A nurse attending the wounded in a Soviet military hospital. Oil painting by Sophia Uranova, ca. 1962.

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<p>Probably a commemoration of Russian military medical services of the 1940s, produced in the 1960s by someone who had lived through those times. In a mobile hospital unit, two soldiers with head-wounds lie in bed. A heroic nurse stands over them with a determined expression. Right, an oil lamp. The nurse wears a military collar without signs of rank, therefore she is a private in the army. Said to show "Natalia Michalyova" but this has not been confirmed (http://www.allworldwars.com/Soviet%20War%20Paintings.html )</p>

1 painting : oil on millboard ; millboard 33 x 44.3 cm

A nurse attending the wounded in a Soviet military hospital. Oil painting by Sophia Uranova, ca. 1962.

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