World history: The exhibition of historical photographs “Triumph and Tragedy: Allies in the World War II” in Yekaterinburg

April 10, 2015 in the photographic museum "House of Metenkov" (Yekaterinburg) was opened an exhibition of historical photographs "Triumph and Tragedy: the Allies in World War II". Photographic exhibition is organized by the Museum "House of Metenkov" in cooperation with the US Consulate General in Yekaterinburg and the British Consulate General in Yekaterinburg. Photos are printed with the files provided by the Imperial War Museum (London), the National Archives and Records Administration and the US Library of Congress. The exhibition runs until May 25, 2015.

The exhibition features 150 photographs taken by British and American photographers. They tell about the little-known events of the World War II in Russia: the Battle of Britain, the battles in North Africa and the Pacific, the Allied landing in Normandy and the fighting in France and western Germany. Among the authors are the great photographers of the XX century: Eugene Smith, Robert Capa, Cecil Beaton, Ansel Adams. Some of the images are included in an anthology of the most outstanding photographers of all times.