1987 October Revolution Parade

The Emblem for the 1987 Parade.

The 1987 October Revolution Parade was a parade on Red Square to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the October Revolution of 1917. It took place in Moscow on November 7, 1987. Marshal of the Soviet Union and the Minister of Defence Dmitry Yazov inspected the parade. Commanding the parade was the commander of the Moscow Garrison Vladimir Arkhipov. Music was performed by the head of Moscow Garrison's central band, Major General Nikolai Mikhailov. General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev and other members of the Politburo were on the grandstand of Lenin's Mausoleum in Red Square.[1][2][3]

Parade Units

Military Bands

Ground Column
Leading the column was the limousine carrying the parade commander, Col. General Vladimir Arkhipov, the commanding general of Moscow Military District.

Mobile column

International Dignitaries

References

  1. ↑ RedSamurai84 (2016-05-18), HD Soviet October Revolution Parade, 1987 Part I Парад 7 Ноября, retrieved 2016-10-12
  2. ↑ Duignan, Peter. The Cold War. Hoover Press. ISBN 9780817937935.
  3. ↑ Zimmerman, Robert (2003-09-06). Leaving Earth: Space Stations, Rival Superpowers, and the Quest for Interplanetary Travel. National Academies Press. ISBN 9780309168939.
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