May 1, 1953 in Moscow (1953)

Views of central Moscow and the Moscow Kremlin on May 1, 1953 (above).

Festive decoration of Moscow streets.

The movement of columns of the May Day demonstration along Gorky Street to Red Square.

Views of Red Square before the start of the May Day celebrations (above), military units of the Moscow garrison lined up for the parade on the square and adjacent streets.

A color calculation of one of the military units.

Cadets and officers of the Moscow Infantry School named after the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR in parade formation.

Spectators in the guest stands near the Kremlin wall.

Faces of people in the guest stands.

Foreign delegates on the guest stand.

Troops in parade formation on Red Square.

Malenkov G.M., Beria L.P., the leaders of the party and state ascend the mausoleum tribune.

Faces of applauding guests.

Malenkov G.M., Beria L.P., Molotov V.M., Kosygin A.N., Voroshilov K.E., Khrushchev N.S., Mikoyan A.I. on the mausoleum tribune.

The clock on the Spasskaya Tower shows 10:00. USSR Minister of Defense Bulganin N.A. drives out to Red Square by car.

Foreign military attachés greet Bulganin.

View of Red Square during the report of the parade commander, Colonel-General Artemyev.

Troops in parade formation on Red Square.

Bulganin and Artemyev in cars drive around the troop formation, views of part of Red Square during Bulganin's inspection of the troops (above).

Cadets of the Moscow Infantry School in parade formation.

Bulganin gets out of a stopped car.

Bulganin walks onto the mausoleum tribune.

Troops in parade formation.

Bulganin delivers a speech, Mikoyan, Khrushchev, Voroshilov, Malenkov, Beria, Molotov stand on the rostrum nearby.

View of the guest rostrums.

The leaders of the state party, military leaders on the rostrum of the mausoleum during Bulganin's speech.

Views of Red Square (top), Bulganin finishes his speech.

Views of Red Square and part of the Kremlin territory (top) during an artillery salute and the performance of the national anthem.

Troops and military equipment in parade formation on Gorky Street.

Naval personnel in parade formation.

Artillery salute behind the Kremlin wall.

Troops in parade formation.

View of the rostrum of the mausoleum.