The photo shows a commemorative ceremony conducted by the monument dedicated to the civil victims of Nazism (Monument aux victimes civiles du nazisme) in Court-Saint-Étienne. The veterans of the Independent Front (le Front de l'Indépendance) are holding the Standards standing on both sides of the Monument. The priest (right in the middle) is praying for the dead. The words written with a black marker pen under the photograph read: « Monument érigé à la mémoire des partisans armés du F.I. de Belgique fusillés / et pendus par les nazis le 7 septembre 1943. / Offert aux partisans Soviétiques le 26 septembre 1973 par la section du F.I. / de Court-St-Étienne. Province de Brabant – Belgique.” (The monument was erected as a tribute to the armed supporters of the Independent Front in Belgium, who were shot and hung by the Nazi on September 7, 1943. A gift presented to Soviet partisans on September 26, 1973 of the Court-Saint-Étienne section of the Independent Front in the Province of Brabant, Belgium). In the bottom left corner there is a round seal that says, “F.I. Comité régional de Wavre” (The Independent Front, the regional committee in Wavre). The stamp on the other side of the frame says , “Photos / R. Bailly / 7, Nouvelle avenue 7 / Vieux-Genappe” (the workshop of R. Bailly in Geneva)
Framed photo under glass. Memorial ceremony at the monument to civilian victims of Nazism in Cours-Saint-Etienne
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Poncho
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Poncho
A gift from the delegation of Argentinean doctors who visited Stalingrad in June 1953. A peculiar coat made of two pieces of hand-made wool fabric sewed together with a head hole left. The neckline is decorated with embroidery in the centre of the front part as well as in the back. On the right and on the left the poncho is covered with decorative vertical brown stripes. The sides and the flaps have a fringe trim. The traditional outer garment of Aymara men, Mapuche and Quechua people, etc. is now worn by farmers and craftsmen of Latin America.
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Painted vase on a stand
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Painted vase on a stand
The gift was sent by the Prime Minister of the State Council of the PRC, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PRC Zhou Enlai in September 1952. A blue narrow neck vase. The body and neck are decorated with floral ornaments painted golden. The vase is placed on a wooden carved stand.
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A souvenir with the views of Ulan Bator
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A souvenir with the views of Ulan Bator
A gift from the Mongolian delegation led by Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party to the Tsaritsyn - Stalingrad Museum of Defense 18.04.1965