Funeral of Academician I.V. Kurchatov (1960)

The urn with the ashes of Academician I. V. Kurchatov being carried out of the doors of the Column Hall of the House of Unions on February 2, 1960. Kurchatov's portrait in a mourning frame on the facade of the Column Hall of the House of Unions, the funeral procession begins to move.

The deceased's fellow scientists carry small pillows with Kurchatov's awards in their hands.

The funeral participants carry the urn with Kurchatov's ashes to Red Square, with an honorary military guard on both sides.

The funeral participants carry funeral wreaths across Manezhnaya Square.

A view of the funeral procession heading to Red Square along Istorichesky Proezd.

The funeral procession with wreaths moves along Red Square.

A panorama of the funeral rally on Red Square, the funeral participants carry wreaths.

Views of the beginning of the funeral procession with a portrait and urn with Kurchatov's ashes, with the urn followed by the relatives and friends of the deceased.

Placing the urn with Kurchatov's ashes on the pedestal in front of the mausoleum.

Participants in the funeral rally on Red Square holding portraits of Kurchatov.

Mourning ribbons on banners, faces of the rally participants.

Panorama of the brass band and the mausoleum standing on Red Square.

Leaders of the party and state on the mausoleum tribune.

Views of the mausoleum tribune and part of the rally during the funeral speeches.

The urn with Kurchatov's ashes on the pedestal in front of the mausoleum.

Leaders of the party and state on the mausoleum tribune.

Views of Red Square during the funeral rally, cameramen and photo reporters are filming.

Leaders of the party and state on the mausoleum tribune, among them Furtseva E.A., Brezhnev L.I., Suslov M.A., Podgorny N.V. Panorama of the funeral rally.

Portrait of Kurchatov in a mourning frame, faces of the participants in the funeral rally.

The leaders of the party and state on the mausoleum tribune during the funeral speeches.

The faces of women at the funeral meeting.

The funeral participants stand holding pillows with the deceased's awards (panorama).

The urn with Kurchatov's ashes is carried to a niche in the Kremlin wall.

The stretcher with the urn is placed in front of the Kremlin wall, Voroshilov K.E. among the funeral participants.

The urn with Kurchatov's ashes is placed in a niche in the Kremlin wall.

A plaque with Kurchatov's name is placed on the niche.

Furtseva E.A., Ustinov D.F., Voroshilov K.E. among the funeral participants during the burial of the urn with Kurchatov's ashes in the Kremlin wall.

Furtseva's face.

The military install a portrait of Kurchatov under a memorial plaque on the Kremlin wall.

The faces of Kurchatov's relatives and friends.

Kurchatov's portrait in a mourning frame near the Kremlin wall.

The surname, first name, patronymic and years of life of the deceased on a memorial plaque.

Ribbons on funeral wreaths.

The face of one of the funeral participants.

Voroshilov holds his hand to his headdress.

The march of units of the Moscow garrison along Red Square after the burial ceremony.

Participants in the funeral at the Kremlin wall.

A speech by one of Kurchatov's colleagues from the rostrum of the mausoleum during a funeral meeting, with M.A. Suslov standing nearby.

Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR D.F. Ustinov speaks from the rostrum, with Suslov standing nearby.

Voroshilov on the rostrum of the mausoleum during a funeral meeting, Ustinov delivers a speech, with Suslov, Furtseva and Brezhnev standing on the rostrum.

Continuation of Ustinov's speech.

Brezhnev, Voroshilov, Furtseva and Suslov on the rostrum of the mausoleum.

A speech by another speaker from the rostrum of the mausoleum, with Suslov standing nearby.

Kosygin A.N., Podgorny N.V., Mukhitdinov N.A., Brezhnev L.I., Ignatov N.G., Furtseva E.A., Suslov M.A. on the mausoleum tribune among the participants of the funeral meeting, the next speaker is speaking (panorama).

Suslov is standing on the mausoleum tribune next to the speakers.

Voroshilov with the funeral participants is standing on the mausoleum tribune during the funeral meeting.

Suslov is standing next to the next speaker, Ignatov, Ustinov, Furtseva are on the mausoleum tribune.