#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. An exhibition dedicated to the renowned folk craft of Russia, featuring pieces from the Orenburg Regional Museum of Fine Arts, will open at the main building of the Norilsk Museum complex on Leninsky prospect. The works of talented knitters will not only highlight their craftsmanship but will also serve as an artistic representation of the wartime years, as announced by the museum staff.
During the Great Patriotic War, the Orenburg down shawl became a staple of the era. The exhibition will display down shawls and light wraps from the 1940s and 1950s, along with contemporary pieces by Orenburg artisans. Visitors will also see clips from films made between 1940 and 1945, featuring knitted shawls worn by actresses like Lyubov Orlova, Marina Ladynina, Lydia Smirnova, and other famous stars. These shawls were appropriate for both the front lines and the home front, providing warmth outside and in the comfort of homes, at work, offering solace in besieged Leningrad, hospital wards, and damp trenches.
The project How the Shawl Strengthened the Defense pays tribute to the Orenburg artisans who contributed to the war effort by knitting shawls, mittens, socks, sweaters, and other warm items needed both at the front and in the rear.
Over 200 knitters were awarded the medal For Valor in Labor During the Great Patriotic War.
The exhibition How the Shawl Strengthened the Defense will open on Friday, February 28, and will run until June 22.
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Text: Larisa Fedishina, Photo: Nikolay Shchipko
