Master of the tractor factory, participant in the defense of Tsaritsyn (Volgograd), Petr Rodionovich Solotukhin showing tanks to the Hero of the Soviet Union, Sr. Lt. Khazov / Georgii Zel'ma. – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Master of the tractor factory, participant in the defense of Tsaritsyn (Volgograd), Petr Rodionovich Solotukhin showing tanks to the Hero of the Soviet Union, Sr. Lt. Khazov / Georgii Zel'ma. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Master of the tractor factory, participant in the defense of Tsaritsyn (Volgograd), Petr Rodionovich Solotukhin showing tanks to the Hero of the Soviet Union, Sr. Lt. Khazov / Georgii Zel'ma.
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A factory master, Petr Rodionovich Solotukhin, shows tanks to Senior Lieutenant Khazov, a Hero of the Soviet Union, in this 1942 scene by Georgii Zel'ma. The setting is the tractor works in the city then called Stalingrad, which the record gives by its older name, Tsaritsyn, and which is today called Volgograd. In 1942, as German forces advanced on the city, the plant's workers were turning out tanks instead of farm machinery, which tied the factory directly to the fighting. The print was made later, so its date reflects the wartime moment rather than the time of printing.
| Medium | 1 photographic print ; 8 3/8 x 11 3/4 in. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1942, printed later. |
| Subjects | World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--Soviet--Russia--Volgograd. Soldiers--Soviet--Russia--Volgograd--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,285 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-197866 |
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