On the visit of the Soviet party and government delegation headed by N.V. Podgorny to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in October 1971.
From October 3 to 8, 1971, a Soviet party and government delegation headed by member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR N.V. Podgorny visited the DRV on a friendly visit at the invitation of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Vietnam and the government of the DRV.
The stay of the Soviet party and government delegation headed by N. V. Podgorny in Vietnam. The delegation visits the Hanoi mechanical plant, the Thac Ba hydroelectric power station, the Haiphong port, Halong Bay, the Hong Gai mountain basin, DRV pilots and missilemen, and an exhibition "on the fronts of Indochina". A meeting of Soviet-Vietnamese friendship: negotiations, signing of joint documents, seeing off the delegation.




Landscapes of Vietnam – Vietnamese sitting on the riverbank under a palm tree - general, medium (shot through the palm trees).
Boats floating on the river - general; a boat under sail - medium.
Vietnamese warrior - short.
Vietnamese girls - medium, Poland.
Vietnamese boy, girl - short – shot through flowers.
Street of Hanoi - general.
Cyclists passing by - general; flowers sold on the street - medium.
Front of a flying airplane - short (shot in the air).
The earth is visible through the airplane's window - medium.
Meeting of the Soviet party and government delegation in Hanoi – greeters with flowers, waving flags and hats - various.
Flags of the Soviet Union and the DRV - general. N.V. Podgorny and his entourage descending the steps of the airplane - medium.
The Soviet delegation includes: First Deputy Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers K.T. Mazurov, Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee K.F. Katushev, Deputy Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers V.N. Novikov, member of the CPSU Central Committee, Chairman of the State Committee of the USSR Council of Ministers for Foreign Economic Relations S.A. Skachkov, member of the CPSU Central Committee, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR, General of the Army S.L. Sokolov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR N.P. Firyubin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade of the USSR I.T. Grishin.
At the airfield, the Soviet guests are met by Vice-President of the DRV Nguyen Luong Bang, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the WTV Le Duan, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the WTV, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of the DRV Truong Tinh, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the WTV, Prime Minister of the DRV government Pham Van Dong and other Vietnamese party and government figures.
Among those greeting: member of the Central Auditing Commission of the CPSU, Ambassador of the Soviet Union to the DRV I.S. Shcherbakov; heads of diplomatic missions accredited in the DRV, correspondents.
The guard of honor lined up at the airport on the occasion of the guests' arrival, report, inspection of the guard of honor - various.
The working people of Hanoi greet the Soviet party and government delegation at the airport and present flowers.
From the Gia Lam airport, cars with the Soviet guests and their accompanying persons head to the residence assigned to the Soviet party and government delegation; the city's residents warmly welcome the guests - various.
The government car drives up to the residence - general.
The city of Hanoi at night, illumination - general.
A formal reception in honor of the party and government delegation of the Soviet Union, hosted by the President of the DRV Ton Duc Thang, the Central Committee of the WPV, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of the DRV and the Government of the DRV. The President of the DRV Ton Duc Thang speaks at the reception - general, categorical.
The Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR N.V. Podgorny makes a response speech - medium, categorical.
Those present listen - medium, categorical; applaud - general, Polish.
Soviet-Vietnamese negotiations in the presidential palace in Hanoi: the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR N.V. Podgorny, K.T. Mazurov, K.F. Katushev and other members of the delegation participate on the Soviet side; Lep Duan, Truong Tinh, Pham Van Dong and other statesmen participate on the Vietnamese side - various.
The streets of Hanoi, decorated with flags and banners, are ridden by cyclists - medium.
The Monument to the Fallen Fighters of the Revolution - general. (participants in the August Revolution of 1945).
Laying a wreath at the monument to the Fallen Revolutionary Fighters.
Members of the Soviet party and government delegation, Vietnamese leaders at the monument - general.
Wreath - ed.
Vietnamese girls are standing with flowers, presenting flowers to members of the Soviet delegation - ed.
