Moscow bids farewell to V.I. Lenin (1924)

The coffin with the body of V.I. Lenin being carried out from the Column Hall of the House of Unions on January 27, 1924, with M.M. Lashevich walking in front, the coffin being carried by I.V. Stalin, G.E. Zinoviev, and L.B. Kamenev.

Carrying the coffin with Lenin's body to Red Square (above).

Columns of the funeral procession move along the streets of Moscow to Red Square, views of Moscow streets.

People join the columns of the funeral procession, a disabled person on crutches passes by.

Banners with slogans in the hands of demonstrators.

A stream of people moves along the street, a fire burns on the sidewalk, people approach the fire to warm up.

A view of part of the funeral procession on one of the Moscow streets (above).

Faces of people passing by.

People on one of the streets of Moscow.

Faces of people coming out onto Red Square.

Preparing the coffin with Lenin's body to be carried out from the Column Hall.

The movement of people along one of the streets of Moscow.

The coffin with Lenin's body is carried along Red Square, among the coffin bearers are Voroshilov K.E., Tomsky M.P., Bukharin N.I. Panorama of part of Red Square (top).

The coffin with Lenin's body is carried along Red Square, Lashevich is walking in front.

The coffin with Lenin's body is carried out to the funeral platform erected on Red Square.

Faces of the participants in the funeral meeting gathered on Red Square.

View of the funeral platform with Lenin's coffin, the guard of honor on the platform.

The coffin with Lenin's body, erected on the funeral platform.

Views and panorama of the funeral meeting on Red Square on January 27, 1924, a Red Army soldier at the post at the entrance to the funeral platform.

The face of a man in a papakha.

The face of a Red Army commander.

Panorama of part of the funeral meeting.

Rykov A.I., Kamenev L.B., Bukharin N.I. Evdokimov G.E., Voroshilov K.E. on the funeral platform during Evdokimov’s funeral speech.

Panorama of part of the funeral rally (top).

Evdokimov G.E. delivers a speech, Bukharin N.I. stands next to him.

Participants in the rally are holding a funeral wreath.

Budyonny S.M. in the honor guard on the funeral platform, giving way to the next delegate to the Congress of Soviets.

Participants in the funeral demonstration pass by.

Stalin I.V., Kamenev L.B., Krupskaya N.K., Ulyanova M.I. on the funeral platform during the demonstration.

One of the columns of the funeral demonstration on Red Square awaits the start of the movement.

A Red Army soldier stands in the honor guard in the Hall of Columns.

People stand by Lenin’s coffin.

A military brass band enters the Hall of Columns.

People enter the Column Hall to bid farewell to Lenin.

Red Army soldiers at the construction of a temporary mausoleum on Red Square.