Word: bier
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...coffin of the man who had defeated him in the leadership race last time. Andropov's face was bony and drawn, his nose almost beaklike. His long ordeal seemed reflected on the faces of his wife, his son Igor and his daughter Irina, who sat near the flower-bedecked bier. While an orchestra played Tchaikovsky's "Pathetique" Symphony in the background, Chernenko went up to Andropov's widow, kissed her and touched her gently on the shoulder. When Ustinov embraced the late Soviet leader's son, Igor broke into sobs. As he covered his face with his hand, other Politburo...
...Sally feel it will not do for the United States President to continue admonishing the Soviets, and it is supremely tactless for him to do so at a funeral. Instead, the Reagan administration itself should take this opportunity to try to improve relations: a trip to Andropov's bier would be the first step toward forming the basis of mutual respect which has been entirely missing from our cold-warrior relations...
When the coffin reached Red Square, it was placed, with its lid removed, on a red-draped bier facing the Lenin Mausoleum. Three battalions of cadets from the three services stood at attention. Remarked the TV announcer describing the scene to a nationwide audience: "The most important goal of the last decade of his life was detente. Of course, he was deeply disappointed by the sharp change of policy of the U.S." After speeches by Andropov, Defense Minister Dmitri Ustinov, Academy of Sciences President Anatoli Alexandrov and a factory worker, pallbearers led by Andropov on the left and by Premier...
...hours to prepare Sanjay's disfigured body for visitation. Barricades were erected hastily at the Prime Minister's residence as thousands of mourners, many of them from Sanjay's home constituency in Uttar Pradesh, came to pay their respects, weep, and shower rose petals on the bier, which was surrounded by huge blocks of ice to prevent deterioration of the body. Tents were put up in front of the house to protect the throngs from the 100° temperatures. Water wagons arrived; so did the fruit and nut sellers, the garland threaders and the hawkers of betel...