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Soviet vehicles in parade

The 1977 October Revolution Parade was a military parade that took place in Red Square in Moscow on 7 November 1977 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the October Revolution. The annual parade marks the protest of the Bolsheviks against the Tsarist Government. Marshal Dmitry Ustinov delivered his second holiday address to the nation on this day, right after the parade inspection that had presided over by him and led by the commander of the Moscow Garrison Colonel General Vladimir Govorov. Music was performed by the Combined Orchestra of the Moscow Garrison conducted by Colonel Nikolai Mikhailov. As per tradition, 14 other Soviet Cities (including Leningrad) held their parades on this day. The Soviet Communist Party General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev and Soviet Prime Minister Alexei Kosygin attended the parade. The highlight was the T-72 tank was first publicly seen at this parade.[1] The parade as well featured a full return to the iconic armor columns and missiles in the second half of the military portion of the parade. This parade also included the updated anthem of the Soviet Union.[2]

International dignitaries

Country Dignitary Position Photo
 German Democratic Republic[3] Erich Honecker President
 Mongolian People's Republic[3] Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal President
 Czechoslovak Socialist Republic[3][4] Gustav Husak President
 People's Republic of Bulgaria[3] Todor Zhivkov President
 Socialist Republic of Romania[3] Nicolae Ceausescu President
 Hungarian People's Republic[3] János Kádár President
 Polish People's Republic[3] Henryk Jabłoński President
Cambodia Democratic Kampuchea[3] Norodom Sihanouk President

Parade Units

Military Bands

  • Massed Bands of the Moscow Military District under the direction of Major General Nikolai Mikhailov, Senior Director of Music of the Bands Service
  • Corps of Drums of the Moscow Military Music School

Ground Column

Leading the column was the limousine carrying the parade commander, Col. General Vladimir Govrov, the commanding general of Moscow Military District.

  • Color Guard Unit
  • Frunze Military Academy
  • V.I. Lenin Military Political Academy
  • Felix Dzerzhinsky Artillery Academy
  • Military Armored Forces Academy Marshal Rodion Malinovsky
  • Military Engineering Academy
  • Military Academy of Chemical Defense and Control
  • Yuri Gagarin Air Force Academy
  • Prof. Nikolai Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy
  • Naval Engineering School
  • Moscow Border Guards Institute of the Border Defence Forces of the KGB "Moscow City Council"
  • Active military units:
  • Suvorov Military School
  • Nakhimov Naval School
  • Moscow Military High Command Training School "Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR"
  • Saint Basil's Cathedral before the parade.
    Saint Basil's Cathedral before the parade.
  • Tanks on Red Square.
    Tanks on Red Square.
  • Troops of the Nakhimov Military Academy on Red Square.
    Troops of the Nakhimov Military Academy on Red Square.
  • Corps of Drummers of the Moscow Suvorov Military Academy.
    Corps of Drummers of the Moscow Suvorov Military Academy.
  • The Kremlin during the parade.
    The Kremlin during the parade.
  • The Massed Bands during the parade finale.
    The Massed Bands during the parade finale.
  • Spasskaya Tower during the parade
    Spasskaya Tower during the parade
  • Demonstrations during the parade.
    Demonstrations during the parade.

References

  1. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1977/11/08/archives/soviet-marks-revolution-fete-with-a-major-parade.html
  2. ^ RedSamurai84 (2016-05-11), Soviet October Revolution Parade, 1977 Part II Парад 7 Ноября, retrieved 2017-01-16{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Спомени от Народната република (2015-11-01), Живков на парада на 7. 11. 1977 в Москва, retrieved 2017-01-16
  4. ^ Hilton, Ronald (1977-01-01). World Affairs Report. California Institute of International Studies.
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