Visit Of Charles De Gaulle In Ex Ussr In June 1966. Album Of 49 Period Photos.

Album of 49 black and white photos of Charles de Gaulle's visit to the former USSR, in June 1966, accompanied by his wife Yvone de Gaulle. It is the second visit of the General after that of 1944. This official visit of 1966 lasted 11 days, that is to say the longest trip of Charles de Gaulle in a foreign State. During this trip, he visited, in addition to Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Novosibirsk ... This visit served French and Soviet interests. Charles de Gaulle was greeted at the Moscow airport of Vnukovo by the president of the Praesidium of the Supreme Soviet Nicolaï Podgorny as well as Andreï Gromyko and Alexis Kossygin, respectively Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union. These photos were taken by a member of the entourage close to the General during this trip. The photos have a format of 24 cm wide and 15.5 cm high approximately.