Hero's Return

On a chestnut horse, Marshal Semion Timoshenko, great organizer of Russia's World War II armies, trotted into Moscow's Red Square last week. He had not been seen in a big Moscow ceremony since the great parade celebrating the October revolution, four years ago. Last week he was back to lead the parade for the 35th anniversary of the Bolshevik seizure of power and to lecture the massed troops on foreign "warmongers."

Another infrequently seen notable, who had missed the last seven anniversary parades, also appeared: Joseph Stalin easily climbed 40 steps to the podium atop Lenin's tomb, looked hale as he saluted the crowd but said nothing. The parade lasted only 25 minutes: the usual air show was weathered out, and only old-model tanks and rocket guns were displayed. Explanation: those who wage cold peace like to keep their hot weapons out of sight.

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