Soviet Contemporary heroism

[Ed_Haynes]

Moscow Times, Wednesday, October 10, 2007. Issue 3761. Page 4.

Putin Awards Shepherd a Hero of Russia Medal

By Anna Smolchenko

Staff Writer

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday bestowed the country's highest honor on a shepherd who saved 500 sheep from armed marauders and wildfires.

Babu-Dorzho Mikhailov became the first shepherd ever to receive the Hero of Russia medal, which Putin presented to him in the Kremlin's ornate Yekaterininsky Hall, outshining dozens of artists, doctors and scientists who received lesser state honors.

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http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/10/10/016.html

You need a (paying) subscription -- which I don't have -- to access the whole thing. Nothing free in today's Russia? Anyone . . . ????

[Guest Rick Research]

"from armed marauders and wildfires."

AT THE SAME TIME ???

[hunyadi]

Hitlerites with torches??? Sorry could not resist...

Edited December 18, 2007 by hunyadi

[Christian Zulus]

"from armed marauders and wildfires."

AT THE SAME TIME ???

Why not?

Maybe the "armed marauders" used the wildfire for their assault.

I think, that it is a great gesture of comrade Putin to give a HRF to a simple shepherd and not a V.I.P. .

Best regards

Christian

[Ed_Haynes]

I gather there is now a one-size-fits-all (-or-not) single hero star, combining the old separate stars?

[Christian Zulus]

I gather there is now a one-size-fits-all (-or-not) single hero star, combining the old separate stars?

Dear Ed,

HSU & HSL = HRF

I was not possible to keep a HSL in the RF, because the Russian economy is "officially" non-socialistic and a "Hero of Russian Labour" would sound a bit queer - like GULag-Hero .

Best regards

Christian