Diplomatic Banquet in Belgrade
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Title
Diplomatic Banquet in Belgrade
Subject
Riddleberger, James William (1904-1982)
Khrushchev, Nikita (1894-1971)
Tito, Josip Broz (1892-1980)
Bulganin, Nikolai (1895-1975)
Description
Photograph of four prominent men at a diplomatic banquet.
The dinner took place in 1955 in Belgrade. It was hosted by Josep Broz Tito, Prime Minister of what was then Yugoslavia. This event happened after the death of Stalin in Russia.
The men are, from left to right:
Unidentified (probably the interpreter), James William Riddleberger (US Foreign Service and Ambassador to Yugoslavia), Nikita Khrushchev (First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union), Josip Broz Tito (Prime Minister of Yugoslavia), and Nikolai Alexandrovich Bulganin (Premier of the Soviet Union). Possibly, the woman on the far right was Bulganin's wife, Elena Mikailovna Korovina (who was an English teacher in Moscow), but we are uncertain.
This image is a copy of a news photograph taken at the time of the event.
The dinner took place in 1955 in Belgrade. It was hosted by Josep Broz Tito, Prime Minister of what was then Yugoslavia. This event happened after the death of Stalin in Russia.
The men are, from left to right:
Unidentified (probably the interpreter), James William Riddleberger (US Foreign Service and Ambassador to Yugoslavia), Nikita Khrushchev (First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union), Josip Broz Tito (Prime Minister of Yugoslavia), and Nikolai Alexandrovich Bulganin (Premier of the Soviet Union). Possibly, the woman on the far right was Bulganin's wife, Elena Mikailovna Korovina (who was an English teacher in Moscow), but we are uncertain.
This image is a copy of a news photograph taken at the time of the event.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Original photograph was taken in 1955.
Contributor
James Riddleberger and Nikita Khrushchev identified in 2025 by library staff.
Tito, Buganin and the context of the photograph was provided in 2025 by James Riddleberger's son Peter Riddleberger.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
028296
Original Format
Film Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Diplomatic Banquet in Belgrade,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/71609.
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