HD Soviet October Revolution Parade, 1987 Part I Парад 7 Ноября

This is the parade on Moscow’s Red Square devoted to the 70th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution, 7 November 1987. In this year Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms of Perestroika continued to gain steam, with more liberalizing economic and political reforms starting to take place. The idea being Perestroika was a direct continuation of October, and this certainly seems to be reflected by the theme of this year’s parade. Units dressed in Russian Revolution and Civil War era uniforms can be seen, along with soldiers dressed in Great Patriotic War era uniforms as well. In the following month the historical INF Treaty would be signed in Washington DC by Gorbachev and US President Ronald Reagan - eliminating an entire class of nuclear missiles. Taking the salute is newly appointed defense minister, General of the Army Dmitriy Yazov. Commanding the parade is commander of the Moscow Military District, Colonel General Vladimir Arkhipov (his last parade). Music performed by the Com