Right: General Secretary of the Iraqi Communist Party Aziz Mohammed visits the USSR to attend the 27th CPSU Congress.24.03.2025#8886692
US Secretary of State James Baker visits the USSR. December 16, 1991. Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, US Secretary of State James Baker, left, and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze, right, before talks in the Kremlin.16.12.1991#2891959
US Secretary of State James Baker's visit to the USSR. December 16, 1991. Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev during a meeting in the Kremlin with James Baker.16.12.1991#2891929
Nikolai Smirnov, Deputy Head of the USSR (now the Russian Federation) Foreign Ministry's Department for International Humanitarian Cooperation and Human Rights.15.10.1991#6687056
Athletes from Sri Lanka shoot pneumatic rifles at Dynamo Sports Club's Olympic firing range in Mytishchi in the Moscow Region.06.09.1991#8595564
Second left: Soviet coach Sergei Dovgan instructs athletes from Sri Lanka how to shoot pneumatic rifles at Dynamo Sports Club's Olympic firing range in Mytishchi in the Moscow Region.06.09.1991#8595563
Soviet coach Sergei Dovgan instructs athletes from Sri Lanka how to shoot pneumatic rifles at Dynamo Sports Club's Olympic firing range in Mytishchi in the Moscow Region.06.09.1991#8595562
A closed bilateral meeting between US President George W. Bush (on the right) and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (second right) in Helsinki on September 9, 1990. During the summit, the main topics of discussion between the leaders of the two countries were: the resolution of the Persian Gulf crisis, Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, and the coordination of efforts to ease US-Soviet tensions after the end of the Cold War.09.09.1990#8308327
French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas working visit to the Soviet Union. Soviet President, CPSU General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas during talks in the Kremlin.25.08.1990#2891892
French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas working visit to the Soviet Union. Soviet President, CPSU General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas during talks in the Kremlin.25.08.1990#2891891
Mrs. Goncalves, wife of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to the USSR Alfred Sylvester Goncalves.17.02.1990#8341649
Alfred Gonsalves, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to the Soviet Union, with his wife.17.02.1990#8341642
A meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, 2nd right, and Iranian Deputy Minister for Political Affairs for Europe and Americas Mahmoud Vaezi, 2nd left.17.01.1990#6651142
Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the USSR Fahad Ben Fahad Al-Khater and First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Anatoly Lukyanov during the ceremony to present letters of credence at the Kremlin.30.11.1989#6623450
Ambassador of Guyana to the Soviet Union Ranji Chandisingh, left, and First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Anatoly Lukyanov during the ceremony to present foreign ambassadors’ letters of credence.13.11.1989#6611403
Activists of the Danish movement, Next Stop Sovjet, opposing nuclear weapon testing, visit the Soviet Union. Impromptu concert at the Lenin Hills (now Vorobyovy Gory) after a final march of foreign and Soviet participants of the movement.12.08.1989#8130810
Activists of the Danish movement, Next Stop Sovjet, opposing nuclear weapon testing, visit the Soviet Union. Impromptu concert at the Lenin Hills (now Vorobyovy Gory) after a final march of foreign and Soviet participants.12.08.1989#8130809
Activists of the Danish movement, Next Stop Sovjet, opposing nuclear weapon testing, visit the Soviet Union. Foreign and Soviet participants of the movement at the Lenin Hills (now Vorobyovy Gory) after a final march.12.08.1989#8130808
Activists of the Danish movement, Next Stop Sovjet, opposing nuclear weapon testing, visit the Soviet Union. Final march of foreign and Soviet participants outside Lomonosov Moscow State University at the Lenin Hills (now Vorobyovy Gory).12.08.1989#8130807
Activists of the Danish movement, Next Stop Sovjet, opposing nuclear weapon testing, visit the Soviet Union. Final march of foreign and Soviet participants outside Lomonosov Moscow State University at the Lenin Hills (now Vorobyovy Gory).12.08.1989#8130796
India's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the USSR Alfred Silvester Gonsalves and First Deputy Chairman of the USSR Supreme Soviet Anatoly Lukyanov, left to right, during presentation of foreign ambassadors’ letters of credence.11.08.1989#6545448
Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi visits Moscow. Mikhail Gorbachev, Secretary-General of the USSR Communist Party's Central Committee, Chairman of the USSR Supreme Soviet and Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi, left to right, during a meeting in the Kremlin.15.07.1989#6542978
