Parliamentarians of Laos in the Soviet Union (1978)

In August 1978, a delegation of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, headed by member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the LPDL and deputy chairman of the assembly Sisomphone Lavansai, arrived in Moscow on an official visit at the invitation of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Airport terminal building.

Flags of the Soviet Union and Laos.

Chairman of the Council of the Union of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR A.P. Shitikov and deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Lepeshkin meet at the airport a delegation of the Supreme People's Assembly of Laos, headed by member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the LPDL and deputy chairman of the assembly Sisomphone Lavansai.

Moscow.

The Kremlin. A.P. Shitikov receives the Laotian delegation at the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. The Laotian guests, A.P. Shitikov, Lepeshkin and others are sitting at the round tables. A.P. Shitikov and S. Lavansai exchange speeches.

Red Square.

People are walking to Lenin's Mausoleum.

Members of the Lao delegation lay a wreath at the Lenin Mausoleum.

The Lenin monument in the Kremlin.

The building in the Kremlin that houses the V.I. Lenin Apartment Museum; a memorial plaque on the wall.

The Lao delegation visits the V.I. Lenin Apartment Museum.

Members of the Lao delegation explore the sights of the Kremlin.

The Faceted Chamber; paintings on the walls; St.

George’s Hall.

Members of the Lao delegation explore the Faceted Chamber and St.

George’s Hall.

Wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Streets of Moscow.

VDNKh.

Fountain.

The Lao delegation at VDNKh; explore the Cosmos pavilion; exhibits in the pavilion.

The Lao delegation is received by the Chairperson of the Presidium of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSD) Kruglova at the House of Friendship. S. Lavansai and Kruglova exchange gifts.

An airplane wing in the air.

Members of the Laotian delegation and deputy Lepeshkin, accompanying them on their trip around the country, in the airplane cabin.

The airport building in Dushanbe.

In Dushanbe, the Laotian delegation is met by Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Tajik SSR Zaripova; girls in national costumes present the guests with flowers.

Streets of Dushanbe.

Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Tajik SSR M. Kholov receives the Laotian guests and conducts a conversation with them.

Zaripova and Lepeshkin take part in the conversation.

The guests from Laos, accompanied by Zaripova, are inspecting Dushanbe.

Young Tajiks are drinking tea in a teahouse.

Cars with members of the Laotian delegation drive by along the road. S. Lavansai and other members of the Laotian delegation, accompanied by Zaripova, visit the Pobeda collective farm, which is a collective member of the Tajik branch of the USSR-Laos Society.

The guests are greeted by the chairman of the collective farm; musicians are playing; girls are dancing.

A friendship meeting at the Pobeda collective farm.

The following speak at the meeting: chairman of the Tajik branch of the USSR-Laos Society, Minister of Agriculture of Tajikistan Zairov and chairperson of the women's council of the collective farm Samadova.

A member of the delegation, member of the standing committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of Laos Somnavan Inthavong, speaks on the Laotian side.

The collective farmers applaud.

A cotton field. S. Lavansai talks with the chairman of the collective farm in the field.

Cotton harvesters in the field; cotton riot in the field.

Collective farmers harvest grapes; apples; tobacco.

Irrigation structures.

Reservoir.

Construction of the Nurek Hydroelectric Power Station; the Laotian delegation visits the Nurek Hydroelectric Power Station.

The Laotian delegation at the Gornaya Skazka Young Pioneer Camp.

Children play football and volleyball.

The Young Pioneers welcome their Laotian guests.

The Laotian delegation, comrade Lepeshkin in the airplane cabin.

Volgograd.

Streets of Volgograd.

Newsreel 1942-1943: Fighting in the streets and in the ruins of houses in Stalingrad; destroyed Stalingrad.

A woman comes out of the basement of a destroyed house; residents carry things on a cart; children study in a destroyed school.

Streets of Volgograd; the Defense Museum; the Laotian delegation at the Defense Museum.

The obelisk on Victory Square.

The eternal flame burns.

Mamayev Kurgan; the Laotian delegation and those accompanying them on Mamayev Kurgan.

Sculptures; high relief.

The Pantheon; guests from Laos in the Pantheon.

A tank on a pedestal near the tractor plant.

Tractors on the plant grounds.

The Laotian delegation at the plant, talking with workers.

Assembling tractors.

Tractors on a platform.

Tractors on the plant grounds.

The Volga Hydroelectric Power Station dam.

The Laotian delegation visiting the Volga Hydroelectric Power Station.

Hydroelectric power station workers standing, panorama of the hydroelectric power station model.

Moscow.

The Laotian delegation meeting with Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR P.G. Gilashvili.

The Chairman of the Council of Nationalities of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR V.P. Ruben and Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Lepeshkin take part in the conversation.

The meeting and conversation in the Kremlin of members of the Laotian delegation headed by S. Lavansai with V.P. Ruben.

Seeing off the Laotian delegation at the airfield – V.P. Ruben, Lepeshkin and others say goodbye to S. Lavansai and other members of the delegation. S. Lavansai climbs the steps of the plane; waves his hand.