The collection of gifts to Stalingrad-Volgograd, as well as to the Museum-Reserve of the Battle of Stalingrad itself, is made up of more than 7,500 items from 65 world countries. They had been submitted by the local and regional governments, factories, the protocol department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs... And, of course, the givers themselves. The catalogue in question features about 250 of the gifts: 1-2 artifacts per page, each accompanied by the description of their size, materials, origin, and the giver's name. Some pages also contain educational footnotes: for example, an explanation on why the delegation of Bulgaria chose to offer to the very specific museum a commemorative medal dedicated to the city of Plevna.

The authors of the catalogue had even made a brief analysis of the "preferred" gifts from each country. For example, Iran and China are more into the oeuvres of traditional arts and crafts, India favors the artifacts related to ethnography and religion, Italy and Belgium – presents associated with the partisan movement and resistance groups, Japan – everything calling for nuclear disarmament... A particularly memorable object is a signet ring from Vietnam: made in a one-for-all size, stylistically a little more than just a strip of metal, it stands out by being made from the metal of the 1000^th enemy aircraft shot down in the country's territory.

The one-of-a-kind sword of King George, forged especially for Stalingrad, is mentioned next to a simple Indian scarf of multi-colored threads ("this is what our girls wear during the harvest, when they sing songs about your country"), and one can clearly see that both exhibits are preserved with equal care and respect.

Not all items presented in the book are gifts in the literal sense: the illustrations also show letters and official messages from the people connected to Stalingrad in one way or another, as well as the prizes awarded to the city's art teams.

The book provides English translations of each piece of text. It was especially nice to find on its pages the gifts from Volgograd's twin-cities and partner-cities.