Visit to the Hanoi Mechanical Plant, the largest industrial enterprise in the DRV, built with the help of the Soviet Union - workers and employees of the plant meet and greet member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee, First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR K.T. Mazurov, Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee K.F. Katushev, USSR Ambassador to the DRV I.S. Shcherbakov and Vietnamese leaders - Prime Minister of the DRV Government Pham Van Dong, Minister of Mechanical Engineering and Metallurgy of the DRV Dinh Duc Thien and others.
The guests inspect the plant's workshops.
The hydroelectric power station in Thanh Ba, built with the help of the Soviet Union – the dam, the turbine is working; water is flowing - kr.
Vietnamese and Soviet specialists working on the construction of the hydroelectric power station - Wed, Poland.
The building - kr.
Members of the Soviet delegation visit the Hanoi Polytechnic Institute, built with the help of the Soviet Union, students and teachers greet the guests and talk to them.
Cars with guests drive along the festively decorated streets, people greet the guests.
A meeting of Soviet-Vietnamese friendship in the festively decorated hall of the National Assembly, where the city's workers have gathered in honor of the Soviet party and government delegation - Wed, general.
The gathering greets the members of the delegation and the leaders of the party and government of the DRV - Wed, Poland.
Young Pioneers present flowers - Wed, Poland, kr.
First Secretary of the WPV Central Committee Le Duan speaks - kr.




Continuation of the meeting of Soviet-Vietnamese friendship - general hall.
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR N.V. Podgorny makes a speech - kr.
Sculpture of V.I. Lenin, which N.V. Podgorny gives as a gift to the workers of Hanoi - kr. N.V. Podgorny presents the Central Committee of the WPV with the painting "Ho Chi Minh Among the Workers" - general.
Painting - kr.
Vietnamese friends present a commemorative banner to the Soviet guests - medium, general.
Those present at the meeting listen and applaud.
Haiphong port - general.
Soviet ships "Medyn", "Rabochaya Smena" in the Haiphong port - medium, kr, Poland.
Unloading equipment and vehicles delivered from the USSR - medium, general.
In the Haiphong port, Vietnamese dockers greet members of the Soviet party and government delegation - general, Poland, Wed. N.V. Podgorny greets Soviet sailors - Wed, they talk - Wed, Poland.
The city square is filled with people, cars with guests are driving by - general, Poland from the top.
Picturesque landscapes of Halong Bay - general, Wed, Poland.
Rock - short, Poland, Wed.
Members of the delegation meet with miners of the Hongai Basin, the country's largest coal center, and Soviet specialists working in the DRV. Military missile - short, Poland.
Vietnamese missile soldiers are running - Wed, Poland, a missile crew near a missile - various.
Vietnamese pilots are walking along the airfield - Wed from the movement.; a pilot boarding a plane - Wed, wearing a mask on a plane - kr.
Military planes taking off - general.
Planes in the air - Wed.
First Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR S.L. Sokolov and other Soviet guests in one of the aviation regiments of the Vietnam People's Army.
The exhibition "On the Fronts of Indochina", dedicated to the successes of the patriotic forces of the peoples of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in their fight against American aggression - general., Wed, Poland. N.V. Podgorny and other members of the Soviet delegation examining the exhibition - general.
A crashed American plane - kr, Poland.
Ruins of a building - Wed, Poland, kr.
Streets of Hanoi - general., Poland, Wed, Poland; selling flowers on the street - Wed; visitors in an open-air cafe - kr, Wed.
Festive children's market - general.
Meeting of N.V. Podgorny with Vietnamese children at the Hanoi Pioneer Club. N.V. Podgorny among the pioneers - Wed, kr, Wed, Poland.
Amateur participants of the pioneer club perform a concert on the open stage - misc.
Guests travel through the city - Wed.
Signing of the Soviet-Vietnamese statement - general. N.V. Podgorny signs on the Soviet side - kr, Le Duan - kr.
Flags of the Soviet Union and the DRV - Wed, kr.
Ceremonial farewell to the Soviet party and government delegation at the Hanoi airfield - a guard of honor is lined up - Wed; the guard of honor is reviewed - Wed.
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR N.V. Podgorny says goodbye to First Secretary of the WPV Central Committee Le Duan - Wed, kr.
Members of the Soviet delegation on the gangway - general.
Those seeing off – different, Poland.