1945: From the War to the Post-War World

1945 was a watershed in the 20th century history: the end of the World War II marked the beginning of political, military, strategic, economic and ideological changes that have led to a new world order.

The collection, which tells about the events of that period, includes studies, archival materials, newspaper and magazine chronicle, photos and cartoons (117 units in total).

The collection brought together the materials from the Archive of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation, the Library for Natural Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Library of Congress, the Vladimir State University, the Military Institute of the Navy "Naval Academy" of St. Petersburg, the Children Museum of postcards, the Lermontov Regional Library of Penza, the Russian Academy of Arts, the Russian State Pedagogical University, the St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University, the St. Petersburg State University, the Central Naval Library, the Yaroslavl State University and private collections.