"Announcement of Stalin's Death," 1953
Baltermant's Photo 'Ogonyok' magazine stamp in Russian on verso
Gelatin silver print
10 5/8 x 22 7/8 inches

One day after Stalin had died of a cerebral hemorrhage, the announcement of his death was made across the Soviet Union. This photo, a composite of three negatives, captures the reaction in a Moscow factory. Across the nation, workers and citizens halted their activities, listening in grief to the news that their great leader had left them.