Contributed by Maine State Museum
Description
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.
About This Item
- Title: Alla Sizova toe shoes, Leningrad, 1983
- Creation Date: 1983
- Subject Date: 1983
- Location: Leningrad, Russia
- Media: Silk, wood
- Object Type: Physical Object
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Ballerinas
- Shoes
- Sizova, Alla, (1939-)--Associated objects
- Children and peace
- Smith, Samantha, 1972-1985--Friends & associates
- Smith, Samantha, 1972-1985--Travel
- Andropov, Yuri Vladimirovich, 1914-1984--Correspondence
- International relations
- Slippers
- Cold War
- Sizova, Alla, (1939-)--Autographs
- Peace
- Smith, Samantha, 1972-1985--Correspondence
- Political activity
People
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Maine State MuseumMaine State Museum, 230 State Street, Augusta, ME 04330
207-287-2301
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