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The Friendship of the Peoples of the U.S.S.R. (Exhibition)
birth: 1945 November 10
death: 1945 December 6
Exhibition. Opened November 10, 1945 and closed December 6, 1945. Located in the Education Hall at the American Museum of Natural History. The Friendship of the Peoples of the U.S.S.R., sponsored by the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, Inc., featured over one hundred integrated panels and texts highlighting life in the Union Republics.
Summary
The Friendship of the Peoples of the U.S.S.R., sponsored by the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, Inc., featured over one hundred integrated panels and texts highlighting life in the Union Republics (1; 2). The exhibition featured 4-foot by six-foot panels and required 300 running feet. It included textile panels and seals of the Republics (2, p. 3).
Sections in the exhibition included (2):
*Series on how the concept of nations with equal rights developed
*Presentation of various cultures and social structures in the federated republics and how they were represented in government
*The Nazi attempt to invade the Soviet Union and why it failed
*Sections on the 176 autonomous Republics and 6 autonomous regions, with photographs and textiles on display
This is a condensed summary of the exhibition. For additional information, see Sources and/or Related Resources.