Funeral of G.K. Ordzhonikidze (1937)

The urn with the ashes of G.K. Ordzhonikidze in the Column Hall of the House of Unions.

Voroshilov K.E. and Stalin I.V. stand in the guard of honor.

Funeral wreaths around the urn with Ordzhonikidze's ashes.

Kaganovich L.M. and Molotov V.M. stand in the guard of honor.

The face of Kalinin M.I. The urn with Ordzhonikidze's ashes.

Ordzhonikidze's widow Zinaida Gavrilovna wipes away tears with a handkerchief.

People pass by the urn with Ordzhonikidze's ashes.

The urn with ashes among the funeral wreaths, Ordzhonikidze's widow wipes away tears.

Faces of people passing by.

A girl bows her head before the urn with Ordzhonikidze's ashes.

Chandeliers on the wall of the Column Hall in mourning muslin (panorama).

The urn with Ordzhonikidze's ashes.

Kaganovich places the urn with Ordzhonikidze's ashes in a niche in the Kremlin wall.

Voroshilov's wife Ekaterina Davidovna and Ordzhonikidze's relatives during the burial of the urn in the Kremlin wall, red flags fluttering in the wind.

Spruce trees near the Kremlin wall, covered with snow.

Kaganovich places the urn with Ordzhonikidze's ashes in a niche in the Kremlin wall.

A woman's face.

Gun barrels during a funeral artillery salute, a woman's face.

Red Army soldiers in formation on Red Square.

Views of Red Square during the burial of the urn with Ordzhonikidze's ashes in the Kremlin wall (above), a funeral artillery salute.

Ordzhonikidze's portrait in the hands of participants in the funeral meeting.

A plaque on the Kremlin wall with Ordzhonikidze's name and the dates of his life.

Red Army soldiers in formation on Red Square.

Pillows with Ordzhonikidze's awards (panorama).

Faces of participants in the mourning rally.

A banner with a farewell inscription above the heads of participants in the mourning rally.

A plaque with the name Ordzhonikidze covering a niche in the Kremlin wall.

A sentry at the Kremlin wall at the burial site of the urn with Ordzhonikidze's ashes.

A view of Red Square during a mourning demonstration, people walk in front of the mausoleum.

A column of representatives of the Sverdlovsk district of Moscow walks along Red Square during a mourning demonstration.

G.K. Ordzhonikidze in a coffin in the Hall of Columns of the House of Unions.

The faces of K.E. Voroshilov and I.V. Stalin, standing in the guard of honor at the grave with Ordzhonikidze's body. L.M. Kaganovich and V.M. Molotov stand in the guard of honor. A.I. Mikoyan in the guard of honor.

Ordzhonikidze in a coffin.

People walk into the Hall of Columns to say goodbye to Ordzhonikidze's body.

The face of M.I. Kalinin, standing in the guard of honor.

Ordzhonikidze in a coffin.

People enter the Hall of Columns to say goodbye to Ordzhonikidze.

Ordzhonikidze in a coffin, people carry funeral wreaths.

A woman with a child in her arms walks past the coffin.

People walk past Ordzhonikidze's coffin.

Ordzhonikidze in a coffin, faces of people passing by.

The face of an elderly woman.

The face of Ordzhonikidze's widow Zinaida Gavrilovna.

People with funeral wreaths and banners enter the Hall of Columns.

The face of Krupskaya N.K. People carry funeral wreaths, Ordzhonikidze in a coffin.

Budyonny S.M. stands in the honor guard at Ordzhonikidze's coffin.

People walk past the coffin with Ordzhonikidze's body, Ordzhonikidze in a coffin.

The face of Khrushchev N.S., standing in the honor guard.

The face of Zhdanov A.A. Ordzhonikidze in a coffin, the face of a tanker standing in the honor guard.

Molotov and Kaganovich in the honor guard at Ordzhonikidze's coffin.

Ordzhonikidze in a coffin, Ordzhonikidze's crying widow.

Ordzhonikidze's widow wipes away tears.

Stalin takes the corner of the coffin on his shoulder before carrying it out of the Hall of Columns, with Kaganovich standing behind him.

Ordzhonikidze’s sobbing widow.

The coffin with Ordzhonikidze’s body being carried out of the Hall of Columns of the House of Unions for dispatch to the crematorium.

Ordzhonikidze’s funeral portrait on the wall of the Hall of Columns.

The funeral bus with Ordzhonikidze’s coffin heading to the crematorium.

A column of cars heading to the crematorium.

Cars driving along the streets of Moscow in the evening.

A view of Red Square covered in snow (above).

A joint photograph of Kirov S. M. and Ordzhonikidze G. K. on the wall of Ordzhonikidze’s apartment.

Stalin’s portrait on the wall and a coffee table under the portrait in Ordzhonikidze’s apartment.

Photo albums on the coffee table.

The cover of a photo album given to Ordzhonikidze by employees of the Industrial Institute.

A book on the table.

Photographs on the walls.

A leather sofa by the coffee table.

The interior of one of the rooms in Ordzhonikidze’s apartment.

Books and magazines on one of the shelves of the closet.

A bookcase with the Complete Works of V.I. Lenin.

Books on the shelf (panorama).

A portrait of A.S. Pushkin on the table.

View of Ordzhonikidze’s study.

The interiors of rooms in Ordzhonikidze’s apartment.

A briefcase that belonged to Ordzhonikidze.

A portrait of Ordzhonikidze on the wall.

A lamp on the bedside table.

A joint photograph of Ordzhonikidze and Voroshilov, a portrait of Lenin and a flip calendar on the table.

A portrait of Stalin on the wall of one of the rooms.

A bed in the bedroom of Ordzhonikidze’s apartment, a nightstand with a lamp next to the bed.

View of Red Square covered in snow (from above).