Figurine of the wild ox
Italy ,
July 1961
МЗСБ КП 8229/1
28,6 х 14 х 21,5 cm
bronze, stone, metal, enamel, casting, decorative patina-forming, treatment, grinding, stamping, assembly
A gift from the city of Turin to the delegation of Stalingrad, Piedmont region, Turin. The animal is depicted enraged. The bull symbolizes a strong city, ready to defend its borders. A Golden bull with silver horns on an escutcheon of azure colour is an integral part of the coat of arms of Turin. On the base of the statue there is a plate with the coat of arms of Turin and an inscription that reads: “Alla città di Stalingrado / la città di Torino / giugno 1961” (To the city of Stalingrad – Turin, June 1961)
See also
Letter of recognition from the President of the United States F. Roosevelt
USA ,
17.05.1944
Letter of recognition from the President of the United States F. Roosevelt
Letter of recognition from the President of the United States F. Roosevelt to the city of Stalingrad, May 17, 1944, Washington, D.C
Earth from the battlefields where the Red Army fought for the city of Poznan (in a bin with a lid)
Poland ,
07.11.1967
Earth from the battlefields where the Red Army fought for the city of Poznan (in a bin with a lid)
A gift from the builders of the Brotherhood-in-Arms park and Polish-Soviet friendship, Poznan. It was gifted to Volgograd by the builders of the Monument and Memorial Park to Brotherhood in Arms dedicated to the Polish-Soviet Friendship and situated on the territory of the Poznan Fortress.