2005 Press Releases
WWII Poster Exhibit Evokes Interest of Urals Audiences
May 4, 2005
A U.S./Soviet WWII poster exhibit compiled by the U.S. Consulate General in Yekaterinburg was displayed at the Urals Youth Museum for the participants of the academic seminar “Nations United in the Second World War: Potential for Victory and Collaboration” held at the Urals State University April 29.
The military paraphernalia that was arranged throughout the display hall added to the atmosphere of WW II and the message conveyed by the exhibit - “United We Are Strong.” As Consul General Scott Rauland mentioned at the opening, there is much in common between the U.S. and Soviet posters.
The American "Rosie-the-Riveter" is matched by the Soviet heroine in the poster "Zamenim”, the "Mother Russia Calls" poster has much in common with "Uncle Sam Wants You". The posters make clear that despite ideological differences, the U.S. and Soviet Union also shared values that helped them overcome their common enemy.
The exhibit was taken to Chelyabinsk the next day - April 30. It was opened there at the Opera and Ballet Theater in conjunction with the Children’s Performing Arts Festival devoted to the Great Patriotic War. The exhibit attracted a varied audience of young children, students, alumni of USG programs and WW II veterans. The Minister of Culture of Chelyabinsk Oblast emphasized in his remarks how important it is to develop efficient cultural cooperation between the U.S. and Russia so that our two nations can understand each other better. Guests of the exhibit found it very interesting and unique for this part of Russia and commented that it helped
them better understand the wartime atmosphere in the U.S., which is something the Russian public is still only remotely aware of. The exhibit will be taken to Perm, Izhevsk and Tyumen after Chelyabinsk.
