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A nighttime view in Red Square showing the Lenin Mausoleum. Behind the mausoleum is the Kremlin Wall and beyond that is the building of the Council of Ministers of the USR (formerly the Senate). This is the seat of the Soviet government

A view of the Red Square showing the Lenin Mausoleum and a portion of the Kremlin Wall. Behind the wall is the building of the Council of Ministers of the U.S.S.R. (formerly the Senate), the seat of the Soviet government

A nighttime view in Red Square showing the Savior Tower located on the south end of the Kremlin Wall. It is through this gate that members of the Soviet government enter the Kremlin

A view of the front entrance to the Lenin Mausoleum in Red Square, with a Soviet honor guard on duty

A view of the front entrance to the Lenin Mausoleum in Red Square, with a Soviet honor guard on duty

A nighttime view looking toward Red Square showing the lower side of the Cathedral of the Intercession (St. Basil the Blessed Church). This former Greek Orthodox church is now a museum to Soviet Communism

A nighttime view of the lower side of the Cathedral of the Intercession (St.Basil the Blessed Church) located on the south end of Red Square. This former Greek Orthodox church is now a museum to Soviet communism

A view looking across the Moscow River at the Grand Kremlin Palace (Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R.) inside the Kremlin Wall. To the right of the palace the cathedral of the Annunciation, with its nine gilded domes, is visible

A night view of the Cathedral of the Intercession (St. Basil the Blessed Church) on the south end of Red Square. This former Greek Orthodox church is now a museum to Soviet Communism

A nighttime view in Red Square showing the Lenin Mausoleum. Behind the mausoleum is the Kremlin Wall and beyond that is the building of the Council of Ministers of the USR (formerly the Senate). This is the seat of the Soviet government

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Moscow

Country: Russia (RUS)

Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.)

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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19/09/1985
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The U.S. National Archives
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