Record #3f9ea9d9
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Russian Orthodox Church collection, Glasgow
Estimated Period
1941–1945
Submitted By
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Date Submitted
20 April 2026
Description
A Soviet sailor's photograph found inside a Russian-language Bible at a church in Glasgow used by Russian and Eastern European communities during the war. The photograph shows a young man in Soviet Navy uniform. Written on the back in Russian: "Remember me." No name or other identifying information. The Bible may have belonged to an Arctic convoy sailor.
In Russian
Фотография советского моряка, найденная в русскоязычной Библии в церкви Глазго. На обороте по-русски написано: «Помни обо мне». Библия могла принадлежать моряку Арктических конвоев.
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