The design of the medal was developed using the symbols of the national emblem of Laos and namely: a shield, sheaves, a gearwheel and a star. In the center there is the flag of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic; the inscription below reads: “October 12, 1975”; the suspension bar features number “30”. After the end of the Japanese occupation on October 12, 1945 the People’s Committee declared Pathet Lao (Laos) an independent state.
Medal “30 Years of Independence of Laos.”
Laos ,
01.03.1976
МЗСБ КП 14883
56 х 40 х 5 mm
metal, enamel, stamping, soldering
A gift from the Lao PDR delegation invited to the 25th CPSU Congress
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Ridd. Painting “Invincible Stalingrad – the Cemetery of German Fascism.”
Cuba ,
1945
Ridd. Painting “Invincible Stalingrad – the Cemetery of German Fascism.”
The painter depicted the Square of the Fallen Fighters in the last days of the Stalingrad Battle: a Red Army soldier is hoisting a flag on the Red Army House, a column of war prisoners is moving across the square, in the background on the left the ruins of Central Department Store and other buildings can be seen. The painter was inspired by a photo taken by Grigory Kapustyansky, special correspondent of the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. This photo known under the caption “The Victory Flag in Stalingrad on February 3, 1943” was featured in the world’s leading mass media. The picture is fixed on a cardboard passe-partout; the inscription on the lower edge made in the Russian language reads: “Invincible Stalingrad – cemetery of the German fascism”. The inscription to the right reads: “Ridd S”, the inscription below: “Havana / 1945”.
A plaketa with the symbols of the PFLP (National Front for the Liberation of Palestine) and a map of Palestine
The State of Palestine ,
21.10.1980
A plaketa with the symbols of the PFLP (National Front for the Liberation of Palestine) and a map of Palestine
Present of the PFLP delegation to the Tsaritsyn-Stalingrad Museum of Defense
Scarf “Peace”
Denmark ,
05.08.1953
Scarf “Peace”
The headscarf is covered with the Doves of Peace and has the word ‘Peace’ written in 16 languages. The note that accompanied the scarf reads: “With a sense of deep gratitude to the heroic defenders of Stalingrad and as a symbol of our hope for peace in the world, we are handing this scarf of the Danish organization of peace supporters." A gift from the delegation of Danish peace supporters during their stay in Stalingrad