the arches and domes of the Bibi-Khanym Mosque were constructed. A doorway in the mosque. Workers work on the restoration of a dome. A picture shows two guards at an entrance gate. Mongol conqueror Timur facial reconstruction from skull, by Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov.
Architectural monuments of Uzbekistan. Courtyards of various buildings. Carvings on damaged buildings. Interior and exterior of a minaret showing its architecture. A picture shows an old man writing at a desk. A book and alphabets written on it. Minarets and narrow, arched streets.
Architectural monuments of Uzbekistan. Interior of a building shows its designs and architecture. A pond and steps beside a building. The Tilla-Kari Madrassah in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. A dome of a building. People move in narrow and arched streets. View of minarets. People ride on camels. View of a desert.
Architectural monuments of Uzbekistan. Minarets and domes of buildings. Minarets and narrow streets in a city. Architecture of buildings. A family eating in a house. Designs on stone. An old stone cutter chisels a stone art. Another old man paints designs on stone. Children learn the traditional art of the country. Artisans train apprentices in the art of stonecutting, painting, and mosque windows. A woman knits while rocking her baby in a crib beside her.
May Day Parade in Red Square, Moscow, Russia. Pictures of Josef Stalin in many places. General Zukov and other officers lead parade on white horses, followed by horse cavalry units.. A huge crowd gathered for the May Day celebrations. Group of military spectators includes a U.S. Army Colonel. Horse drawn artillery pieces. Personnel carriers and motorized rocket launchers move along the road. Tanks pass in formation. Officers salute. Politcal leaders in reviewing stand include Georgy Malenkov and Marshal Nikolai Bulganin.
May Day Parade in Moscow, Russia. View through arch on Kremlin wall. Civilians marching on roadway, overlooking Volga River in Moscow. Parade of boats.Speedboats in formation, flying flags. View from river as civilians cheer from bridge above. Several boats underway. Civilians marshalled beside the river. They carry banners and posters of Soviet Russian leaders.