In the upper part of the shield, there is a circle with the inscription in the Ge'ez and Latin languages: "To the unconquered city of Stalingrad". In the main part of the shield, there are eight radial plates with the carved floral ornaments. Below three of them, superposed images are attached: a sickle and a hammer in a laurel wreath (element of the coat of arms of the USSR); monograms of Haile Selassie I; a lion carrying a cross (element of the coat of arms of imperial Ethiopia).
Symbolic shield from Haile Selassie I, the Emperor of Ethiopia
Ethiopia ,
1944
МЗСБ КП 2564
22,5 х Ø 39 cm
wood, leather, fabric, silver, gilding, notching, handmade
A gift from Haile Selassie I, the Emperor of Ethiopia, to commemorate the heroic defense of Stalingrad.
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Sculptural composition “Freedom”
Italy ,
1984
Sculptural composition “Freedom”
1984 Peace Creator Award to the people of Volgograd, who knew the horrors of war, from the Sermig community (SERMIG - Youthful Missionary Service Brotherhood of Hope). The stylized figures of a man and a woman hold a crossbar above them, on which a quote from Paul Eluard is burned in Italian: "Freedom, I write your name on the crossbar of my door" (Libertà io scrivo il tuo nome sull' architrave della mia porta. P. Éluard). Ode "Freedom" was written by Éluard in 1942 during the German occupation of France. The base (stand) of the sculptural group has a metal plate attached with the text: “1984 Peace Creator Award / City of bulls to the city of Volgograd” (Premio artigiano per la Pace 1984 / La città di boves alla città di Volgograd).
Piedmont region, Turin
Earth from the place where the fighters of the Resistance movement were executed (in a vase with a lid)
Italy ,
March 1964
Earth from the place where the fighters of the Resistance movement were executed (in a vase with a lid)
A gift from the Turin mayor’s office to the Volgograd delegation during a visit to Turin, Piedmont region, Turin