1961, spring, Sunday, noon - with the traditional cannon firing from the fortress at 12 o'clock begins the Third Leningrad Holiday Song. Around town going to parties. On St. Isaac's square sings the chorus, in the garden on a bench singing girls, at Bay - boat carnival, youth dances the waltz on the deck of the cruiser singing the chorus of sailors. The most impressive sight is the Lenin stadium, where the celebration was attended by ten thousand singers and musicians.