Riley1965 Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 I wasn't quite sure where to put these. They are medals and a document awarded by the Opposition communist Party (Umalatovas) in the former USSR.Admiral of the Soviet Union N.Kuznetsov Medal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley1965 Posted May 7, 2006 Author Share Posted May 7, 2006 Admiral of the Soviet Union N.Kuznetsov Medal Reverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley1965 Posted May 7, 2006 Author Share Posted May 7, 2006 50 Years of the Victory of the Soviet People in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 obverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley1965 Posted May 7, 2006 Author Share Posted May 7, 2006 50 Years of the Victory of the Soviet People in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 REVERSE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley1965 Posted May 7, 2006 Author Share Posted May 7, 2006 50 Years of the Victory of the Soviet People in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 Document Cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley1965 Posted May 7, 2006 Author Share Posted May 7, 2006 50 Years of the Victory of the Soviet People in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 Document inside pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 I hope that one of our readers who lives in the former Soviet Union can clarify these--we often see old veterans WEARING them,and I assume that these vanity awards are BOUGHT by the "recipientts?"There is something both pathetic AND simultaneously frightening about anybody who continues to act as if any Old Order is still functioning...15 years after its end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 I hope that one of our readers who lives in the former Soviet Union can clarify these--we often see old veterans WEARING them,and I assume that these vanity awards are BOUGHT by the "recipientts?"There is something both pathetic AND simultaneously frightening about anybody who continues to act as if any Old Order is still functioning...15 years after its end. Hallo Rick I really must search a local militaria forum here in Romania for a picture I once came across, showing a WW2 Romanian Pilot-veteran in uniform at some big shindig in Bucharest, post communist time proudly sporting amongst his decorations, his WW2 1939 EK 1, complete with swastika Kevin in Deva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Hallo Rick I really must search a local militaria forum here in Romania for a picture I once came across, showing a WW2 Romanian Pilot-veteran in uniform at some big shindig in Bucharest, post communist time proudly sporting amongst his decorations, his WW2 1939 EK 1, complete with swastika Kevin in Deva And the South Carolina state capitol still flew the Confederate battle flag (not knowing the difference) over the state capitol until a few years back.Yet, in Russia (former USSR), the Commnunist Party still exists as an entity. And they have a presidium, however irrelevant it may be in today's Russia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 A few more - will dig out others and certificates tomorrow. Sorry if this makes things disjointed OK, more so than usual, . . . .Medal "120th Anniversary of I. V. Stalin" / Медаль ?В ознаменование 120-летия со дня рождения И. В. Сталина? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Medal "80th Anniversary of Great October Socialist Revolution" / Медаль ?80 лет Великой Октябрьской социалистической революции? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Medal "80th Anniversary of VLKSM" / Медаль ?80 лет ВЛКСМ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 (edited) Order of Stalin / Орден СталинаDiscussed before, I think? Edited May 7, 2006 by Ed_Haynes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Medal "Veteran-Internationalist" / Медаль ?Ветерану-интернационалисту?While associated with the Fourth Afghan War, thsi was in fact awarded for a much wider range of locations and services, as the reverse legend "SPAIN & NORTHERN KOREA & CUBA & the NEAR EAST & VIETNAM & AFGHANISTAN " indicates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Certificates, as available, to follow. Though some of these certificates are unissued, some are "issued", and some may be really issued, these are fascinating awards, indicating that all is not as uniform and changed in Russia as some may sometimes like it to sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 DOCUMENT: Medal "Veteran-Internationalist" / Медаль ?Ветерану-интернационалисту?Outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Inside spread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 DOCUMENT: Order of Stalin / Орден СталинаCover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Inside: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 DOCUMENT: Medal "80th Anniversary of Great October Socialist Revolution" / Медаль ?80 лет Великой Октябрьской социалистической революции?Outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Interior spread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 50 Years of the Victory of the Soviet People in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945And for still being alive 10 years later : 60th Anniversary of the Victory etc. etc.Obverse : [attachmentid=38381] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 and reverse of same :[attachmentid=38382] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley1965 Posted May 8, 2006 Author Share Posted May 8, 2006 Personally, I like the Opposition Communist Party 50th GPW better than the official Russian Federation version. In fact I like the Umalatova's appearance and detail better than the Official Russian medals. Just look at the 50th & 60 GPW medals. Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Gaumann Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 I hope that one of our readers who lives in the former Soviet Union can clarify these--we often see old veterans WEARING them,and I assume that these vanity awards are BOUGHT by the "recipients?"There is something both pathetic AND simultaneously frightening about anybody who continues to act as if any Old Order is still functioning...15 years after its end. I think most that do wear these are (justifiably) proud of the service in the Soviet Armed Forces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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