Shagin, Ivan Mikhaylovich (Russian, 1904-1982). Battle of Kursk

(or Attacking, Kurskaya Duga). Gelatin silver print, 40.7 x 58.9 cm. Orig. print 1943; this a 1960s reprint. Annotated, dated, signed, stamped and titled verso.

Sm. tear along centre right edge, repaired w. sellotape verso, a few minor signs of wear around edges. *Ivan Shagin was a prominent figure in Soviet photography, capturing nearly all the significant WWII battles for the USSR's principal national youth newspaper, Komsomolskaya Pravda.