Ulaanbaatar
“Two nations – One victory” photo exhibition on Khalkhiin Gol Battles opens
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On the
occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Khalkhiin Gol Battles, a
photo exhibition “Two nations – One victory” opened at the Mongolian National
Modern Art Gallery in Ulaanbaatar on September 2. The exhibition is being
co-organized by MONTSAME Mongolian National News Agency and Sputnik news agency
and radio broadcaster of the Russian News Agency Rossiya Segodnya and with a
support from the Governor's Office of Ulaanbaatar city.
More than
50 rare photographs taken during the Khalkhiin Gol Battles that took place from
May 11 to September 16, 1939 and some other photos connected to the events of
the battles as well as photos summarizing the milestones in the development of
bilateral relations between Mongolia and Russia are unveiled at the
exhibition.
Around 20
photos that were kept at the MONTSAME News Agency’s photo archive, including
‘On the place where the enemy’s fighter aircraft crashed’”, “Mongolia and Soviet
soldiers ahead of a battle”, ‘Marshal of the Mongolian People's Republic
Kh.Choibalsan meets Soviet-Mongolian soldiers’ , ‘Personal belongings of
Japanese soldiers captured during the battle” and ‘Selenge-2015 Mongolian and
Russian armed forces’ joint drill against terrorism’ are being displayed. From
the Russian side, 36 photographs are on display, such as ‘Commander of the
first Soviet army unit in Mongolia Georgy Zhukov’, ‘An exhibition displaying
the arms captured by Soviet and Mongolian soldiers during the battle’,
‘Japanese soldiers captured by the Red Army’, ‘Soviet officers interrogating
captured Japanese soldiers’ and so on.
The
exhibition launch ceremony was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Mongolia D.Tsogtbaatar, Director of the MONTSAME Agency B.Ganchimeg, Mayor of
Ulaanbaatar city B.Amarsaikhan and Deputy Head of the Center of International
Projects of the Rossiya Segodnya Ksenia Franchuk and Counsellor of the Russian
Embassy in Mongolia Evgeny Lishtovanny. In addition, Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Mongolia Doan Thi Huong was present at the
event.
The
exhibition runs until September 5.
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