Celebrating the 70th anniversary of I.V. Stalin in the USSR (1949.12)

USSR Foreign Minister A. Ya.

Vyshinsky speaks from the podium during a ceremonial meeting in the Column Hall of the House of Unions in honor of I. V. Stalin's 70th birthday, with faces of the meeting participants.

View of the Column Hall of the House of Unions during the ceremonial meeting, with Stalin's portrait above the presidium table.

Vyshinsky finishes his speech.

The meeting participants and members of the presidium give a standing ovation, with Academician I. V. Kurchatov in the presidium.

A page from a desk calendar with the date December 21, 1949. A teacher from a girls' school enters the classroom.

The students stand at their desks.

The teacher addresses the class and greets them.

The students take their seats.

Faces of the students sitting at their desks.

One of the girls reads a poem, standing at the blackboard.

Faces of the students.

The teacher listens to the response.

View of part of the class.

Stalin's House Museum in Gori during the anniversary celebrations.

Georgian Young Pioneers write a collective congratulatory message to Stalin.

Children's faces, one of the girls writing the text.

The porch of the Stalin House Museum in Gori.

The interiors of the museum rooms.

A clay jug and glass mug on the table.

A portrait of Joseph Dzhugashvili during his studies at the Gori Theological School hangs on the wall.

Young Pioneers sign the congratulatory message to Stalin.

Visitors enter the Stalin House Museum in Gori.