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
Yekaterina and Alexander Vasilevsky
We’ve been together now for forty years…” Yekaterina and Alexander Vasilevsky, 1973
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
DetailsN. 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
A. Maresyev, A. Vasilevsky
A. Maresyev and A. Vasilevsky, 1956
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
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
President Kalinin, Zhukov,Vasilevsky
Yet another decoration. President Kalinin, Zhukov and Vasilevsky
Stalin, Rokossovsky, Vasilevsky
Right to left: Stalin, Rokossovsky and Vasilevsky review a military parade from the Lenin Mausoleum
acific Fleet military council
Pacific Fleet military council (left to right): A. S. Frolov, I. S. Yumashev and S. E. Zakharov, August 1945
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
People of Harbin welcome their liberators
People of Harbin welcome their liberators — Soviet troops, 1945
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
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
Enemy banners
Enemy banners cast before the Lenin Mausoleum in Moscow
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
President Kalinin
President Kalinin decorates (left to right) I. F. Tevosyan, A. M. Vasilevsky and Y. N. Fedorenko, 1944
DetailsT. 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
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
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
F. I. Tolbukhin
F. I. Tolbukhin at 2nd Guards Army Command Post near Sevastopol, May 1944
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
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
3rd Byelorussian Front soldiers
3rd Byelorussian Front soldiers near Minsk, between battles
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
Georgi Dimitrov
Georgi Dimitrov (left) with F. I. Tolbukhin, autumn 1944
General Staff A. I. Antonov
Chief of General Staff A. I. Antonov, February 1944
Ludvik Svoboda
Ludvik Svoboda (left) with officers of the Separate Czechoslovak Battalion in March 1943 near Kharkov
Steppe Front Commander I. S. Konev
Steppe Front Commander I. S. Konev (right) with his Chief of Staff M. V. Zakharov
“Malaya zemlya”, 1943
“Malaya zemlya”, 1943. Chief of Political Section of 18th Army Colonel L. I. Brezhnev (sitting right) with group of political officers
Semyon Budyonny in Donbas
Semyon Budyonny in Donbas. 1943
1st Baltic Front Commander I. Bagramya
1st Baltic Front Commander I. Bagramyan (right) with his Chief of Staff V. V. Kurasov
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
D. F. Ustinov
D. F. Ustinov, People’s Commissar for Armaments (1941-1946)
В. L. Vannrkov
В. L. Vannrkov, People’s Commissar for Munitions
A. V. Khrulev
A. V. Khrulev, Chief of Rear Services of the Soviet Armed Forces
Maior-General Vasilevsky
Maior-General Vasilevsky as First Deputy Head of General Staff Operations Department
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
Commanding and political officers
Commanding and political officers of the 143rd Rifle Regiment. Vasilevsky is far right, second row. 1928
The monuments, erected in the suburbs of Saint Petersburg
The monuments, erected in the suburbs of Saint Petersburg, remind one of the heroic exploits of the Russiansold.ers who smashed the fascist hordes. Old Peterfiof: Stela in honour of the courageous defenders of the “Oranienbdum Pyatachok”
Ozerny (Lake) Wharf: Prospect Obukhovskoi Obordny
Comfortable passenger ships make regular excursion trips up the Neva to Petrokrepost and over Lake Ladoga to the Island of Valaam, one of the most picturesque places in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg.
The Palace-Museum and Park of the Town of Pavlovsk
The Pavlovsk park, occupying an area of 600 hectares, its palace and pavilions created by outstanding “architects, sculptors and talented serf craftsmen are masterpieces of the art of landscape gardening in the later years of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. The building of Pavlovsk on the river Slavyanka began as…
DetailsPalace-Museums and Parks of the Town of Pushkin
This town — the treasure-house of Russian culture and the birthplace of Pushkin’s poetic genius — is dear to the hearts of the Russianpeople. Not only the modest four-storey building of the Lycee where the young poet spent his school years but the whole of Tsarskoye Selo is closely connected with the creative life of…
DetailsPulkov Observatory
In 1942 the Pulkovo Observatory on the Pnlkovo Heights was utterly destroyed by fascist bombs and shells. In 1962 the Observatory, restored and reconstructed on new technical principles, carries out an extensive programme of astronomic investigations. The observatorv is stuated on the Pulkov Heights on the Pulkov meridian. It is the principal observatory of the…
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