70th anniversary of the General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee L. I. Brezhnev (1977)

Brezhnev applauds – Wed.

Photo: Brezhnev with flowers – kr.

Photo: Brezhnev among young people – general.

Photo: Brezhnev with cosmonauts – general.

Poland based on a photograph depicting a young Brezhnev – general, zoom in Frontline photograph of Brezhnev, Brezhnev among soldiers and officers – general.

Newsreel: Brezhnev with the Order of the Red Banner on his chest – kr.

People applaud – kr.

Brezhnev’s speech at a rally – Wed.

Poland People at a rally – Wed.

Brezhnev walking across a virgin, plowed field – general.

Brezhnev on the deck of a ship – kr.

Photo: Brezhnev on vacation with his granddaughter – kr.

Photo: Brezhnev in his office – kr.

Photo: Brezhnev – Wed, kr.

Balkan airline plane at a Moscow airfield – general.

The leaders of the party and government meet the Bulgarian delegation headed by the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party T. Zhivkov at the airport.

Among those greeting them are A.A. Gromyko, Brezhnev, N.P. Podgorny, A. Katushev and others. – general.

Zhivkov descends the steps of the plane – general.

Zhivkov kisses Brezhnev – cf.

Those greeting them walk from the airport, among them Brezhnev, V.V. Grishin, N.V. Podgorny, A.A. Gromyko, T. Zhivkov and others. – general.

The leaders of the party and government applaud in the Vladimir Hall of the Bulgarian Communist Party, among them N.V. Podgorny, M.A. Suslov, A.P. Kirilenko, V.V. Grishin, I.V. Kapitonov and others. – general.

Zhivkov presents Brezhnev with the highest award of Bulgaria.

Present are A. Kosygin and others. – general.

Those present at the award ceremony, including K. U. Chernenko – general.

Zhivkov pins the award to Brezhnev’s lapel, they kiss – general.

Brezhnev and Zhivkov shake hands, Dolgikh, Ustinov, and others are standing – general.

Flags of the USSR and Hungary – general.

Meeting of the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the HSWP J. Kadar at the Belorussky Station.

Kadar gets out of the train carriage, greets Brezhnev – general.

The leaders of the party and government applaud during the presentation of the highest Hungarian award to Brezhnev in the Kremlin.

Among those present are Kosygin, Kirilenko, Grishin, Ponomarev, and others – general.

Kadar reads out the decree on the award.

Brezhnev, Kosygin, Podgorny, and others are listening – general.

Applauding, including Kirilenko, Grishin, Pelshe, Aliyev, and Andropov – general.

Kadar and Brezhnev kiss.

Present: Kulakov, Kosygin, Podgorny and others. – cf.

Flags of the USSR and the GDR – general.

Chairman of the State Council of the GDR E. Honecker descends the steps of the plane, exchanges greetings with Brezhnev – general.

Honecker, Brezhnev, Podgorny, Gromyko and others walk from the airfield – general.

State award of the GDR – ed.

Honecker pins the Order of the GDR to Brezhnev’s chest in the Kremlin.

Present: Kulakov, Dolgikh, Ustinov, Podgorny – general, departure, run over State award of the Republic of Cuba – ed.

First Deputy Chairman of the State Council and CM of the Republic of Cuba Raul Castro pins the Order of the Republic of Cuba to Brezhnev’s chest in the Kremlin.

Present: Kulakov, Ustinov, Podgorny – general, run over Those present applaud – general. R. Castro exchanges greetings with Brezhnev – general.

The Soviet delegation meets the Chairman of the People's Kural of the Mongolian People's Republic Yu.

Tsedenbal at the airport – general.

Tsedenbal descends the steps of the plane, exchanges greetings with Brezhnev – general.

Tsedenbal and Brezhnev talk – general.

Tsedenbal and Brezhnev, Podgorny walk along the airport – general.

Flags of the USSR and the Mongolian People's Republic – general.

Tsedenbal presents Brezhnev with the highest award of Mongolia – general, run over State award of the Mongolian People's Republic – general.

Applauding: Kulakov, Podgorny, Andropov, Kirilenko, Pelshe, Grishin – cf.

Tsedenbal pins the award to Brezhnev's chest – cf.

Present at the award ceremony: B.N. Ponomarev, I.V. Kapitonov, Gromyko, Ustinov and others – cf.

Tsedenbal exchanges greetings with Brezhnev – general.

Applauding – general.

The plane is taxiing on the airfield – general.

USSR flags on the masts – general.

First Secretary of the PUWP Central Committee E. Gierek descends the steps of the plane, greets Brezhnev – general, departure Cars leave the airport – general.

A panorama of the People's Republic of Poland from the chandelier in the Grand Kremlin Palace for the awards ceremony – general.

Gierek places the ribbon of the order on Brezhnev's neck, to which the Order of the Polish People's Republic is pinned.

Present are Ustinov, Kulakov, Podgorny, and D.A. Kunayev – general.

Applauding – general.

Gierek pins the order on Brezhnev's chest – general.

Applauding – general.

Gierek and Brezhnev exchange greetings – general, departure The leaders of the party and government are standing, among them: Katushev, Chernenko, Gromyko, and others – general.

Gierek pins the order on Brezhnev – cf.

