Members of a Japanese delegation have arrived in the South Kuril Islands under a visa-free exchange program. They are seen here at Mendeleyevo Airport in Yuzhno-Kurilsk.24.09.2017#3199991
A new bus lane recently opened in downtown Moscow. The lane goes from Ploshchad Arbatskikh Vorot Square to the terminus at Kitay-gorod metro station.01.04.2017#3062271
A new bus lane recently opened in downtown Moscow. The lane goes from Ploshchad Arbatskikh Vorot Square to the terminus at Kitay-gorod metro station.01.04.2017#3062270
A little visitor playing at the Fountain of the Friendship of Peoples, VVTs All-Russian Exhibition Center.17.08.2013#2266323
Auction of 1920s-1980s Soviet posters at the Reception House of the Russian Government.11.12.2003#6495021
A concert of Latin American music at the House of Friendship with Foreign Peoples, Moscow.23.09.1990#8358738
A visit by General Jaakko Valtanen, Chief of Finnish Defense Forces, to the USSR. The meeting with core members of the USSR-Finland Friendship Society, now Russia-Finland Friendship Society, at the House of Friendship with Peoples of Foreign Countries, now the Russian Government's Reception House. 3rd right: Marshal of the Soviet Union and Hero of the Soviet Union Sergei Akhromeyev. 4th right: Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Soviet Union and Hero of the Soviet Union Valentina Tereshkova. 5th right: Chief of Finnish Defense Forces, General Jaakko Valtanen25.10.1989#6558227
The Memorial House narrating the history of a 17th-18th century Georgian community was the Moscow Moscow subsidiary of the People's Friendship Museum of the Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR in Tbilisi. The Museum that opened in 1983 at 5 Bolshaya Gruzinskaya Street is now defunct. Photo: One of the Museum's halls.28.03.1989#6739978
The Memorial House narrating the history of a Georgian community dating to the 17th and 18th centuries at the Moscow subsidiary of the People's Friendship Museum of the Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR in Tbilisi. The Museum that opened at 5 Bolshaya Gruzinskaya Street is now defunct. Photo: The Museum's building.28.03.1989#6739971
The Memorial House narrating the history of a Georgian community dating to the 17th and 18th centuries at the Moscow subsidiary of the People's Friendship Museum of the Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR in Tbilisi. The Museum that opened at 5 Bolshaya Gruzinskaya Street, is now defunct. Photo: A rescript by Peter the Great on display at the Museum.28.03.1989#6739967
The Memorial House narrating the history of a Georgian community dating to the 17th and 18th centuries at the Moscow subsidiary of the People's Friendship Museum of the Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR in Tbilisi. The Museum that opened at 5 Bolshaya Gruzinskaya Street, is now defunct. Photo: A room for concerts and lectures.28.03.1989#6739963
Official friendly visit by General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Mikhail Gorbachev to the Polish People's Republic. July 11-14, 1988. Residents of Cracow welcome the guests.12.07.1988#2891793
An official meeting at the House of Friendship With Peoples of Foreign Countries marking the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the USSR and Romania. Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Romania to the USSR Ion Bucur is at the rostrum.01.04.1988#5734210
Members of an Indian delegation during the opening of the Women of India exhibition at the Central House of Artist.25.03.1988#5483729
The Central House of Artist. Visitors of the Women of India exhibition learn movements of Bharatanatyam, one of the classical Indian dancing styles.25.03.1988#5483726
Raisa Gorbacheva, wife of CPSU General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, center, takes part in the opening ceremony of the Women of India exhibition at the Central House of Artist.25.03.1988#5483724
Raisa Gorbacheva, wife of CPSU General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, center, and Chairman of the Soviet Women Committee Zoya Pukhova, left, at the opening ceremony of the Women of India exhibition at the Central House of Artist.25.03.1988#5483723
Festival of Soviet-Indian friendship (Festival of India in the USSR). It took place in 1987-1988 on the initiative of Mikhail Gorbachev and Rajiv Gandhi in numerous regions of the USSR and India. During a trip to the Azerbaijan SSR, Indian artists visited the Ateshgah Temple of fire worshipers in the suburbs of Baku in the village of Surakhani. An ancient sanctuary of fire-worshipping Zoroastrians.03.07.1987#8355082
Indian writers meet with the activists of the Union of Soviet Societies of Friendship.01.06.1987#3061524
Products of tractor-assembling plant "Nazareth". The assembly is made of elements by Minsk tractor plant. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.01.06.1987#3096844
Moscow. N. J. de Alva Neto, Attache of the Embassy of the People's Republic of Angola in the Soviet Union, at an official ceremony of opening an exhibition of works by artist Sergei Minin at the House of Friendship with the Peoples of Foreign Countries, now the Receptions House of the Russian Government.17.01.1986#8875611
Visitors admire an exhibition of works by artist Sergei Minin at the House of Friendship with the Peoples of Foreign Countries, now the Receptions House of the Russian Government.17.01.1986#8875610
Gherman Girev speaks at an official ceremony of opening an exhibition of works by artist Sergei Minin at the House of Friendship with the Peoples of Foreign Countries, now the Receptions House of the Russian Government.17.01.1986#8875609
Moscow. A meeting at the House of Friendship with Peoples of Foreign Countries, now the Russian Government's Receptions House, marking the seventh anniversary of signing the Treaty on Friendship, Neighborliness and Cooperation between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: Anastasia Shitskova, Director of the Erisman Hygiene Research and Development Institute, takes the floor.05.12.1985#8827915
