Chest of books. A gift from the American children to the children of Stalingrad
USA ,
МЗСБ КП 3347/20
32 х 46 х 30,5 cm
wood, metal, sawing, grinding, assembly, painting
A wooden box with a flap lid and a metal hinge for a padlock. Side walls of the chest are decorated with children’s oil paintings of the New York City views and ships. The chest was made for transportation and storage of the children’s books selected by American boys and girls for young Stalingraders.
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Norwegian female doll from Hallingdal district in a traditional costume
Norway ,
August 1955
Norwegian female doll from Hallingdal district in a traditional costume
A gift from the Norwegian women delegation visiting Stalingrad in August 1955. The labels with the logo “Vare-Merke” are attached to the box.
Augustinčić Antun. Sculpture “Partisan”
Yugoslavia ,
1958
Augustinčić Antun. Sculpture “Partisan”
Augustinčić Antun. Sculpture "Partisan". A gift from the Army General Ivan Gošnjak, the Secretary of State for National Defense of the Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia, to the Tsaritsyn – Stalingrad Museum of Defense, 1958.
Double-sided napkin. . A gift from women of the English-Soviet Committee of Dover
The United Kingdom ,
23.05.1944
Double-sided napkin. . A gift from women of the English-Soviet Committee of Dover
A double-sided linen napkin. On one side there is an inscription in English that reads: “People with people, lands with lands will live freely together as comrades”. On the other side the inscription reads: “A token of friendship from Dover, the English front-city, to Stalingrad, the bastion of freedom and peace”. All the corners of the napkin are decorated with the USSR and the UK flags embroidered in circles. It is a crochet border napkin. Kent county, Dover