Alla Sizova toe shoes, Leningrad, 1983
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Item 25344
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Alla Sizova, prima ballerina of the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad, gave these autographed toe shoes to Samantha Smith of Manchester after a ballet performance during Smith's visit to the Soviet Union at the invitation of Soviet leader Yuri Andropov.
Smith had written to the Soviet leader and expressed her concerns about nuclear war.
Other Information
- Title: Alla Sizova toe shoes, Leningrad, 1983
- Creation Date: 1983
- Subject Date: 1983
- Town: Leningrad
- Media: Silk, wood
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Maine State Museum
83 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-2301
http://www.maine.gov/museum/index.html
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LC Subject Headings
Slippers
International relations
Andropov, Yuri Vladimirovich, 1914-1984--Correspondence
Smith, Samantha, 1972-1985--Travel
Smith, Samantha, 1972-1985--Friends & associates
Children and peace
Sizova, Alla, (1939-)--Associated objects
Shoes
Ballerinas
Cold War
Sizova, Alla, (1939-)--Autographs
Peace
Smith, Samantha, 1972-1985--Correspondence
Political activity
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