The War Illustrated
Object
Magazine
Production date
1943 = 1944
Object number
1989.71
Physical Description
War magazine : 'The War Illustrated' no. 181
Material
Paper
Dimension
Height: 282mm
Width: 225mm
Width: 225mm
On display?
No
Inscription
In honour of the russian fallen in Stalingrad this temporary memorial has been erected to unknown Red Army soldiers who died in the fierce fighting for the city ; a permanent monument will later take its place. In a recent statement, the Vice-President of teh Academy of Architecture of the USSR said that plans were being made to lay out the centre of the reconstructed city in broad squares, adorned with mighty monuments to the heroes of Stalingrad.