International News Photos Russian Bigwigs Visit Soviet Memorial

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GLC#
GLC09677.34-View header record
Type
Images
Date
12 August 1957
Author/Creator
International News Photos
Title
Russian Bigwigs Visit Soviet Memorial
Place Written
East Berlin, Germany
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 23.8 cm, Width: 17.8 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
The Fifties

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated August 12, 1957. Shows a group of people walking down the steps of a monument. The attached press release reports that "Communist boss," Nikita Khrushchev and members of the Russian delegation were touring East Germany. They visited the memorial before leaving. The memorial is at the Soviet cemetery at Treptow and features a Russian liberator breaking a swastika with his sword while holding a child. The photo is stamped on the back with the date and International News Photos information.

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