Moscow. A photo exhibition marking the seventh anniversary of signing the Treaty on Friendship, Neighborliness and Cooperation between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, at the House of Friendship with Peoples of Foreign Countries, now the Russian Government's Receptions House.05.12.1985#8827916
Moscow. A meeting at the House of Friendship with Peoples of Foreign Countries, now the Russian Government's Receptions House, marking the seventh anniversary of of signing the Treaty on Friendship, Neighborliness and Cooperation between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.05.12.1985#8827917
Moscow. Participants in a meeting at the House of Friendship with Peoples of Foreign Countries, now the Russian Government's Receptions House, marking the seventh anniversary of signing the Treaty on Friendship, Neighborliness and Cooperation between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.05.12.1985#8827914
The ceremonial signing of the Cooperation Agreement between the USSR and the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic in the House of Friendship with the Peoples of Foreign Countries (now the Reception House of the Russian Government) in Moscow.01.12.1985#8848823
The ceremonial signing of the Cooperation Agreement between the USSR and the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic in the House of Friendship with the Peoples of Foreign Countries (now the Reception House of the Russian Government) in Moscow.01.12.1985#8848824
The ceremonial signing of the Cooperation Agreement between the USSR and the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic in the House of Friendship with the Peoples of Foreign Countries (now the Reception House of the Russian Government) in Moscow.01.12.1985#8848825
Chairman of the Central Board of the USSR-Norway Society Fyodor Panachkin is seen giving a speech at an evening dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the USSR and Norway at the House of Friendship with Peoples of Foreign Countries (now the House of Receptions of the Government of Russia) in Moscow.01.11.1985#8829207
The opening ceremony of the USSR delegation club at the 12th World Festival of Youth and Students in the Central House of the Soviet Army.26.07.1985#8966331
Rakesh Sharma, Indian cosmonaut and Hero of the Soviet Union, speaks at an event marking successful completion of the Soyuz T-11 spaceflight, at the House of Friendship with Foreign Countries (now the Reception House of the Russian Government).03.05.1984#6345837
The children's drawing exhibition at the House of Friendship With Peoples of Foreign Countries (now the Russian Government's Reception House), where the award ceremony took place for Lena Obraztsova, who won the Grand Prix at the international children's drawing competition in Yokohama, Japan. The drawings displayed at the exhibition were featured at the competition.29.03.1984#8222486
Representatives of the Societies for USSR-Federal Republic of Germany and Federal Republic of Germany-USSR Friendship at the opening of the exhibition to mark the 1,100th anniversary of the city of Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. From right: the Soviet Union's Valentin Falin, First Deputy Director of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and former ambassador of the USSR to the Federal Republic of Germany (1971-1878), and the Federal Republic of Germany's T. Kraushaar. The House of Friendship with Peoples of Foreign Countries (now the Russian Government's Reception House).12.05.1982#6694908
Representatives of the Societies for USSR-Federal Republic of Germany and Federal Republic of Germany-USSR Friendship at the opening of the exhibition to mark the 1,100th anniversary of the city of Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. T. Kraushaar makes a speech. Background left: Valentin Falin, First Deputy Director of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and former ambassador of the USSR to the Federal Republic of Germany (1971-1878). The House of Friendship with Peoples of Foreign Countries (now the Russian Government's Reception House).12.05.1982#6694903
Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Romania to the USSR G. Dudeli speaks at the official meeting to mark the anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between the USSR and Romania at the House of Friendship With Peoples of Foreign Countries (now Reception House of the Russian Government).09.06.1981#5916259
A delegation of the National People's Assembly of Algeria visits the USSR. During a meeting at the House of Friendship with the Peoples of Foreign Countries (now the Reception House of the Government of the Russian Federation). Parliamentarians from the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria were received by Zinaida Kruglova, Chairperson of the Presidium of the Union of Soviet Societies for Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries. Far left: Vice-President of the USSR-Algeria Friendship Society, USSR pilot-cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Andriyan Nikolayev.12.04.1981#8338104
Professor Anatoly Gromyko, African Research Institute Director and President of the Soviet Association of Friendship with African Peoples, greets Nigerian-Soviet Friendship Association activists at Moscow's Friendship House, 1979.14.09.1979#137397
Ambassador of Pakistan to the USSR Sahabzada Yaqub Khan speaks at the official meeting to mark the 32rd anniversary of Pakistan's independence at the House of Friendship With Peoples of Foreign Countries (now the Russian Government's Reception House).14.08.1979#8170271
