Russian Federation Hero of Russia

[slava1stclass]

To all:

A very nice photograph of Lieutenant Colonel Gennadiy Vasilevich Tsatsorin. He was awarded the title Hero of Russia for valor in Chechnya.

Note, too, that he wears wound stripes (red denoting light wounds) - a tradition carried forward from Soviet days.

Regards,

slava1stclass

[Riley1965]

GREAT picture!!! I love the wound stripes...but hate the fact that he was injured.

Doc

[Ed_Haynes]

Another intersting image from the Central Armed Forces Museum, Moscow.

[Ed_Haynes]

Also at the museum:

[Riley1965]

Nice Ed!!! Very NICE!!!

Doc

[Ferdinand]

A nice picture indeed Slava. Also note the three Umalatova-medals.

[JimZ]

I do not care much for Umalatove medals and although these have been discussed in other threads, why is a Lt Col. on active duty (I assume) wearing non official govenment awards on his uniform??

I do not understand!!! What next..... a young man working at McD and having received dangly shiny bits of metal is going to wear them on his uniform a few years later! I know this is an exagaration indeed....

Someone enlighten me please.

Jim

[Ed_Haynes]

Putin's New Russia??

[slava1stclass]

I do not care much for Umalatove medals and although these have been discussed in other threads, why is a Lt Col. on active duty (I assume) wearing non official govenment awards on his uniform??

I do not understand!!! What next..... a young man working at McD and having received dangly shiny bits of metal is going to wear them on his uniform a few years later! I know this is an exagaration indeed....

Someone enlighten me please.

Jim

Jim,

I agree with you. As an active duty officer he is wearing authorized military decorations and badges of the Russian Federation. Among them are: "Герой Российской Федерации, медали ?За воинскую доблесть? I степени, ?За отвагу?, другие медали."

Regards,

slava1stclass

Edited April 3, 2007 by slava1stclass

[Belaruski]

The hero star looks odd without a 'Lenin' underneath it..

At least there isn't an order of Putin...

[JimZ]

Hi Belarsuki!

Well - inspite of the project for the Order of Stalin which never really took off, I doubt Putin would dare try make his own order! Although strangely enough, I did come across a medal (?) on ebay with Bush and Putin on it..... Still wondering if that was a bad joke or a hallucination..... or really a contemporary modern medal!!!

Its a pity that these modern groups somehow lack the "je ne sais quoi" factor that previous Soviet groups had.

Jim

[Belaruski]

Strange but true.. http://cgi.ebay.com/RUSSIAN-MEDAL-BUSH-PUT...VQQcmdZViewItem

[JimZ]

Makes you ask.... what next???

Jim

[Riley1965]

Strange but true.. http://cgi.ebay.com/RUSSIAN-MEDAL-BUSH-PUT...VQQcmdZViewItem

That's all we need...King George and Comrade Putin Medal!!! What's next, Statues for King george and Putin?

Doc

[order_of_victory]

That's all we need...King George and Comrade Putin Medal!!! What's next, Statues for King george and Putin?

Doc

Starange that America once the Enemy of Russia (USSR) have now joined forces to fight terroism

Order of Victory

[JimZ]

Even stranger how in a thread entitled "Hero of Russia", we wind up speaking about Bush and Putin

Jim

[order_of_victory]

Even stranger how in a thread entitled "Hero of Russia", we wind up speaking about Bush and Putin

Jim

Well may be if keeps being friendly with Putin he might get a Hero Russia

Order of Victory

[JimZ]

Well may be if keeps being friendly with Putin he might get a Hero Russia

Order of Victory

Not as long as Zhirinovsky may have something to say about that

Jim