History of science as a foreign-policy factor (as exemplified by some visual sources from the times of the Great Patriotic War)

The article is devoted to some visual sources on the history of science, which reflect allied relationships between the Soviet Union, the U.S. and the U.K. during World War II. Publications devoted to the jubilees of prominent scientists including Newton, Soviet postage stamps from wartime period, and sculpture medallions depicting scholars and their accoutrements at a Moscow metro station opened during the war are analyzed as visual sources. The article emphasizes the diversity of visual forms used for propaganda purposes to promote scientific achievements of English-speaking countries and historical links between Russia and its future allies in the anti-Hitler coalition.