Anniversary of the Murder of Volodarsky

Petrograd, Field of Mars, June 20, 1919, a rally dedicated to the anniversary of the murder of V. Volodarsky, a member of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee and the Petrograd Committee of the RSDLP (b). Among those present are the Red Army, holding flags. A grave with a sign “Comrade. Uritsky "is fenced with ribbons, flowers on the grave, the wind. A detachment of schoolgirls stands at the grave of M.S. Uritsky, in the background - adults are sitting on a pedestal. A symphony orchestra is playing. Sailors are on guard of honor at the grave. There is a line of Red Army soldiers, the protesters are sitting on stone steps. Two sailors with rifles stand on guard of honor. Columns of demonstrators are walking along 25 October Avenue (Nevsky), men are carrying banners. A pillar, entwined with garlands of branches, at the site of V. Volodarsky's murder. A column of protesters, men holding a banner “ETERNAL MEMORY TOV. VOLODARSKY AND THOUSANDS OF NAMELESS HEROES: WORKERS AND PEASANTS, KILLED BY THE ES-EROVS AND OTHERS. WHITE GUARDS ... THE CURSE OF THE KILLERS !!! ". Women, children at the rally, men hold a placard “BELGIAN WORKERS, CHECK VANDERVELDE, HE BETRAYS YOU!” .. Posters “UNREGULAR PUNISHMENT FOR THE TRAITORS AND KILLERS OF THE LEADERS OF THE PROLETARIAT!” , "WORKERS OF THE WEST. REALLY AFTER VANDERVELDE'S DISPOSAL BEHAVIOR AND THEIR VEGETABLE PROTECTION OF THE ES-ERA IN MOSCOW YOU WILL END THEM! ”. Memorial plaque at the site of V. Volodarsky's murder “AT THIS PLACE, THE HIRED KILLER OF THE TRAITOR'S KILLED ON JUNE 20, 1918. FAVORITE LEADER OF THE PETROGRAD WORKERS V. VOLODARSKY ”. The man puts flowers to the stone. [AI Rykov] speaks from the rostrum, those present at the rally applauded. Panorama of those present at the rally, among them the chairman of the Petrograd Soviet of Workers 'and Soldiers' Deputies G.E. Zinoviev. The Red Army men are sitting at a rally in the rain, smiling. Posters "YES SOVIET RUSSIA ...", "DEATH TO THE CURSED KILLERS ..."

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