The leaders of the USSR before the start of the All-Union Parade of Athletes (08.12.1945)

Spectators on the guest stand of the Mausoleum before the All-Union Parade of Athletes.

View of Red Square before the parade.

Andreev A.A., Kalinin M.I., Kaganovich L.M. walk through the Kremlin to Red Square.

Stalin I.V., Malenkov G.M. and their entourage approach Andreev, Kalinin and Kaganovich, shake hands, Molotov V.M., Khrushchev N.S., Mikoyan A.I. approach and greet Kaganovich.

Panorama of the guest stand and Red Square.

Stalin and the leaders of the USSR ascend the mausoleum stand.

The leaders of the party and state greet each other on the Kremlin grounds.

Panorama of Red Square, guests and parade participants give each other a standing ovation.

Stalin, Kalinin, Malenkov and other leaders of the party and state ascend the steps to the mausoleum stand, parade participants in formation (above).

Stalin's face, stands with applauding people.

Molotov, Mikoyan, Khrushchev, Bulganin, Andreyev, Kaganovich, Shvernik, Kosygin, Zhdanov on the mausoleum's stand.

The face of Marshal of the Soviet Union G.K. Zhukov.

American General Eisenhower and US Ambassador to the USSR Harriman on the mausoleum's stand.

Leaders of the party and the Soviet state on the mausoleum's stand (wide shot).

View of Red Square at the beginning of the parade.