A banknote of 10 drachmas dating back to 1955 issued with a dedicatory inscription: “Let a piece of Greece devoted to Stalingrad stay in this dear city.”

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.

A gift from K. Pomonas, a Greek tourist. Byzantine temple; on the back there is a portrait of the King George II of Greece (1890-1947), the first constitutional monarch of Greece. On the right there is a pen-written message that reads: “May a piece of a true-hearted Greece stay in the dearest Stalingrad / K. Pomonas”

A gift from Choi Yong Gon, the Chairman of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, while staying in Stalingrad. The embroidered inscription reads [translation]: “Wishing best success to the Soviet people in their endeavor to build communism in the Soviet Union and a peaceful world. April 1959. Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”