Figurine of the wild ox
Italy ,
July 1961
МЗСБ КП 8229/1
28,6 х 14 х 21,5 cm
bronze, stone, metal, enamel, casting, decorative patina-forming, treatment, grinding, stamping, assembly
A gift from the city of Turin to the delegation of Stalingrad, Piedmont region, Turin. The animal is depicted enraged. The bull symbolizes a strong city, ready to defend its borders. A Golden bull with silver horns on an escutcheon of azure colour is an integral part of the coat of arms of Turin. On the base of the statue there is a plate with the coat of arms of Turin and an inscription that reads: “Alla città di Stalingrado / la città di Torino / giugno 1961” (To the city of Stalingrad – Turin, June 1961)
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Souvenir “Partisan girl of Vietnam”
Vietnam ,
03.09.1968
Souvenir “Partisan girl of Vietnam”
Made from the wreckage of an American aircraft shot down over the territory of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. A gift from the delegation of the Vietnamese-Soviet Friendship Society led by Hoang Minh Giam, the Minister of Culture of the DRV.
The land of the city of Port Said in a pyramid
Egypt ,
1958
The land of the city of Port Said in a pyramid
A gift from the City Council of Port Said to the City Council of Stalingrad, 1958
United Arab Republic, Egypt, Port Said. It was given to the delegation of Stalingrad during their stay in Egypt
Pennant “People’s Army of Poland” (Ludowe Wojsko Polskie).
Poland ,
22.04.1969
Pennant “People’s Army of Poland” (Ludowe Wojsko Polskie).
The inscription on the reverse: "In recognition of the Polish National Army" (W dowód przyjaźni od Ludowego Wojska Polskiego).
Present of the Polish military delegation led by Wojciech Jaruzelski, the minister of National Defense, to the Tsaritsyn - Stalingrad Museum of Defense