Death and state funeral of Joseph Stalin

Stalin's Funeral

Stalin's funeral procession entering Red Square.
Date March 5 - 9 1953
Location Red Square, Moscow, Soviet Union
Participants Nikita Khrushchev Georgy Malenkov Vyacheslav Molotov Lavrentiy Beria other Soviet and foreign dignitaries

On March 5, 1953, Joseph Stalin, the second leader of the Soviet Union, died aged 73 after suffering a stroke. After four days of national mourning, Stalin was given a state funeral and then buried in Lenin's Mausoleum on March 9. Nikita Khrushchev, Georgy Malenkov, Vyacheslav Molotov, and Laverentiy Beria were in charge of organizing the funeral.

Funeral Service

On March 6, the coffin with Stalin's body was displayed at the Hall of Columns in the House of Trade Unions and it stayed there for 3 days[1] On March 9, the body of Stalin was delivered to Red Square to be interred in Lenin's Mausoleum wher he lay in state until 1961.[2][3] Speeches were delivered by Khrushchev, Malenkov, Molotov, and Beria. After the speeches, pallbearers carried the coffin to the mausoleum. As Stalin's body was being put into the mausoleum, a military band played the Soviet national anthem. After the anthem played, a military parade of the Moscow Garrison was held in Stalin's honor.

Foreign dignitaries

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://in.rbth.com/amp/380571. On March 6, the coffin with Stalin’s body was displayed at the Hall of Columns in the House of Trade Unions. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://in.rbth.com/amp/380571. On March 9, 1953 Stalin’s embalmed body was interred in the Lenin Mausoleum, which was called the Lenin – Stalin Mausoleum in 1953 to 1961. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Why Did Russia Move Stalin's Body?". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
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