Category: The Russian history
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AA Dejneka (1899-1969). The defense of Sevastopol. 1942
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Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko, center, discusses political strategy with Communist country representatives in a UN lounge
The Soviet Union, which had seen Israel destroy or capture the jet fighters, tanks, and rockets it had supplied to the U.A.R. and Syria, then called for an emergency session of the 122-nation General Assembly to be attended by the heads of government. The Kremlin and the White House, using the Hot Line, conferred repeatedly…
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Cuba’s Fidel Castro and Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin
Cuba’s Fidel Castro and Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin converse through an interpreter, left, during a meeting of the two Communist leaders in Havana.
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Russia and Communist China
Chinese diplomats leave May Day ceremonies in Moscow, another sign of tense relations between Russia and Communist China.
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Russia’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution
Russia’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution began officially on November 3, with ceremonies in the Kremlin’s Palace of Congresses.
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Defeat of Japanese Кwantung Army. 9 August-2 September 1945
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East Prussian Offensive Operation. 13 January-26 April 1945
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Baltic Offensive Operation. 14 September-22 October 1944
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Defeat of Central Nazi Grouping in Byelorussia. 23 June-29 August 1944
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Liberation of the Right Bank Ukraine and the Crimea. 24 December 1943-12 May 1944
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Battle of Kursk. 5 July-23 August 1943
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Encirclement of German troops at Stalingrad. 19-30 November 1942
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Defeat of German troops at Moscow. December 1941-April 1942
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Marshal of the Soviet Union Alexander Vasilevsky
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Vasilevsky and Sorokin
“I’ve covered many versts with Mikhail Sorokin in thirty odd years. He was at my side in the Byelorussian operation, the Baltic operation, in East Prussia and in the fighting against militarist Japan in the Far East.” Vasilevsky and Sorokin, 1973
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Yekaterina and Alexander Vasilevsky
We’ve been together now for forty years…” Yekaterina and Alexander Vasilevsky, 1973
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I. I. Gusakovsky, A. N. Kopenkin, A. A. Yepishev, Y. A. Vasilevsky, A.M. Vasilevsky, M. A. Yasnov, S. L. Sokolov
“Awarded the Order of Lenin on my 75th birthday.” (Left to right); I. I. Gusakovsky, A. N. Kopenkin, A. A. Yepishev, Y. A. Vasilevsky, A.M. Vasilevsky, M. A. Yasnov, S. L. Sokolov, 1970
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N. A. Shchelokov, A. M. Vasilevsky, A. A. Grechko, S. M. Budyonny
Kremlin Palace of Congresses on 50th Anniversary of Soviet Army (left to right): Kremlin Palace of Congresses on 50th Anniversary of Soviet Army (left to right): N. A. Shchelokov, A. M. Vasilevsky, A. A. Grechko and S. M. Budyonny
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A. Maresyev, A. Vasilevsky
A. Maresyev and A. Vasilevsky, 1956
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I. S. Konev, A. M. Vasilevsky, G. K. Zhukov, K. K. Rokossovsky, K. A. Meretskov, F. I. Tolbukhin, R. Y. Malinovsky, L. A. Govorov, A. I. Yeryomenko, I. K. Bagramyan
Front commanders in last stages of the war (silling, left to right): I. S. Konev, A. M. Vasilevsky, G. K. Zhukov, K. K. Rokossovsky, K. A. Meretskov (standing, left to right): F. I. Tolbukhin, R. Y. Malinovsky, L. A. Govorov, A. I. Yeryomenko and I. K. Bagramyan
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J. V.Stalin, A. I. Antonov, S. M. Budyonny, N. A. Bulganin, A. M. Vasilevsky, K. E. Voroshilov, G. K. Zhukov, N. G. Kuznetsov, V. M. Molotov, S. K. Timoshenko, В. М. Shaposhnikov
Soviet statesmen and top commanders — members of the wartime General Staff HQ (left to right, from top):J. V.Stalin, A. I. Antonov, S. M. Budyonny, N. A. Bulganin, A. M. Vasilevsky, K. E. Voroshilov, G. K. Zhukov, N. G. Kuznetsov, V. M. Molotov, S. K. Timoshenko and В. М. Shaposhnikov
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President Kalinin, Zhukov,Vasilevsky
Yet another decoration. President Kalinin, Zhukov and Vasilevsky
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Stalin, Rokossovsky, Vasilevsky
Right to left: Stalin, Rokossovsky and Vasilevsky review a military parade from the Lenin Mausoleum
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acific Fleet military council
Pacific Fleet military council (left to right): A. S. Frolov, I. S. Yumashev and S. E. Zakharov, August 1945
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K. A. Meretskov
1st Far Eastern Front HQ. K. A. Meretskov give instructions to Chief of Staff of Kwantung army Hiposaburo Hata on caritulation procedure
