The words are written in Gothic ink: “The Lord mayor, city councilors, and residents of the city of Coventry firmly believe that the bonds of friendship between cities of different countries, regardless of skin color, race, religion, or political system, can make a significant contribution to mutual understanding and good will, which in itself is a solid foundation for international peace. Thus, they proclaim the friendship between Coventry and Volgograd and undertake to strengthen in every possible way the friendly ties between the residents of these two cities. Emily Allen, the Lord mayor of Coventry / Charles Barrett, the city secretary”
Testimonial “Coventry-Volgograd”
The United Kingdom ,
January 1964
МЗСБ КП 8644
56 х 48,5 х 3,3 cm
paper, glass, wood, manuscript, ink, painting, assembly
Presented to the delegation of the Volgograd City Council during a visit to Coventry, January 1964
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Stack of coins that melted during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945
Japan ,
August, 1964
Stack of coins that melted during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945
Stack of coins that melted during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. A gift from the delegation of Hiroshima branch of the Japan-USSR Friendship Society that visited Volgograd in August 1964.
Figurine “Soldier-Liberator”
GDR ,
26.08.1975
Figurine “Soldier-Liberator”
Replica of the main monument to the Soviet Army soldiers in Treptower Park in Berlin.
A gift from the delegation of the Central Board of the German-Soviet Friendship Society led by Ulrich Brandenburg to the Tsaritsyn-Stalingrad Defense Museum. Monument "Soldier-Liberator" by sculptor Ye.V. Vuchetich became a symbol of the victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War and the liberation of the European nations from Nazism.