The building of the House of Friendship With Peoples of Foreign Countries (Arseny Morozov Manshion), now the Russian Government's Reception House, on Moscow's Vozdvizhenka Street. The mansion was built in 1895-1899 by architect Viktor Mazyrin at the request of millionaire Arseny Morozov.08.07.1979#8804868
Chair of Presidium of the Union of Soviet Societies of Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, Zinaida Kruglova, speaks to guests from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at the House of Friendship With Peoples of Foreign Countries (now the Russian Government's Reception House).01.07.1979#8228128
The Friendship Houe (currently the Russian Government's Reception House). Members of the USSR-Argentine friendship society attend the opening of the exhbit of Argentinian etchings.31.05.1979#8154550
The official event at the House of Friendship With Peoples of Foreign Countries (now the Russian Government's Reception House) to mark the 80th birthday of Yasu Katayama, daughter of Sen Katayama, Communist International activist and founder of the Japanese Communist Party.08.04.1979#8160758
The official event at the House of Friendship With Peoples of Foreign Countries (now the Russian Government's Reception House) to mark the 31th anniversary of independence of Burma (now Myanmar). Member of the USSR-Burma Friendship Society and Great Patriotic War veteran Andrei Lyadovsky makes a speech.04.01.1979#8158636
An exhibition of works by American painter Minisa Crumbo at the House of Friendship With Peoples of Foreign Countries (now the Russian Government's Reception House).01.12.1978#8151680
The event at the House of Friendship with Peoples of Foreign Countries, now the Reception House of the Russian Government, held to mark the 30th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the USSR and India. Members of the Union of Soviet Societies for Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries and members of the Indian delegation before the meeting.01.06.1977#6528247
An evening at the Friendship House (currently Reception House of the Russian Government). Participants of a meeting dedicated to the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the USSR and India. Valery Igrevsky, deputy minister of geology of the USSR, addresses the gathering. Third left: Roman Akhramovich, Soviet historian of the Orient, Doctor of History and Director of the Instutute of Asia and Africa, the Moscow State University.15.04.1977#6517179
An evening at the Friendship House (currently Reception House of the Russian Government). Participants of a meeting dedicated to the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the USSR and India.15.04.1977#6517178
The 30th anniversity of USSR-India diplomatic relations at the House of Friendship with Foreign Countries (now Russian Government Reception House). Left: Zinaida Kruglova, Chairman of the Presidium of the Union of Soviet Friendship Societies and Cultural Links with Foreign Countries (now Russian Association of International Cooperation).15.04.1977#6496248
Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys (currently the National University of Science and Technology "MISiS"). Student R. Sharif (Afghanistan)) in the dormitories.30.12.1976#5558889
Friendship House (currently Reception House of the Russian Government). An expanded format meeting to mark the 10th anniversary of the USSR-Mexico friendship society with participation of the Mexico-USSR institute for Friendship and Cultural Exchange. Valery Vorontsov, standing on the right, a USSR-Mexico friendship society member and a railroad shop at Likhobory station, awards former Mexican ambassador to the USSR Carlos Zapata Vela an honorary railwayman badge.05.08.1976#6528947
The Iskra collective farm in the Pestovo District, Novgorod Region. Photo: Locals at the House of Culture.04.07.1974#5614160
The Column Hall of the House of Unions. Candidate member of the CPSU Politburo, secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Boris Ponomarev presents the Order of Friendship of Peoples to the Committee of Soviet Women headed by pilot and cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, right, in commemoration of the outstanding merits of Soviet women in the construction of Communism in the USSR, fruitful activity in the international women's movement and a great contribution in development and strengthening the friendship between the Soviet people and peoples of foreign countries.06.03.1973#5501431
A gala evening on the 25th anniversary of India Independence Day at the House of Friendship with Foreign Countries in Moscow.14.08.1972#5529730
A gala evening on the 25th anniversary of India Independence Day at the House of Friendship with Foreign Countries in Moscow.14.08.1972#5529726
Moscow, the Soviet Union. The House of Friendship with Peoples of Foreign Countries hosts a soiree dealing with the Republic of Tunisia Independence Day. From right: S. F. Kaftanov, Rector of the Mendeleyev Moscow Institute of Chemical Technology, congratulates Republic of Tunisia Ambassador M. Hamed El-Saafi.31.03.1972#5536786
Gorky Moscow Art Academic Theater of the USSR receives guests from the Canadian city of Stratford, which has hosted the annual Shakespeare Festival since 1953, at House of Friendship With Peoples of Foreign Countries. The theater's senior actor Mikhail Tsaryov, left, greets guests, heads and activists of the Society for Soviet-Canadian Friendship.06.03.1972#5804694
The House of Friendship with Peoples of Foreign Countries, now the Reception House of the Government of the Russian Federation, hosts a meeting on the Week of Solidarity with Arab Nations. Left: Sergei Kaftanov, Board Chairman of the Society of Friendship and Cultural Ties with Arab Countries, speaks with Charge D'Affairs Ad Interim of the United Arab Republic to the USSR N. Highazi, center and Professor Kharlampy Baranov, right.20.06.1971#5672926
