The Russians welcome their Space Hero Yuri Gagarin on his return to Moscow after orbiting the Earth, during the so-called "space race" between the United States and the Soviet Union. A Russian plane in Moscow. Large crowds with posters of Yuri Gagarin. He gets off the plane and is welcomed by Nikita Khrushchev. Yuri salutes him and both of them hug. The Major takes homage atop Lenin's Tomb in the Red Square. Crowds cheer to welcome
Four Russian Marshals including Voroshilov,Timoshenko and Budyenny being assigned to their respective new posts in Moscow,Leningrad and Ukraine. Marshals pose for the camera afterwards.1941.
The Soviet celebrates it's 41st anniversary in Moscow, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Parade passes in Red Square during anniversary of 1917 revolution that put the Bolsheviks in power. People stand on either side of road. Troops march at the parade. Tanks also participate in the parade. Nikita Khrushchev and other notable Party figures watch parade from a stage. Participants stand in formation. Low pressure balloons celebrating success in the Sputnik program are launched. One large balloon is shaped like a Sputnik rocket.
Celebration for Soviet Army victory in Moscow, Soviet Union during World War II. Ruins and damaged buildings in Berlin, Germany. Thousands of victorious soldiers march in Moscow. Soviet officers salute from a review stand. Crowds of civilians cheer and kiss the soldiers. Fireworks at night.
The funeral ceremony of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin in Moscow, Soviet Union. Medals placed near the coffin of Joseph Stalin. A large crowd of civilians gathered to view body of Stalin. Women weep. Men carry wreaths. Civilians lined up outside Lenin's Tomb to pay homage to Stalin.
White-coated technicians work in basement of Lenin's Tomb, in Moscow, Soviet Union. A technician opens a door for another technician. They walk through a corridor. They enter a climate controlled space. Another technician opens a vault and slides out the coffin of Vladimir Llyich Lenin. View of Lenin as seen from visitor perspective. Switches and controls for climate and mechanical control.