Medals, flags, monuments and world war II posters is a bright images which we know from the cradle. But if all we know about them?
the Famous photograph that became a symbol of Berlin, the photographer of Jewish origin Yevgeny khaldei. The appeared in the magazine Ogonjok on may 13, after which it was widely replicated. This is one of the most famous photographs of world war II.
However, not everyone knows that shooting legendary scenes were staged. The Chaldean held its may 2 a few days after the event. When the banner was lifted in real time, were not before the shooting.
pepper climbed onto the roof with his Leica and a few soldiers, whom he persuaded to pose. He made 36 shots and picked the best.
Black & orange guards ribbon was attached to the Soviet order of Glory, medals “For victory over Germany” and several medals. It is well known that its color is “inherited” from the St. George ribbon of the Russian Empire.
But not everyone knows that black and orange are the colors of the state emblem of the Russian Empire in 1703-1917 years. Of course, in heraldry, it was about gold, not orange. Initially the Russian eagle on the coat of arms was black and placed on a gold background.
it is Known that during the French revolution workers pinned to the chest of red flowers. In 1917, the image picked up by the Russian proletariat. So, the red carnation became the symbol of struggle in the USSR. Character was strengthened during the great Patriotic war.
the Eternal flame symbolizes the memory of the people of the fallen heroes. The USSR’s first eternal flame lit in the settlement may day Shchekinsky district of Tula region on may 9, 1957.
Another legendary military figure — commander, raising soldiers to attack with a TT pistol in his hand. Photo was taken by one of the pioneers of Soviet serial photojournalism Max Alpert.
it is considered that Alpert took a photograph of a battalion under the Voroshilovgrad in 1942, just a few seconds before his death. But who took the picture, still remains a mystery. The photographer sounded contradictory data.
In the 1970s, there were “official” version that the officer in the photo — Junior political officer Alexey Yeremenko. Recent research suggests that the surname Eremenko called for political reasons. The point in this photodetective has not been set.
medical bag with a red cross is a symbol of the selfless work of physicians in the fields of the second world war. It includes: solution of iodine, ammonia, caffeine pills, a bandage, dressing, pins, bandages, dressing scarf, first aid kit, band-AIDS, a tourniquet, a knife and scissors. The weight of such bags was 3-3. 5 kg.
the Obelisks erected ��after the end of the war adorn many cities of the former USSR. They have become one of the symbols of victory in the great Patriotic war.
But not everyone remembers that the obelisks in Russia began to establish during the time of Catherine II to commemorate the major victories. The most famous of them — Kagul obelisk in Tsarskoye Selo and the Rumyantsev obelisk in St. Petersburg.
But the true trendsetter of the obelisks were of course Ancient Egypt, where such monuments were connected with the worship of the sun.
the Steel helmet SSH-40, or Lys’venskiy helmet was widely used during the great Patriotic war. The weight of the steel part (without podolanova unit) the largest size was 800 g.
it is believed that the sculpture on Mamaev Kurgan in Volgograd Yevgeny Vuchetich sculpted with the Soviet athlete Nina Dumbadze. In fact, the image of the team. From Motherland the face of the wife of sculptor Vera. Some features Vuchetich borrowed the figure of the “Marseillaise” on the arc de Triomphe in Paris and the statue of Nike of Samothrace.
But this historical anecdote about the statue is well known. Odnajdy Vucetich told Andrei Sakharov: “I asked the authorities why she opened her mouth, it’s ugly. Answer: “And she’s screaming — for the Motherland… your mother!””.
In April 1949 in Paris and Prague, hosted the world peace Congress. It was attended by delegates from 72 countries, including the USSR. The Congress adopted a Manifesto that called people to struggle for peace.
the Logo of the Congress, the white dove with an olive branch in its beak, drawn by Pablo Picasso. Dove Picasso became one of the most recognizable symbols in the world.
the Famous poster poster of the great Patriotic war was created by Irakli Toidze in 1941. In the common version, the artist used the sketches of my wife’s face made the moment she heard the message of the Soviet information Bureau about the attack of Nazi Germany on the Soviet Union.
the Highest military order of the USSR was established in November 1943. It is made jewelers platinum, gold, silver, diamonds and synthetic rubies.
Expertise in 2010 showed that orders were used including diamonds extracted from the stored in Gokhran Imperial awards and other items decorated with diamonds.
This tradition dates back to the First world war. The first monument to the unknown soldier appeared in London in 1920.
the military order of the USSR was established in November 1943. Soldier award planned to call the name of Bagration. The new name suggested Joseph Stalin, saying that victory without glory does not happen. It was assumed that the center of the order will be placed a portrait of Stalin, but the Generalissimo rejected this sketch.
In the Central Museum of the Armed��indigenous forces of the Russian Federation on display a copy of the Victory banner. And the legendary Banner is stored in a special capsule in the underground premises of the Museum.
