The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 9, 2026

A vertically oriented black-and-white photograph depicts Brezhnev, a man with light skin tone, speaking from behind a dark podium. He wears a dark suit and stands before tiers of seated men. A massive wall map of the Soviet Union, labeled "CCCP," fills the background behind a giant white bust of Lenin. In the foreground, numerous rows of people sit with their backs toward us, looking toward the stage.

Brezhnev Addressing the Congress of the Communist Party

2003

Dmitri Baltermants

(Russian, 1912–1990)
Russia
gelatin silver print
Paper: 50.5 x 40.5 cm (19 7/8 x 15 15/16 in.); Image: 46.1 x 38.6 cm (18 1/8 x 15 3/16 in.)
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2018.442
Location: Not on view
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