Leningrad Newsreel Number 16

The ceremonial meeting at the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after S. M. Kirov, dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the reunification of Ukraine with Russia. Knyazev, secretary of the Leningrad City Committee of the CPSU, speaking. Streets, buildings in Leningrad, decorated with flags, posters in connection with the celebration of the anniversary date. Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Kronstadt naval fortress. Naval parade of warships. Commander-in-Chief of the USSR Naval Forces, Admiral of the Fleet NG Kuznetsov on the battleship "October Revolution" greets the command staff, bypasses the formation of sailors. Monument to Vice Admiral S.O. Makarov. Formation of troops on the Anchor Square of the city of Kronstadt. Admiral of the Fleet NG Kuznetsov reads out the Decree on awarding the Order of the Red Banner to the city of Kronstadt and attaches the order to the banner of the fortress. Troop parade. A meeting dedicated to the laying of a monument in honor of the 250th anniversary of the Kronstadt fortress. Inauguration of the Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory of the USSR Academy of Sciences, rebuilt after being destroyed during the Great Patriotic War. Speakers: Director of the Observatory, Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences AA Mikhailov, Academician IP Bardin, Chinese and Dutch astronomers. Foreign astronomers are present at the opening of the observatory. Guests visiting the observatory.

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Sound E. Belsky