The International Day of Workers' Solidarity was one of the most important holidays in the former USSR. Traditionally, official rallies, organized street demonstrations, and marches were held in every city of the Soviet Union on that day. Moscow’s iconic Red Square would become a venue for parades to demonstrate the power of the Soviet Union.Sputnik dipped into the archives for some rare photographs showing how May Day was celebrated in the USSR.
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Rare Archive Photos of May Day Demonstrations in USSR
May Day, or International Workers’ Day, is a public holiday marked on May 1 every year in many countries around the world. Today, Russia celebrates it as Spring and Labor Day.
The International Day of Workers' Solidarity was one of the most important holidays in the former USSR. Traditionally, official rallies, organized street demonstrations, and marches were held in every city of the Soviet Union on that day. Moscow’s iconic Red Square would become a venue for parades to demonstrate the power of the Soviet Union.
Sputnik dipped into the archives for some rare photographs showing how May Day was celebrated in the USSR.
Pilot-cosmonauts, Heroes of the Soviet Union Yuri Gagarin (on the right) and Pavel Popovich on the guest podium during a May Day parade on Red Square in Moscow.
A festive demonstration on Red Square in Moscow dedicated to International Workers' Day. Standing on the podium of the Lenin Mausoleum are (from left to right) Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Nikolai Podgorny, General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Leonid Brezhnev, and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR Alexey Kosygin.
A May Day demonstration and rally of supporters of the “Labor Russia” movement on Red Square.
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