Box with a card inside: “To the Heroes of Stalingrad in memory of unfading heroism”
Egypt ,
May 1959
МЗСБ КП 7713
5,6 х 15,7 х 9,8 cm
wood, shells, metal, inlay, grinding, varnishing, assembly
A gift from Mussa Araf, the Minister of Public Works of the Egyptian region of the United Arab Republic, in May 1959, United Arab Republic, Egyptian region. The name card inside of the jewel box reads: “To the Heroes of Stalingrad to remember their never fading heroism”.
See also
The sword in the scabbard. A gift from King George VI to the citizens of Stalingrad
The United Kingdom ,
1943
The sword in the scabbard. A gift from King George VI to the citizens of Stalingrad
The inscription on the double-edged sword is made in two languages – English and Russian - and reads: “To the steel-hearted citizens of Stalingrad • the gift of king George vi • in token of the homage of the British people”. The sword was presented to I.V. Stalin in 1943 at the Tehran Conference.
Embroidered banner
DPRK ,
12.04.1959
Embroidered banner
A gift from Choi Yong Gon, the Chairman of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, while staying in Stalingrad. The embroidered inscription reads [translation]: “Wishing best success to the Soviet people in their endeavor to build communism in the Soviet Union and a peaceful world. April 1959. Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”
