Exhibition on Soviet Union’s support for VN held in St. Petersburg
Exhibition on Soviet Union’s support for Vietnam held in St. Petersburg
An exhibition is being held at the Russian Museum of Military Medicine in Saint Petersburg to give visitors an insight into the assistance of the former Soviet Union’s army for Vietnam.
Some of the items displayed at the exhibition in Saint Petersburg (Photo: VNA)
Moscow (VNA) – An exhibition is being held at theRussian Museum of Military Medicine in Saint Petersburg to give visitors aninsight into the assistance of the former Soviet Union’s army for Vietnam.
The exhibition is organised with the support ofSaint Petersburg’s authorities, the museum’s leaders, the Vietnamese Embassy inRussia and businesses.
It showcases photos and objects reflecting the wars’destructive consequences in Vietnam and the Soviet Union-Vietnam cooperation inpost-war reconstruction.
The event displays proofs of least-knowninhumane treatment against Vietnamese people, violations of international humanrights law, and the use of chemical toxics against civilians in the war.
It also features medical tools the Soviet Unionprovided for Vietnam and personal belongings of Vietnamese soldiers.Additionally, rare videos and photos also give visitors a vivid look at the warin Vietnam.
Among the exhibits, there is a comb made fromdebris of a US aircraft shot down in Vietnam that was presented as a gift toheroine Irina Levchenko of the Soviet Union. They also include reports,personal documents and photos of Matvey Voitenko, who led a group of Sovietmilitary experts sent to Hanoi in 1969.
Vyacheslav Kalganov, deputy head of SaintPetersburg’s external relations committee, said the exhibition is part of a projectjointly carried out by the city and Ho Chi Minh City to mark the 50th deathanniversary of Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh.
It is also among a series of activities duringthe Vietnam Year in Russia and will remain open throughout 2019.-VNA
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Some of the items displayed at the exhibition in Saint Petersburg (Photo: VNA) 
