19 pages written in the Russian language. The author shares his impressions of his trip to the Soviet Union. The inscription on the endpaper reads: “To Mr. Pigalev with the best regards. To remember the unforgettable visit to the heroic city. C. Churchill. November 1945”
Brochure “My Trip to the USSR”
The United Kingdom ,
1945
МЗСБ КП 3352 П 110
24,1 х 15,3 х 0,5 cm
paper, cardboard, leather, printing, integral binding, embossing, manuscript
A gift from the author, the chairman of Aid to Russia Fund at the British Red Cross, to D. Pigalyov, the chairman of the executive committee of the Stalingrad city council of working people's deputies
London
See also
‘Stara Zagora’ vanity box
Bulgaria ,
28.06.1981
‘Stara Zagora’ vanity box
A gift from a delegation of Bulgarian party officials given to the Museum of the Defence of Tsaritsyn– Stalingrad, on June 28, 1981.
before 1981.
Kumgan (a jar for water)
India ,
1963
Kumgan (a jar for water)
A gift from the sports delegation from India. It is made of yellow metal and is shaped as a narrow-necked jug with a long spout, a shaped handle and a high lid ending in a sharp spire; the lid is fixed to the handle; the body is round and has two flattened sides. The surface of the jug is decorated with red and blue small flowers and yellow twigs.
Hand fan. A gift from a participant in the World Congress of Mothers in Lausanne
Japan ,
August, 1955
Hand fan. A gift from a participant in the World Congress of Mothers in Lausanne
Hand fan. A gift from a participant in the World Congress of Mothers in Lausanne who visited Stalingrad in August 1955. The Japanese fan is used not so much to create a cooling airflow but as an element in traditional ceremonies, dances and as a marker of social status.