Greetings from the commune Olevano-Romano to the hero city of Volgograd (a placard in a frame)
Italy ,
25.04.2009
МЗСБ КП 27428 П 921
37,5 х 43,7 х 3 cm
metal, cardboard, glass, plastic, printing, cropping, gluing
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.
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