At the 22nd Congress of the CPSU. Under the banner of Marxism-Leninism (1961)

Part of the Kremlin wall with a tower, a high-rise building in the distance (in the haze).

A flag against the background of the Kremlin buildings.

A panorama of a group of congress delegates standing on the balcony of the Palace of Congresses.

The delegates are walking along the balcony.

Aviation Marshal V.A. Sudets is among the group of delegates – general.

The façade of the Palace of Congresses with the main exit, people are visible in the foyer windows – general.

The meeting hall: the delegates are listening and applauding.

Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee F.R. Kozlov comes out onto the podium.

Excerpts from F.R. Kozlov's report on changes to the CPSU Charter (synchronously) – general, general.

Listening in the presidium are L.I. Brezhnev, G.I. Voronov, N.S. Khrushchev, A.Ya.

Pelshe, M.T. Efremov, P.N. Demichev, A.M. Shkolnikov and others – cf. L.I. Brezhnev, G.I. Voronov, N.S. Khrushchev, V.P. Mzhavanadze, A.P. Kirilenko, Sh.R. Rashidov, V.I. Gaganova applaud in the presidium – cf.

Portrait of V.I. Lenin above the presidium – cf.

Speaking: First Deputy Chairman of the Party Control Committee under the CPSU Central Committee Z.T. Serdyuk, weaver of the Savinsky Solidarity Factory Yu.M. Vecherova.

Speaking are Chairman of the Communist Party of Sweden Hilding Hagberg, member of the National Leadership of the Brazilian Communist Party Giraldo Rodrigues dos Santos, First Secretary of the Reunion Communist Party Paul Verges, member of the Executive Committee of the Central Committee of the United Socialist Party of Iceland Gudmundur Vigfusson, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Dominican People's Socialist Party Juan Ducoudrai.

Delegates on the sidelines of the congress - commonly. S.A. Kotova with two delegates - cf. A.V. is photographed in the St.

George’s Hall.

Artyukhina, D.Ya.

Lazurkina, B.D. Stasova, N.S. Khrushchev, L.A. Fotieva, M.A. Suslov, A.I. Mikoyan, G.I. Voronov. V.P. Mzhavanadze, N.A. Mukhitdinov, F.R. Kozlov, L.I. Brezhnev, D.S. Polyansky, A.P. Kirilenko and others - commonly., Wed.

The meeting hall: delegates listen, applaud – various.

At the morning meeting, statements on Stalin’s personality cult are made by the First Secretary of the Leningrad Regional Committee of the CPSU I.V. Spiridonov (synchronously), the First Secretary of the MChK CPSU P.N. Demichev (synchronously), G.D. Dzhavakhishvili (synchronously), and member of the CPSU since 1902 D.A. Lazurkina (synchronously).

The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine N.V. Podgorny reads out the draft resolution of the congress on the mausoleum of V.I. Lenin (synchronously).

The delegates applaud. N.M. Shvernik conducts the vote: the following vote in the presidium: L.I. Brezhnev, N.S. Khrushchev, F.R. Kozlov, M.A. Suslov, A.M. Shkolnikov, A.P. Kirilenko, V.I. Gaganova – Wed.

Delegates vote – general (from the top point).

Among the delegates in the hall are V.M. Petrishcheva, B.V. Ioganson, M.V. Zakharov – Wed.

Ceremonial meeting on Sverdlov Square dedicated to the unveiling of the monument to Karl Marx – various. N.S. Khrushchev delivers a speech (synchronously), approaches the covered monument, cuts the ribbon, the cover falls from the monument.

Monument against the background of protesters – various.

Monument – kr.

Inscription on the monument – kr. N.S. Khrushchev delivers a speech (synchronously).

First Secretary of the SED Central Committee Walter Ulbricht and General Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Great Britain John Gollan deliver speeches.

The leaders of the party and government and the leaders of fraternal parties stand on the rostrum.