The top of the jewel box is decorated with the Arms of Canada, 1921; the bottom left corner is engraved with the ‘U.S.S.R. / 1955’ inscription, while the right corner inscription reads: “from / Lester B. Pearson / Secretary of State for External Affairs of Canada”; both sides of the lid are marked with manufacture’s stamps; and the bottom of the box has the following marks: “34/235”, “х 45”.
Box – a gift from Lester Pearson, the Secretary of State for External Affairs of Canada
Canada ,
10.10.1955
МЗСБ КП 5523 О 10
5 x 13.7 x 8.7 cm (closed)
silver, wood, calico, rolling, bending, engraving
A gift from Lester Pearson, the Secretary of State for External Affairs of Canada, who visited Stalingrad on 10.10.1955.
See also
Brochure “Battle of Stalingrad” (A batalha de Stalingrado) published by Continental magazine
Brazil ,
Brochure “Battle of Stalingrad” (A batalha de Stalingrado) published by Continental magazine
It contains two articles: "M. Braguin. The Great Battle of Stalingrad" (M. Braguin. A grande batalha de Stalingrado) and "V. Grossman. The direction of the main blow" (Vassili Grossman. A direção do golpe principal).
Rio de Janeiro
Record by Clementine Spencer-Churchill about staying in Stalingrad
The United Kingdom ,
15.04.1945
Record by Clementine Spencer-Churchill about staying in Stalingrad
“I will never forget my visit to this Great city, where life finds its way between the ruins left by the war and the hope for a better tomorrow is felt in the air. Long live Stalingrad, long live the friendship and mutual understanding between our two countries”. USSR, Stalingrad
Decorative plate “Eternal Friendship with the Soviet Union” (Ewige Freundschaft mit der Sowjetunion)
GDR ,
1958 год
Decorative plate “Eternal Friendship with the Soviet Union” (Ewige Freundschaft mit der Sowjetunion)
A gift from the city party organization of SED in Gera in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution, until 1958, Roschütz. The brand mark ‘Porzellanwerk Roschütz‘ is stamped on the outside of the bottom in the center of a circle.