Sergey Mironovich Kirov (1932-1934)

First Secretary of the Kaliningrad Provincial Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) Kirov S.M. during a visit to the construction site of the White Sea-Baltic Canal in 1932. Builders lay concrete blocks.

Kirov's face.

Delivery of a bucket of concrete from one bank to the other during the construction of a lock.

Kirov listens to the explanations of engineers during the construction of the White Sea-Baltic Canal.

Arrival of Kirov, Stalin I.V. and their entourage at the opening of the canal.

View of one of the locks.

The steamship "Anokhin" passes through the lock.

Kirov, Stalin, Yagoda G.G. walk along the gangway to the steamship.

Kirov and Stalin on the deck of the steamship.

View of one of the locks and part of the canal.

Kirov's face.

Kirov and Voroshilov K.E. in wicker chairs on the deck of the steamship.

View of the canal bed.

Stalin speaking to the sailors of the Northern Flotilla.

Stalin, Voroshilov, Yagoda, Kirov and their entourage in front of a line of naval sailors, panorama of the line.

Kirov delivering a speech to the sailors.

Faces of the sailors standing in line.

Leningrad athletes in parade formation on Uritsky (Palace) Square.

Views of the square before the start of the physical culture parade (top).

Kirov on the stand.

Parade participants with banners walk across the square (top).

Kirov greets the parade participants from the stand.

Rows of cyclists ride across Uritsky Square during the physical culture parade (top).

Kirov being presented with the Osoaviakhim badge during a ceremonial event in the Tauride Palace.

Girls in sports uniforms stand in the aisle of the hall.

Kirov and Second Secretary of the Leningrad Regional Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) M.S. Chudov on the stand in the Tauride Palace.

Kirov delivers a speech at the 2nd city and 5th regional Leningrad party conference in January 1934 (synchronously), conference delegates listen to Kirov's speech.

Kirov delivers a speech at the 2nd City and 5th Regional Leningrad Party Conference in January 1934 (synchronously), conference delegates applaud Kirov.

View of the meeting hall of the 17th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) in February 1934 in the Moscow Kremlin.

View of the presidium of the congress.

Head of the Leningrad delegation Kirov in the meeting hall of the congress, Kirov's face.

Members of the Leningrad delegation, headed by Kirov, vote by raising their mandates, next to Kirov is Chudov M.S. Kirov speaks from the rostrum at a meeting of the congress, behind him in the presidium is Postyshev P.P. Ordzhonikidze G.K., Stalin I.V., Kirov S.M., Kaganovich L.M., Voroshilov K.E. talk in the presidium of the congress, congress delegates in the meeting hall.

View of a part of the Moscow Kremlin.

Stalin, Kirov, Postyshev, accompanied by congress delegates, walk through the Kremlin to Red Square for the Red Army parade.

Red Army units in parade formation on Red Square.

Stalin and Kirov walk along the mausoleum, Stalin greets congress delegates on the go.

The face of a military man.

Kaganovich, Molotov V.M., Stalin, Kirov, Kalinin M.I. on the mausoleum tribune before the start of the parade.

Faces of parade participants.

View of a part of Uritsky Square before the start of the military parade on May 1, 1934. Kirov on the tribune next to the military greets the troops.

A tank at the parade on Uritsky Square.

Kirov's face.

Airplanes fly over the Winter Palace.

Kirov and Chudov on the tribune.

A column of athletes walks along Uritsky Square.

Kirov greets the participants of the demonstration from the tribune.

Athletes walk.

Kirov's face.

Demonstration participants greet the leadership of Leningrad and the region.

Kirov, Chudov and the leaders of Leningrad greet the participants of the demonstration from the tribune.

Panorama of Uritsky Square on June 24, 1934, during the meeting of the Chelyuskinites in Leningrad.

Honored guests on the tribune.

Faces of the Chelyuskinites.

Kirov's face.

Kirov, accompanied by the Chelyuskinites, walks along a Leningrad street.

Kirov, Chudov and those accompanying them come out onto Uritsky Square during the celebration of the 20th International Youth Day on September 1, 1934. Kirov and Chudov talking.

Participants of the ceremonial event with portraits of Lenin and Stalin.

Kirov and Chudov come out onto the tribune.

Participants of the 20th International Youth Day walk along Uritsky Square.

Girls approach the tribune and throw flowers to Kirov.

A column of athletes passes by.

Kirov greets the participants of the event.

A girl with a red banner on a model of the globe during the parade.

Kirov greets the parade participants, Chudov is standing nearby.

Columns of participants in the event pass by, Kirov waves his hand from the tribune, a column of children passes by.

View of part of Uritsky Square during the celebration of the 17th anniversary of the October Revolution on November 7, 1934. Kirov and Chudov greet the participants of the demonstration from the tribune.