July 4-5, 1989. Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and President of the Supreme Soviet (Parliament) of the USSR, pays an official visit to France at the invitation of President of the French Republic Francois Mitterrand. Photo: Mikhail Gorbachev and his wife, Raisa Gorbachev, have arrived at the French President's Hotel de Marigny Residence for a breakfast with Mr. and Mrs. Mitterrand.04.07.1989#6746940
The official visit by Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, to France at the invitation from President of the French Republic Francois Mitterrand, July 4-5, 1989. Francois Mitterrand and his spouse greet Mikhail Gorbachev at Elysee Palace.04.07.1989#6746933
The official visit by Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, to France at the invitation from President of the French Republic Francois Mitterrand, July 4-5, 1989. Mikhail Gorbachev, left, and Francois Mitterrand are seen near Elysee Palace.04.07.1989#6746932
The official visit by Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, to France at the invitation from President of the French Republic Francois Mitterrand, July 4-5, 1989. The visit's day one.04.07.1989#6746927
The official visit by General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, right, to France at the invitation from President of the French Republic François Mitterrand, left. The official welcoming ceremony at Paris Orly Airport.04.07.1989#6746924
July 4-5, 1989. Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and President of the Supreme Soviet (Parliament) of the USSR, pays an official visit to France at the invitation of President of the French Republic Francois Mitterrand. From left: Mikhail Gorbachev and Francois Mitterrand before the talks.04.07.1989#6748472
The ceremony to hand credentials at the Kremlin. Ambassador of Morocco to the USSR Mr. Haddaun hands his credentials to First Deputy Chair of the USSR Supreme Council Anatoly Lukyanov. A friendly handshake.17.05.1989#6747676
July 4-5, 1989. Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and President of the Supreme Soviet (Parliament) of the USSR, pays an official visit to France at the invitation of President of the French Republic Francois Mitterrand. Photo: Preparing to welcome the high-ranking guest.04.05.1989#6748477
Deputy Foreign Minister of the USSR Anatoly Adamishin, right, and Ambassador of Great Britain to the USSR Roderick Braithwaite, left, during the ceremony to sign a program for cooperation between the USSR and Great Britain.04.04.1989#6536491
A visit by Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Lavasani to the USSR. Foreign Minister of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, right, during the talk with Mohammad Javad Lavasani, 2nd right.03.04.1989#6536487
Finnish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pertti Paasio visits Moscow. Pertti Paasio, fourth left, during talks with Eduard Shevardnadze, member of the Political Bureau of the Soviet Communist Party and USSR Foreign Minister, fourth right, at the Kremlin.28.03.1989#6535180
A roundtable meeting at the Novosti Press Agency (APN) (now Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency) for journalists from Arab countries on the new mindset and problems of security cooperation in the Mediterranean.01.03.1989#6753010
Konstantin Truevtsev, PhD candidate in Philosophy, Head of the Department of Africa Studies at the USSR Academy of Sciences, during a roundtable meeting at the Novosti Press Agency (APN) (now Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency) for journalists from Arab countries on the new mindset and problems of security cooperation in the Mediterranean.01.03.1989#6753009
Vladimir Knyazev, Captain 1st rank and expert in international maritime law, at a roundtable for journalists from Arab countries, "New mindset and problems with security cooperation in the Mediterranean," at the Novosti Press Agency (APN) (now Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency).01.03.1989#6753008
Pyotr Barabolya, Major General of Justice, First Deputy Chairman of the Peace to Oceans Commission, at a roundtable for journalists from Arab countries, "New mindset and problems with security cooperation in the Mediterranean," at the Novosti Press Agency (APN) (now Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency).01.03.1989#6753007
Soviet diplomat Yury Lebedev, USSR Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Peru (March 15, 1969 - February 28, 1975). USSR Ambasador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Uruguay (June 23, 1978 - February 26, 1987).27.02.1989#6752841
Alexander Abramov (1905-1973), Soviet diplomat, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. A reproduction of a phto from the Soviet foreign ministry's archive.01.12.1988#2854793
A visit by President of Brazil Jose Sarney to the USSR. Jose Sarney, foreground 2nd left, at the flower-laying ceremony at the Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad, which commemorates victims and survivors of the Siege of Leningrad of 1941-1944, on Victory Square during his visit to Leningrad.21.10.1988#6744048
A visit by President of Brazil Jose Sarney to the USSR. Jose Sarney, 2nd right, tours the museum of the Yuri Gagarin State Scientific Research and Testing Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City.20.10.1988#6744045
