Parades, Celebrations, & Holidays
Jan's painting of the 1952 May Day Celebration from the US embassy
May Day, 1952
May Day, 1952
May Day, 1952
May Day, 1952
May Day, 1952
7 November 1952, celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution
7 November 1952, celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution
7 November 1952, celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution
7 November 1952, celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution
7 November 1952, celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution
7 November 1952, celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution
Jan's painting of the parade on 7 November 1952
May Day, 1953
May Day, 1953
May Day, 1953
May Day, 1953
May Day, 1953
May Day, 1953
View of the US embassy, May Day, 1953
View of the US embassy, May Day, 1953
Jan in front of the US embassy, May Day 1953
Ambassador Charles ("Chip") Bohlen, center, in front of the US embassy, May Day, 1953
May Day, 1953
May Day, 1953
May Day, 1953
May Day, 1953
May Day, 1953
Searchlights and fireworks over Moscow, 7 November 1953
View from the new US embassy toward the brightly lit Ministry of Foreign Affairs building
View from the new US embassy toward Moscow State University, 7 November 1953
View from the new US embassy toward Moscow State University, 7 November 1953
Gorky Street (now Tverskaya Street) in the days prior to 1 May 1954
Gorky Street (now Tverskaya Street) in the days prior to 1 May 1954
Central Telegraph Building on Gorky Street with banners celebrating the 300 year anniversary of the unification of Ukraine and Russia. Spring 1954
Central Telegraph Building on Gorky Street with banners celebrating the 300 year anniversary of the unification of Ukraine and Russia. Spring 1954
The Museum of the Revolution on Gorky Street, 1 May 1954
Soviet (now Tverskaya) Square along Gorky Street, 1 May 1954
Soviet Square along Gorky Street, 1 May 1954
Pushkin Square, 1 May 1954
Pushkin Square, 1 May 1954
Pushkin Square with a view towards the Kremlin, 1 May 1954
Pushkin Square with a view towards the Kremlin, 1 May 1954
Pushkin Square, 1 May 1954
Pushkin Square, 1 May 1954
Red Square, 1 May 1954, 5:21pm
GUM on Red Square, 1 May 1954
GUM on Red Square, 1 May 1954
Red Square, 1 May 1954
Lenin-Stalin mausoleum, Red Square, 1 May 1954
Red Square, 1 May 1954
GUM on Red Square, 1 May 1954
"Onward, to the Victory of Communism!", Red Square, 1 May 1954
Red Square and St. Basil's Cathedral, 1 May 1954