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Card with a newspaper clipping featuring Soviet Marshal Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, accompanied by a handwritten dedication in Russian, signed in blue ink. Zhukov was one of the most significant military commanders of World War II and played a crucial role in the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany.Original dedication text in Russian:
"За здоровье и дружбу народов Советского Союза и Чехословакии!
Маршал Советского Союза
Г. Жуков
27/XI 72"
Translation in English:
"For the health and friendship of the peoples of the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia!
Marshal of the Soviet Union
G. Zhukov
November 27, 1972."
A valuable historical document from one of the most prominent military strategists of the 20th century, confirming his ties with then-Czechoslovakia.