Allies WW2
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Presentation of the Sword of Stalingrad (Soviet illustration, 1948)
Text: NA. Year: 1948. Publisher: NA. Artist: Konstantin Finogenov. Additional Information: Shows Churchill handing the Sword of Stalingrad to Stalin at the Tehran Conference in 1943. The sword was forged on the orders of the British King George VI to be presented to Stalin at the conference ‘in token of the homage of the British…
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Victory! (Soviet poster, 1945)
Text: Victory! May this day remain through the ages / The union of friendship, glory and valour! / The fascist beast is forever turned to ash / Victory has come! And in her hands / The flags of the free peoples proudly wave. / The world has never seen such victory! / Glory to the…
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Peace is the will of the people! (Soviet poster, 1960)
Text: Peace is the will of the people! Year: 1960. Publisher: NA. Artist: Nikolai Denisov. Additional Information: Shows the ‘Let Us Beat Swords Into Ploughshares’ sculpture above the Soviet, American, British and French flags, and the word ‘peace’ appearing in several languages behind.