An official visit by President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Jose Sarney to the USSR. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, right, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federative Republic of Brazil Roberto Costa de Abreu Sodre during the ceremony to sign a protocol on bilateral cooperation.18.10.1988#6287754
An official visit by President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Jose Sarney to the USSR. President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Jose Sarney and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, during the ceremony to sign a declaration on principles of interaction for peace and international cooperation at the Moscow Kremlin.18.10.1988#6287753
Vice President of Botswana Peter Mmusi's visit in Moscow (Mr. Mmusi is second on the right). During the talks with Zakash Kamalidenov, Chair of the Kazakh SSR Supreme Council Presidium (second on the left at the table).17.10.1988#6567807
Nicolae Ceausescu, Secretary-General of the Romanian Communist Party, President of the Romanian Socialist Republic, Chairman of the State Council of the Romanian Socialist Republic, right. The distinguished guest greets the guards of honor at the airfield of Vnukovo Airport. Left: Anatoly Lukyanov, Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, candidate to the Political Bureau of the Soviet Communist Party's Central Committee.04.10.1988#6567809
A Soviet-American meeting on information exchange. The section of interstate relations. Far left: Director of United States Information Agency (USIA) Charles Wick. Far 2nd right: Novosti Press Agency Board Chairman Valentin Falin.01.10.1988#6575140
A Soviet-American meeting on information exchange. The section of interstate relations. 2nd left: Director of United States Information Agency (USIA) Charles Wick. 2nd right: Novosti Press Agency Board Chairman Valentin Falin.01.10.1988#6571663
A Soviet-American meeting on information exchange. Ambassador of the United States to the USSR Jack Matlock speaks at the opening ceremony of books presented by US publishers. Right: Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairman of the Commission of the Soviet Union for UNESCO Affairs, Anatoly Adamishin. 2nd right: Director of United States Information Agency (USIA) Charles Wick.01.10.1988#6571662
A Soviet-American meeting on information exchange. Director of United States Information Agency (USIA) Charles Wick makes a speech. Right: Novosti Press Agency Board Chairman Valentin Falin.01.10.1988#6571661
A Soviet-American meeting on information exchange. Director of United States Information Agency (USIA) Charles Wick, 2nd left, speaks to the meeting participants. 2nd right: Novosti Press Agency Board Chairman Valentin Falin.01.10.1988#6571656
A Soviet-American meeting on information exchange. Center: Director of United States Information Agency (USIA) Charles Wick. 3rd right: Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairman of the Commission of the Soviet Union for UNESCO Affairs, Anatoly Adamishin.01.10.1988#6571655
A Soviet-American meeting on information exchange. Center: Director of United States Information Agency (USIA) Charles Wick. Right: Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairman of the Commission of the Soviet Union for UNESCO Affairs, Anatoly Adamishin.01.10.1988#6571648
A Soviet-American meeting on information exchange. The closing plenary session. From left: Ambassador of the United States to the USSR Jack Matlock, Director of United States Information Agency (USIA) Charles Wick, Candidate Member of Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR, Alexander Yakovlev, and Novosti Press Agency Board Chairman Valentin Falin.01.10.1988#6571646
Ceremony of presenting credentials at the Grand Kremlin Palace. A. E. Nura, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Somalia to the Soviet Union, presents his credentials to Anatoly Lukyanov, First Deputy Speaker of the SSR Supreme Soviet (Parliament).01.10.1988#6287931
A Soviet-US meeting on information exchanges. Right: Alexander Yakovlev, Member of Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR. Left: Charles Wick, director of United States Information Agency (USIA).01.10.1988#6287779
A Soviet-US meeting on information exchanges. The plenary session of the press panel.16.08.1988#6287771
A Soviet-US meeting on information exchanges. Left: United States Information Agency (USIA) director Charles Wick speaks at the plenary session.16.08.1988#6287770
A Soviet-US meeting on information exchanges. Center: United States Information Agency (USIA) director Charles Wick speaks at the plenary session. Right: Novosti Press Agency board chairman Valentin Falin.16.08.1988#6287767
Members of the imitative committee for establishing the International Foundation for the Survival and Development of Humanity at the reception by Ambassador of the United States to the USSR Jack Matlock, 3rd left. 2nd right: academician Yevgeny Velikhov.06.07.1988#5805007
