The exhibition "Nuremberg. The unknown about the known"

The new project is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Court of Nations. The exhibition includes about 100 exhibits from the funds of the museum on Poklonnaya Gora, as well as rarities provided by Izvestia.

"Political and military figures of the Third Reich were convicted at the Nuremberg trials. The International Military Tribunal has put an end to the defeat of Nazism. The trial, which began on November 20, 1945, lasted almost 11 months. Hundreds of witnesses were listened to, and thousands of proofs of Nazi crimes were examined," the Victory Museum noted.

The exhibition is based on the works of artists, authors of military and political posters: Boris Yefimov, Mikhail Kupriyanov, Porfiry Krylov, Nikolai Sokolov (Kukryniksy) and Nikolai Zhukov, who were present as correspondents at the meetings of the International Military Tribunal from November 20, 1945 to October 1, 1946. Dozens of unique drawings made from nature are authentic historical evidence that convey the atmosphere of what is happening in the building of the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg.

The thematic sections of the exhibition tell about the work of the International Military Tribunal – court sessions, members of the Soviet delegation. Photos, documents, a selection of newspapers, etc. were presented here. The exhibition also features authentic items belonging to members of the Soviet delegation who worked in Nuremberg, such as the notebooks of TASS correspondent Galina Khromushina. Visitors will also be shown photographs of Evgeny Khaldei and Viktor Temin, who filmed the trial. Another section tells about the correspondent of the newspaper Izvestia, the artist Boris Yefimov. The showcases and touchscreens show the artist's brilliant drawings and his documents, which were transferred to the Izvestia Exhibition Center. Guests of the museum on Poklonnaya Gora will also be able to listen to Boris Yefimov's lecture "At the Nuremberg Trials."

A separate section of the exhibition is dedicated to the main Nazi war criminals of the Third Reich who found themselves in the dock. Sketches by Soviet artists add new details to the history of this process.

"Bright and biting drawings and caricatures are essentially psychological portraits reflecting the defendants' condition during the trial. The artists, among others, reflected how the mood of the Nazis changed, how, under the influence of the ongoing process, they lost their confidence in impunity and began to understand the inexorability of retribution," the Victory Museum emphasized.