News of the Day No 17

Moscow city. The ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 89th anniversary of the birth of V. I. Lenin at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR (Bolshoi Theater). On the podium: E. A. Furtseva, F. R. Kozlov, N. M. Shvernik, A. I. Mikoyan, M. Suslov, S. M. Budyonny, E. D. Stasova, V. Karpinsky, D. Ibarruri , ON THE. Mukhitdinov. The meeting was opened by A. I. Kirichenko. Leonid Brezhnev is speaking. Moscow city. Production processes in the shops of the Moscow Machine-Tool Plant named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze. Moscow city. Monument to V. Mayakovsky on Mayakovsky Square. Flowers at the monument. The author of the monument is sculptor A.P. Kibalnikov in his workshop. Moscow city. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran Masud-Ansori presents his credentials to Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Yu. I. Paleckis. MP Georgadze is present. Meeting at the Vnukovo airport of the delegation of editors of the Social Democratic newspapers of Germany. The head of the delegation, Esko Puttkamer, greets the greeters. Moscow city. The new IL-18 aircraft at the Vnukovo airfield. The plane embarks on its maiden flight Moscow-Adler. Passengers in the aircraft cabin. Cockpit. Airplane in the air. Uzbekistan. Museum of Fine Arts on the collective farm "Kyzyl". Museum hall. Visitors watch pictures. A team of fishermen from the "Quiet Don" collective farm at work, pulling fish out of the net. USA. New York City. Tour of the USSR State Academic Bolshoi Theater. Posters on the streets of the city. Queues for tickets to theater performances. Spectators in the hall. Among those present M. A. Menshikov. On the stage, a fragment of the ballet "Romeo and Juliet" performed by G. Ulanova. The audience is applauding.

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