The central statue of the Soviet War Memorial is the statue of a Soviet soldier standing over a broken swastika. The soldier is holding a sword in one hand and a German child in another. The statue commemorates the deeds of Nikolai Masalov from the village of Voznesenski, Tisulsky District, Kemerovo region, who rescued a German girl during the Battle in Berlin in April of 1945. The Monument created by Soviet sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich, became a symbol of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War and the liberation of Europe from fascism.
Figurine “Soldier-Liberator”
GDR ,
26.08.1975
МЗСБ КП 14302
38 х 18 х 18 cm
ceramics, casting, firing, glazing
Replica of the main monument to the Soviet Army soldiers in Treptower Park in Berlin.
A gift from the delegation of the Central Board of the German-Soviet Friendship Society led by Ulrich Brandenburg to the Tsaritsyn-Stalingrad Defense Museum. Monument "Soldier-Liberator" by sculptor Ye.V. Vuchetich became a symbol of the victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War and the liberation of the European nations from Nazism.
See also
Poster on the solemn assembly in honor of Stalingrad
Uruguay ,
October 16 [1942 – 1945
Poster on the solemn assembly in honor of Stalingrad
Poster on the solemn assembly in honor of Stalingrad, organized by the Great Slavic Assembly (Gran asamblea Eslava)
Decorative plate
China ,
19.06.1953
Decorative plate
A gift from the delegation of the Sino-Soviet Friendship Society that visited Stalingrad on 19.06.1953. The dessert plate is made with the use of cloisonné technique and is decorated with geometric patterns both in its centre and on its rim. On the base of the plate there are images of semiabstract birds and geometric elements.
Pennant of the Somali Democratic Republic
Somalia ,
1973 год, 15 августа
Pennant of the Somali Democratic Republic
A gift from the Somali youth delegation – the participants of the X Youth and Student Festival in Berlin to the Tsaritsyn-Stalingrad Museum of Defense