Comlist: Moscow Consolidated 7 Nov 90

This document is a consolidated report of media coverage regarding the 73rd anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution (GOSR) in Moscow, dated November 7, 1990. The report summarizes eleven distinct media items, primarily focusing on official government activities and public ceremonies. Key events documented include a gala at the Kremlin Palace featuring a report by Lukyanov, and a meeting between Mikhail Gorbachev and foreign ambassadors at St. George Hall. The report also details a ceremony for the presentation of state decorations to Soviet citizens and an interview with Patriarch Aleksey published in Izvestiya. Significant attention is given to the military and public demonstrations in Red Square. Defense Minister Yazov issued orders for the anniversary, including a 30-gun salute. The live relay of the Red Square event describes the presence of high-ranking officials including Gorbachev, Lukyanov, Ryzhkov, Yeltsin, and Silayev. The proceedings included a military parade, an inspection of troops by Yazov and Kalinin, and a civilian demonstration. The report notes specific slogans carried by marchers, such as 'no to inter-ethnic strife!' and 'lenin is with us!', as well as the presence of banners stating 'no attacks on the soviet'. The document concludes by noting that video reports were produced covering the parade, the speeches, and the wreath-laying ceremony at the Lenin mausoleum.