Applauding: M.S. Solomentsev, Gromyko, Patolichev, and others – cf.

Gierek and Brezhnev exchange greetings – general, departure Standing: Katushev, Chernenko, Gromyko, and others – general.

President of Romania N. Ceausescu places the order ribbon on Brezhnev.

Kosygin is present – general.

Ceausescu and Brezhnev exchange greetings.

Ceausescu’s wife Elena is present – general.

Applauding – general.

First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic G. Husak pins the Order of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic on Brezhnev.

Present: Kosygin, V.I. Dolgikh – cf.

Gusak and Brezhnev exchange greetings – general.

Order of “Freedom” (Yugoslavia) – kr.

Brezhnev – kr.

Brezhnev during the awarding of his order. J. Broz Tito pins the order on – cf.

Those present – cf.

The People's Republic of Poland from Brezhnev to J. Broz Tito and those present – cf.

Flags of the USSR and Finland – general.

Order of the Republic of Finland – kr.

President of Finland U. Kekkonen presents Brezhnev with an order, exchanges greetings, Gromyko and Chernenko are present – cf.

Orders of Finland – kr.

Kekkonen places the order ribbon on Brezhnev.

Those present: Gromyko, Chernenko, F.D. Kulakov – cf.

Brezhnev – kr.

Those present applaud – cf.

Letters on the table, sent to Brezhnev – cf., kr, removed from circulation Telegrams, postcards – kr.

Letters – kr.

Congratulatory addresses – kr.

Cover of an address from the Central Committee of the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League – kr.

Address from the miners of Ukraine – kr.

Address from veterans of the 18th Army with a photo of Brezhnev at the front - red.

Photos of Brezhnev - red.

Letters on the table - medium, removed from movement

A festive banquet in the St.

George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

The guests are applauding, among them E. A. Shevardnadze – general.

Brezhnev and his wife, accompanied by members of the Politburo and members of the government, enter the St.

George Hall – general.

Brezhnev and those accompanying him walk along the banquet table to their seats – cf.

Brezhnev with his wife and others at the table – general.

Brezhnev, M. A. Suslov are applauding – cf.

The Polish People’s Republic of China on those applauding at the table, among them: R. Castro, T. Zhivkov, J. Kadar, A. Kirilenko, M. Suslov, V. Brezhneva, A. Kosygin – general.

Banquet in the St.

George Hall – general.

Brezhnev’s brother with his wife at the table – cf.

Brezhnev’s son – Yu. L. Brezhnev with his wife at the table – cf.

Brezhnev’s daughter – Galina with her husband Yu.

Churbanov at the table – cf.

Brezhnev's relatives at the table, including Brezhnev's brother – cf.

Brezhnev's grandchildren – cf.

Galina Brezhneva and Yu.

Churbanov at the table – cf.

Brezhnev's wife, son Yuri at the table – cf.

Guests at the tables – general.

PNR Brezhnev being awarded in the Vladimir Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace – general.

PNR R. Castro, Yu.

Tsedenbal, T. Zhivkov, N. Ceausescu, J. Kadar, E. Honecker, G. Husak, and E. Gierek are present at Brezhnev's award ceremony – cf.

The leaders of the Soviet government are present at Brezhnev's award ceremony – cf.

Podgorny reads out the text of congratulations to Brezhnev (synchronously).

Present: Brezhnev, Kulakov, Pelshe, N.A. Tikhonov, M.P. Georgadze, and others – cf.

Applauding: Kirilenko, Andropov, K.T. Mazurov, Chernenko, Ponomarev – Wed.

Presentation of an award to Brezhnev in connection with his 70th birthday.

Podgorny reads out a greeting (synchronously) – general.

Those present at the award ceremony – general.

Applauding – general.

Podgorny reads out a greeting (synchronously) – general, zoom in Applauding – Wed.

Podgorny pins the Gold Star medal to Brezhnev’s jacket, those present applaud – Wed, departure Podgorny awards Brezhnev with the Order of Lenin.

Those present applaud – Wed, departure Podgorny awards Brezhnev with a personal honorary gold weapon, presents him with a sabre.

Those present applaud – general.

Brezhnev delivers a response (synchronously) – Wed.

Those present are listening, among them: V. Shcherbitsky, M. Suslov, A. Gromyko, A. Kirilenko, Yu.

Andropov, V. Grishin – cf.

Brezhnev speaking (synchronously) – cf.

Applauding – general.

Newsreel: Brezhnev taking a walk – cf.

Brezhnev talking to the people during his stay in Yugoslavia, J. Broz Tito is present – cf.

Brezhnev – abc.

Brezhnev during his visit to Poland, walking with Gierek and other leaders of Poland – general.

The people greet Brezhnev – cf.

A girl ties a scarf with national symbols around Brezhnev’s neck – cf.

Brezhnev at one of the meetings – cf.

The people greet Brezhnev and the members of the Vietnamese delegation – cf.

Brezhnev and the leaders of Vietnam walk along the airfield – general.

The people greet the Vietnamese leaders – cf.

Brezhnev visits a construction site – cf.

Workers at a meeting with Brezhnev – cf.

Brezhnev at one of the enterprises, among those present is M. Suslov – cf.

Brezhnev on the presidium of one of the forums – cf.

Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin – cf., departure