Fragment of a concert in honor of the 70th anniversary of I.V. Stalin (1949)

View of part of the auditorium of the Bolshoi Theatre during a concert dedicated to the 70th anniversary of I.V. Stalin (above), the audience in the auditorium applauds.

The curtain opens, and artists of the youth joint ensemble, dressed in national costumes of the peoples of the union republics of the USSR, dance on the stage.

A Russian dance performed by a group of ensemble artists.

The face of one of the ensemble artists.

Young dancers in the uniform of school and vocational school students perform a dance.

Faces of the ensemble artists.

The ensemble artists break up into pairs and dance a waltz on the stage.

A choir of girls in white dresses comes out onto the stage from the depths of the wings, the ensemble artists line up behind the choir, a banner with the inscription "Glory to Stalin!" is lowered from above, the choir begins to perform a song, the banner rises, revealing a portrait of Stalin, a view of part of the auditorium.

Spectators in boxes, Stalin I.V. is sitting next to the stage in the lower box.

The choir finishes singing, the choristers and the ensemble artists applaud.

View of the stage with Stalin's portrait, the ensemble artists occupy the stage, applaud, and give Stalin an ovation.