Leningrad chronicles № 20 Stay in Leningrad of the Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie I. (1959)

The national flags of the USSR and Ethiopia are flying.

Portraits of Khrushchev N. S., Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie I and Voroshilov K. E. on the facade of the airport building.

Pioneers with bouquets of flowers in their hands and portraits of the leaders of the USSR and Ethiopia, the faces of girls.

The plane of the Emperor of Ethiopia on board taxies to the airport building.

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia and his entourage descend the plane's ramp.

The pioneers present the emperor with bouquets of flowers, the face of Princess Aida Desta.

Chairman of the City Executive Committee of the Lensovet N. I. Smirnov and Chairman of the regional Council, member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR I. V. Spiridonov greet the Ethiopian guests at the plane ramp.

The face of Emperor Haile Selassie I.

The chief of the Guard of honor reports to the Emperor of Ethiopia.

Haile Selassie I and Smirnov bypass the guard of honor.

The Ethiopian Gneral salutes.

The honor guard company marches in front of Haile Selassie I.

Smirnov delivers a welcome speech in honor of the guests from Ethiopia (synchronously), the face of Haile Selassie I.

Emperor Haile Selassie I delivers a speech in response.

Journalists make notes in notebooks.

Smirnov shakes hands with Haile Selassie I and Princess Aida Desta.

Haile Selassie I gets into the car.

Haile Selassie I from the car responds to the greetings of Leningrad residents while driving through the streets of the city.

The cortege of the Emperor of Ethiopia moves along Nevsky Prospekt, Leningraders advise Haile Selassie I.

The motorcade crosses the square in front of St.

Isaac's Cathedral.

The motorcade moves through the streets of Leningrad, Haile Selassie I responds to the greetings of Leningrad residents.

Guests from Ethiopia visit the monument to Alexander Pushkin.

Members of the Ethiopian delegation led by Haile Selassie I are photographed at the monument.

The car cortege of the Emperor of Ethiopia leaves for the Palace Square.

Haile Selassie I and his entourage inspect the Alexander Column, the figure of an angel on top of the column.

View of the monument to Peter I.

Smirnov tells Haile Selassie I the story of the monument's installation.

The delegation of Ethiopia during a sightseeing tour of Leningrad.

Haile Selassie I and his entourage during a visit to the Museum of the Institute of Anthropology and Ethnography of the USSR.

Exhibits in the African section, dedicated to the culture and art of Ethiopia.

Haile Selassie I listens to the museum director's explanation.

Haile Selassie I and his entourage inspect the exhibits.

Haile Selassie I leaves a thank-you note in the book of honorary visitors of the museum.

Haile Selassie I and his entourage during the inspection of the tomb of the Russian tsars in the Peter and Paul Cathedral.

Fragments of the cathedral decoration.

Haile Selassie I and Smirnov ride in a car through the streets of the city.

Guests from Ethiopia during a visit to the 1st Leningrad Confectionery factory.

Mechanized production processes in the workshops of the factory, Haile Selassie I listens to the explanations of the factory management, observes the production process.

Haile Selassie I's motorcade rides along Nevsky Prospekt.

Pioneer Lyusya Kazakevich presents the Emperor of Ethiopia with a bouquet of flowers during his arrival in Petrodvorets.

Haile Selassie I thanks the girl and gives her a souvenir.

People greet Haile Selassie I.

Haile Selassie I and his entourage during a walk in the Petrodvorets Park, the fountains of Petrodvorets, the face of Haile Selassie I.

Haile Selassie I motorcade on the streets of Leningrad.

Arrival of Haile Selassie I in the Hermitage, the emperor gets out of the car.

Haile Selassie I and his companions inspect paintings and sculptures in the halls of the Hermitage.

Seeing off Haile Selassie I to Moscow at the Moscow Railway Station in Leningrad, the Emperor and his entourage walk along the car.

Smirnov shakes hands with Haile Selassie I, says goodbye to him.

Presentation of flowers to Haile Selassie I and members of the Ethiopian delegation.

As the train pulls away, Haile Selassie I waves goodbye.