At 8:15 am on August 6, 1945, the atomic bomb exploded in Hiroshima; 2.5 kilometers away from the detonation site is the home of Sergei Palchikoff, a Russian music teacher studying in Japan. After being affected by the atomic bomb, Palchikoff immediately fled with his family, and before leaving, he didn't forget to bring his beloved violin.

Sergei Palchikoff was born in 1893 and studied piano since childhood. After graduating from the law department of university, he joined the Russian Army as a second lieutenant and fought on the Western Front during World War I. Later, during the Russian Revolution and the fall of the Tsar, Palchikoff joined the White Army and fled to Hiroshima, Japan in 1922 with his violin. In Japan, he worked in cinemas by playing the violin and provided live accompaniment for silent films. In 1926, she was hired as a music teacher by the local girls' school (formerly known as the Koshima Women's Association and Koshima Women's College University) and also guided the girls' school orchestra.

After Japan's defeat, Palchikoff and his family immigrated to the United States and passed away due to illness in 1969. After consultation with his family, Palchikoff's descendants decided to donate the violin to the Hiroshima City Government. In 1986, Kaleria, the granddaughter of Palchikoff, personally visited Hiroshima and attended the centennial anniversary of the Women's College University, while personally handing over the violin to the Hiroshima City Government. After nearly two years of restoration, the violin was loaned to musicians under the name of Hiroshima City for performance, including Japanese violinist Tomoko Kurita. Kurita was born in Hiroshima to parents who were atomic bomb carriers and later moved to the Netherlands. Kurita played this instrument at the former Catholic Church in Hiroshima (now the World Peace Memorial Cathedral) in 2022. The church is located 800 meters away from the explosion site, and mass was being held during the explosion, with all members of the church martyred.