Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army named after A.V. Alexandrov (1949-1978)

Views of the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory during the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army.

Presidium of the ceremonial meeting.

Marshals of the Soviet Union Vasilevsky A.M., Konev I.S., Govorov L.A., Meretskov K.A., and Head of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) Shepilov in the presidium of the ceremonial meeting.

Lieutenant General Shatilov opens the ceremonial meeting.

Ensemble director B.A. Alexandrov speaks from the podium.

Meeting participants applaud.

Views of the presidium and hall during the announcement of greetings.

Presentation of congratulatory addresses and gifts to Alexandrov, meeting participants applauding.

The choir of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army, under the direction of Alexandrov, opens the anniversary concert with a performance of the "Cantata about Stalin", faces of the audience.

Alexandrov conducts the choir.

Faces of the audience.

The choir on stage finishes performing the cantata.

General of the Army Epishev, Chief of the Main Political Directorate of the Soviet Army, speaks from the podium at a ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the A. A. Alexandrov Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army in 1978. A view of the presidium of the ceremonial meeting. B. A. Alexandrov delivers a response speech from the podium.

The ensemble's soloist performs the song "Victory Day" from the stage (synchronized).

A ceremony presenting the award to Major General B.A. Alexandrov, director of the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army, in the Kremlin, conferring upon him the title of Hero of Socialist Labor.

Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR M.A. Yasnov presents the award to Alexandrov.

Alexandrov delivers a speech of gratitude.

Yasnov congratulates Alexandrov on the award.

The Hero of Socialist Labor certificate is presented to Alexandrov.

Alexandrov conducts the ensemble's choir in the Column Hall of the House of Unions.

The choir singers and musicians perform a song (synchronized).

Alexandrov conducts the choir.

The ensemble's choir is on stage against the backdrop of a panel depicting the Order of Victory.

A soloist of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army performs "Son of Russia" from the stage (synchronized).

The ensemble's choir on stage repeats the chorus (synchronized).

The faces of the applauding soldiers.

Buglers alumni of the Moscow Military Music School, standing on the stage of the Kremlin Palace of Congresses, give the signal.

View of the stage.

Director of the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army, Major General B.A. Alexandrov, conducts from the stage; the ensemble's orchestra is on stage.

The ensemble's soloists perform a song.

The ensemble is on stage.

The ensemble's wind section.

Panorama and view of the ensemble on stage.

The standard-bearers are changing during the ensemble's performance.

The standard-bearers and ensemble are on stage.

The ensemble's vocal section performs a song.

View of the ensemble during the performance; Alexandrov conducts, turns to face the audience at the end of the performance, bows to the audience, and the curtain falls.

A soloist of the A.V. Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army performs the song "From Under the Oak" during the ensemble's tour of the DPRK in 1962. The faces of officers and soldiers of the Korean People's Army in the audience are seen.

View of the concert venue (top).

The soloist on stage.

North Korean soldiers applaud (panorama).

North Korean children present bouquets of flowers to the artists of the A.V. Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army during the ensemble's tour of the DPRK. View of a street in Pyongyang (top).

Ensemble artists on board a bus during a trip to the DPRK. The driver behind the wheel of the bus.

A highway.

The faces of the ensemble artists looking out the bus windows, Korean landscapes outside the bus window.

Women working in the fields during the harvest.

The face of a North Korean peasant woman.

Ensemble artists on board a bus.

Ensemble musicians listen to a foreman's explanation during a visit to a residential construction site during a tour of North Korea.

Cadets from a military academy applaud while sitting in the audience during an ensemble concert.

Ensemble director B.A. Alexandrov works on a musical score while sitting at a table. B.A. Alexandrov gives instructions to the ensemble musicians during a regular rehearsal. B.A. Alexandrov bows to the audience during the anniversary concert in honor of his 60th birthday on August 4, 1965. The ensemble musicians applaud.

The ensemble on stage, Alexandrov accepts congratulations.

A view of the auditorium of the Theater of the Soviet Army during the anniversary concert.

USSR Minister of Culture E.A. Furtseva congratulates Alexandrov on his 60th birthday.

Alexandrov accepts congratulations and gifts from representatives of the USSR Ministry of Defense and soldiers of the Soviet Army.

Alexandrov receives gifts and addresses of greetings from delegations and representatives of work collectives.

The audience applauds.

Alexandrov bows to the audience from the stage.

A soloist with the Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army performs the song "Buchenwald Alarm" during a concert in Cuba in October 1961. B.A. Alexandrov, the ensemble's director, conducts.

The entire choir continues the performance, and the soloist enters with his part (synchronously).

The audience rises and applauds.

A panorama of the ensemble's performers applauding.

The faces of the applauding audience.

The ensemble's performers approach the footlights, continuing to applaud.

A panorama of a portion of the auditorium.

Alexandrov approaches the footlights with the ensemble's performers and bows to the audience.

The choir and musicians perform a Cuban guerrilla song in Spanish.

The audience rises and applauds, and Fidel Castro is among the audience.

The ensemble's choir continues to perform the song in Spanish (synchronously), with Alexandrov conducting the choir.

A panoramic view of the ensemble on stage during a performance of a Cuban song, conducted by Alexandrov.

The audience applauds standing.

Alexandrov raises the orchestra and bows to the audience.

Fidel Castro applauds standing.

A view of the stage and auditorium during the ovation.

Cuban pioneers present Alexandrov and the ensemble's performers with bouquets of flowers, and the audience applauds.

Cuban Minister of Industry Ernesto Che Guevara shakes Alexandrov's hand.

The faces of Cuban President Osvaldo Dorticós.

Fidel Castro and B.A. Alexandrov after exchanging hats.

North Korean spectators applaud while seated in the auditorium during the ensemble's tour of the DPRK in 1962. DPRK leaders applaud while standing in the government box.

The ensemble's performers, holding bouquets of flowers, applaud back.

A panoramic view of a portion of the auditorium.

Kim Il Sung converses with Alexandrov.

The faces of DPRK leaders.

Alexandrov's face.

Kim Il-sung clinks glasses of wine with Alexandrov during a gala reception.

Workers at a textile mill in Pyongyang greet the passing performers of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army under the direction of A.V. Alexandrov.

The ensemble's performers meet soldiers and officers of the Korean People's Army.

North Korean soldiers applaud.

A panoramic view of the stands of a stadium in Pyongyang during a performance by the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army under the direction of A.V. Alexandrov, with applauding spectators.

Koreans present flowers to Alexandrov and the ensemble's performers near a train carriage during their farewell to Moscow.

The faces of North Korean soldiers applauding.

The ensemble's performers wave bouquets of flowers from the carriage as they leave.

The train departs from the platform.

Vancouver street views.

City residents at a poster for a concert by the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army under the direction of A.V. Alexandrov.

A poster with an announcement.

Publications about the ensemble on display in a bookstore window.

Vancouver residents ask for autographs from the ensemble's director, B.A. Alexandrov, during a tour of Canada in April 1962. One of the ensemble's soloists holds a child.

The ensemble's performers sign autographs for Vancouver residents.

A traffic controller at a city intersection.

Vancouver residents on their way to a concert.

Spectators in the auditorium before the concert.

The ensemble performs.

Children present flowers to the ensemble's performers on stage.

Alexandrov and the ensemble's performers approach the stage.

A view of the auditorium with applauding spectators.

The ensemble's farewell ceremony following their performances in North Korea in 1962. Alexandrov holds a bouquet of flowers near a train car.

North Korean residents greet Alexandrov and the ensemble's performers during their tour of North Korea.