It is a replica of the monument created by Soviet sculptor, Lev Kerbel. It was officially opened on October 9, 1971 in the city of Karl-Marx-Stadt. On the back of its head there is a pressed TM ‘Meißen’ logo – two crossed swords and an engraving on the gift plaque, saying,”Ehrengeschenk / der Stadt / Karl-Marx-Stadt” (An honorary gift to the city of Karl-Marx-Stadt)
Monument to Karl Marx. Model
GDR ,
September 16-21, 1987
МЗСБ КП 22053
24,5 х 14,8 х 20,1 cm
bisque, granite, metal, casting, grinding, engraving
A gift from the delegation of Karl-Marx-Stadt district during the Friendship Days in Volgograd, September 16-21, 1987. Karl-Marx-Stadt
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Greetings from the commune Olevano-Romano to the hero city of Volgograd (a placard in a frame)
Italy ,
25.04.2009
Greetings from the commune Olevano-Romano to the hero city of Volgograd (a placard in a frame)
At the top of the brass plate there is the coat of arms of the commune of Olevano Romano, below it there is a black wording in Italian that reads: “in occasione della visita delle autorità di VOLGOGRAD / L'amministrazione Comunale di / Olevano Romano / a ricordo della BATTAGLIA DI STALINGRADO / 17-07-1942 – 02-02-1943 / “Fame e macerie sotto i mortai / come l'acciaio resiste la città / strade di stalingrado di sangue siete lastricate / ride una donna di granito su mille barricade”. The greetings card is put under glass in a black and golden ‘under an old tree’ plastic frame.