Soviet Army №45-1979 (1979)

Warships of the Black Sea Fleet on a voyage (top), a torpedo tube on the deck of one of the ships.

The USSR naval ensign is flying.

Panorama of the ship's formation (top).

The navigator sets the course.

View of one of the ships (top).

The face of a sailor-artilleryman.

Warships on a voyage.

Photographs of visits of Soviet naval personnel to Bulgaria, Cuba, Poland, Yugoslavia, Algeria, Nigeria, Italy, and Norway.

The destroyer Ochakov and the training ship Smolny of the Black Sea Fleet during a voyage to the shores of France.

Armament of the ships.

The flag of the Chief of Staff of the Black Sea Fleet on the topmast of the Ochakov.

Chief of Staff of the Fleet, Vice-Admiral V.I. Akimov on the deck of the destroyer.

Akimov's face.

The name of the destroyer on the lifebuoy.

Views of the Turkish coast in the area of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits.

Faces of sailors.

Turkish flag on a ship's topmast.

Face of a midshipman from the crew of one of the ships.

A pilot boat sails.

Navigator on deck during entry into the strait.

View of part of the bow deck of the ship entering the strait.

Officer taking photographs.

Views of an ancient Turkish fortress, face of the commander of one of the Soviet ships.

View of part of the bridge across the Bosphorus.

Views of the coastal neighborhoods of Istanbul.

Officers on the command bridge.

Navigator plots a course.

Officers and sailors at combat posts, seascapes.

The commander of the Ochakov, Captain 2nd Rank Ryzhenkov, brings binoculars to his eyes.

The ship's crew lined up on the starboard side before entering the port of Toulon.

Salute from the deck gun.

A return salute from the shore, the ship's orchestra plays the Marseillaise.

Faces of Soviet sailors standing in formation on the starboard side during the performance of the USSR anthem.

Smolny enters the port of Toulon.

Panorama of the port of Toulon.

French sailors take up arms "on guard" during the meeting of Soviet guests.

Vice-Admiral Akimov inspects the formation of the guard of honor company during a visit to the commander of the naval district.

The face of a French sailor.

Akimov and the officers accompanying him enter the building of the headquarters of the naval district.

Vice-Admiral Akkari welcomes the Soviet guests at headquarters.

The face of a French admiral.

A sailor with a halberd at the French headquarters.

Arrival of the commander of the naval district on a return visit aboard Ochakov.

Faces of sailors of the guard of honor company.

Vice-Admiral Akkari inspects the honor guard company on the Ochakov.

Admiral Akimov talks to the French guest.

Views of Toulon.

Monument to the French sailors in Toulon who died in the First and Second World Wars.

Laying wreaths at the monument by Soviet sailors.

Rendering honors after the laying of wreaths.

Wreaths at the foot of the monument.

Soviet sailors in parade formation.

Ceremony at the Eternal Flame on Toulon Square.

Panorama of part of Toulon.

Residents of the city climb the gangway onto the deck of Soviet warships, a brass band plays.

Sailors help children get off the gangway onto the deck.

A girl holds her finger in her mouth.

Soviet sailors communicate with the French.

Demonstration of the ships' deck armament to the guests.

Faces of the French looking at editions of Soviet literature.

French sailors looking at literature, faces of the French.

The French are looking at thematic stands installed on the deck.

Photos of the meeting of L.I. Brezhnev with the President of France V. Giscard de Estaing.

The faces of the French looking at the photos.

French women are photographed with Soviet sailors.

Soviet sailors communicating with guests.

The faces of the girls.

Writing reviews in the visitors' book.

A sentry on duty at the jack.

French warships frigate Le Grasse and destroyer Vauquelin enter the port of Leningrad on a return visit.

Commander of the Atlantic Squadron Rear Admiral De la Perriere on the deck of the ship.

French sailors in parade formation.

The national flags of the USSR and France flutter on flagpoles.

View of the English Embankment in Leningrad.

Cruiser Aurora on the Neva.

French sailors during a visit to the cruiser Aurora.

The French listen to the guide at the cruiser's forecastle gun.

Memorial plaque on the gun shield.

French officers take photographs.

Monument at the Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery.

French sailors lay a wreath at the monument; Rear Admiral De la Perriere takes part in the ceremony.

Faces of French and Soviet sailors standing in the guard of honor during the ceremony.

French and Soviet sailors stand with bare heads.

French guests enter the memorial complex dedicated to the defense of Leningrad.

View of the sculpture group.

The face of a French sailor.

Flowers at the monument.

Leningraders climb the gangway onto the frigate "De Grasse".

Residents of Leningrad during a visit to French ships, a panorama of the decks with guests.

Leningraders communicate with French sailors.

French ships at the pier.

View of the coastal quarter of Toulon (from above).

Views of the streets of Toulon.

Soviet sailors during a walk through Toulon, cars and passers-by on the city streets.

An officer films with an amateur camera.

Soviet sailors examine the nets of Toulon fishermen, communicate with them.

Soviet sailors are trying to knit a net, the face of a fisherman.

View of part of the recreation area in Cannes.

Soviet sailors at the tables of an outdoor cafe on the Cote d'Azur.

Soviet sailors during their stay in the south of France.

A veteran of the Resistance talks to Soviet sailors.

Panorama of the coast.

Naval sailors in a bus during a trip to the south of France, landscapes outside the bus window.

Performance of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Black Sea Fleet in the square of one of the coastal cities of France, faces of the spectators.

Spectators in the square applaud.

Performance of the dance "Yablochko", faces of the spectators.

Applauding spectators.

Reports in French newspapers about the visit of a detachment of Soviet ships.

Meeting of Vice-Admiral Akimov V.I. and the command of the Soviet naval detachment with activists of the society "France-USSR".

Planting of the "Tree of Friendship" in the city garden of Toulon.

Participants of the event applaud.

Soviet officers talk with the mayor of the city.

The Soviet naval flag over the ship.

View of the receding French coast.

A detachment of Soviet warships is heading for their native shores, faces of sailors and officers.

The locator is rotating.

Combat alert on the ship, sailors are running to their combat posts.

The artillery mount bath is turning.

The propeller of the deck helicopter is spinning.

The pilot's face.

The helicopter takes off from the deck.

Officers at combat posts.

Views of the ship during the exercises.

The ship's commander gives orders.

The torpedo tube is deployed.

Sailors at combat posts.

Ships on a combat mission, seascapes.