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19. Capital of Soviet Armenia. A scene from the first act of Arshak the Second,a historical opera presented on the stage of the Spendiarov Opera and Ballet Theater in Yerevan. This opera was one of several new productions dedicated to the 25th…

2. Capital of Soviet Armenia. A statue of V. I. Lenin on Lenin Square in the center of Yerevan. Parades and demonstrations take place on this square which was formerly wasteland.

Fountains on Shaumyan Square in Yerevan, the capital of the Armenian Soviet Republic

The Soviet Republic of Uzbekistan/ Modern housing in Uzbekistan follows both the ancient traditions and the more up-to-date architectural trends. The University of Law in Tashkent, shown in this photo, reflects the influences of both the old and the…

6. Ashkhabad State Music School. Even at school viola player Ichi Agaeva and pianist Fanya Mulaeva make an interesting team. On graduating from music school they hope to appear together on the concert stage.

7. The Carpets of Turkmenistan. When you meet a rider on a spirited Akhal-Tekin horse on the roads of Turkmenia, you will invariably see his crimson saddle-bag with long fringe. The pictures one of these bags spread out.

Tbilisi, Capital of Soviet Georgia/ 16. Tbilisi has many new public parks and gardens. Here is a view of the Stalin Park./ Photo by S. Friedlyand/ No. 42931

9. 29th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution (The Press) The House of Culture built in Stalinsk, Siberia, for workers and engineers of the Kuznetsk Iron and Steel Mills, has a large library and reading room.

Tbilisi, Capital of Soviet Georgia/ 3. Soviet Georgia cherishes the memory of outstanding figures of Georgian history and culture. A monument to the memory of Shota Rust'haveli, the great Georgian poet of the XII-XIIIth Centuries, has been erected in…

June, 1947. The Shevchenko Opera House in Kiev.