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People of Harbin welcome their liberators
People of Harbin welcome their liberators — Soviet troops, 1945
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K. Choibalsan, A. M. Vasilevsky, I. A. Pliev, R. Y. Malinovsky
Left to right: K. Choibalsan, A. M. Vasilevsky, I. A. Pliev and R. Y. Malinovsky in conference, September 1945
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A. N. Tevchenkov, M. N. Chistyakov, K. A. Meretskov, A. A. Novikov, R. Y. Malinovsky, A. M. Vasilevsky
Soviet command in Far East (front row, left to right): A. N. Tevchenkov, M. N. Chistyakov, K. A. Meretskov, A. A. Novikov, R. Y. Malinovsky and A. M. Vasilevsky, August 1945
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V. E. Makarov, Front Commander A. M. Vasilevsky and Chief of Staff A. P. Pokrovsky
Left to right: 3rd Byelorussian Front military council member V. E. Makarov, Front Commander A. M. Vasilevsky and Chief of Staff A. P. Pokrovsky, February 1945
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President Kalinin
President Kalinin decorates (left to right) I. F. Tevosyan, A. M. Vasilevsky and Y. N. Fedorenko, 1944
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T. T. Khryukin, I. D. Chernyakhovsky, A. M. Vasilevsky, V. E. Markov
Left to right: T. T. Khryukin, I. D. Chernyakhovsky, A. M. Vasilevsky and V. E. Markov at 3rd Byelorussian Front Command Post, summer 1944
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F. Y. Falaleyev, A. M. Vasilevsky, L. A. Govorov
Sitting, left to right: F. Y. Falaleyev, A. M. Vasilevsky and L. A. Govorov with group of officers in the Baltic, winter 1944-45
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G. K. Zhukov, P. I. Batov, К. К. Rokossovsky
Left to right: G. K. Zhukov, P. I. Batov and К. К. Rokossovsky at 65th Army Command Post, summer 1944
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F. I. Tolbukhin
F. I. Tolbukhin at 2nd Guards Army Command Post near Sevastopol, May 1944
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K. E. Voroshilov, S. S. Biryuzov, F. I. Tolbukhin, K. S. Melnik, A. M. Vasilevsky, M. M. Potapov and F. Y. Falaleyev
At 4th Ukrainian Front Command Post (left to right): K. E. Voroshilov, S. S. Biryuzov, F. I. Tolbukhin, K. S. Melnik, A. M. Vasilevsky, M. M. Potapov and F. Y. Falaleyev, 1944
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V. E. Makarov, A. M. Vasilevsky, I. D. Chernyakhovsky and F. Y. Falaleyev
Captured Nazis being interrogated by (left to right): V. E. Makarov, A. M. Vasilevsky, I. D. Chernyakhovsky and F. Y. Falaleyev, July 1944
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3rd Byelorussian Front soldiers
3rd Byelorussian Front soldiers near Minsk, between battles
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S. A. Kovpak, A. F. Fedorov, Marshals Vasilevsky, Rokossovsky
Partisan leaders (from left) S. A. Kovpak and A. F. Fedorov with Marshals Vasilevsky and Rokossovsky, 1956
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Georgi Dimitrov
Georgi Dimitrov (left) with F. I. Tolbukhin, autumn 1944
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General Staff A. I. Antonov
Chief of General Staff A. I. Antonov, February 1944
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Ludvik Svoboda
Ludvik Svoboda (left) with officers of the Separate Czechoslovak Battalion in March 1943 near Kharkov
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Steppe Front Commander I. S. Konev
Steppe Front Commander I. S. Konev (right) with his Chief of Staff M. V. Zakharov
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“Malaya zemlya”, 1943
“Malaya zemlya”, 1943. Chief of Political Section of 18th Army Colonel L. I. Brezhnev (sitting right) with group of political officers
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Semyon Budyonny in Donbas
Semyon Budyonny in Donbas. 1943
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1st Baltic Front Commander I. Bagramya
1st Baltic Front Commander I. Bagramyan (right) with his Chief of Staff V. V. Kurasov
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Western Front HQ during defence of Moscow
Western Front HQ during defence of Moscow. Front Commander General of the Army Zhukov (right), military council member N. A. Bulganin (centre), chief of staff Lieutenant-General V. D. Sokolovsky
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D. F. Ustinov
D. F. Ustinov, People’s Commissar for Armaments (1941-1946)
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В. L. Vannrkov
В. L. Vannrkov, People’s Commissar for Munitions
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A. V. Khrulev
A. V. Khrulev, Chief of Rear Services of the Soviet Armed Forces
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Maior-General Vasilevsky
Maior-General Vasilevsky as First Deputy Head of General Staff Operations Department
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В. М. Shaposhnikov in wartime
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First Marshals of the Soviet Union
First Marshals of the Soviet Union: (sitting) M. N. Tukhachevsky, K. E. Voroshilov, A. I. Yegorov, (standing)S. M. Budyonny and V. K. Blucher. 1935
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Commanding and political officers
Commanding and political officers of the 143rd Rifle Regiment. Vasilevsky is far right, second row. 1928