Exhibition "Facets of War: Dedicated to the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory and to the Wartime Generation"

About exhibition

The war did not directly affect Pereslavl; the front bypassed the town. But Pereslavl's soldiers died at the fronts, and those on the home front, stoically enduring hardships and privations, worked for the common cause, bringing closer the Day of Victory and the triumph of justice. The exhibition does not aim to provide an informational account of the main stages of the war, battles, and strategies. Its focus is humanistic: at the center is the person with their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. An appeal to the lessons of the past fosters respect for one's country, its history, and its heroes. The value of the historical exhibition lies in the use of authentic museum objects—photographs, posters, trophies, awards—through which a person can form their personal perception of that era and its people. For the 80th anniversary of the lifting of the Siege of Leningrad, the exhibition was supplemented by an additional kiosk presenting in full a handwritten document: the diary of a Leningrad resident, director of Children's Home No. 91, Alevtina Pavlovna Rzhevskaya. This document contains few facts and events but much that is personal—the pain of losing a husband, fear for her children, and, of course, an unending faith in the victory of the Soviet people and in returning to the beloved city on the Neva.