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      Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2008

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted

      In many news footage, you can see it... hidden by huge advertising panels.

      Ch.

      Christophe,

      I have even seen it live :rolleyes:

      I am afraid that your information might be erroneous. They are currently taking it down. They decided not to blow up the building as it is too close to many other important ones, and instead to take it apart brick by brick from the top. It should take another couple of years to clear the site.

      Marc

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      Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2008

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted

      Hi Marc,

      In fact they are rebuilding the Moskva. And they are supposed to rebuild it identically (? l'identique), but I don't know how the inside will be, as the rebuilding might only concern the envelope, the outside... I have pics of the outside, as I usually stay in the Metropol when in Moscow. I'll post a few of them if you want.

      Cheers.

      Ch.

      Christophe,

      That is interesting! And where are they rebuilding it?

      Marc

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      Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2008

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted

      Perfect answers, Marc !!!! :jumping::jumping::jumping: Congratulations, you're the winner !!! :beer:

      The photograph is Evgueny Khaldei, and the pic has been taken in 1950.

      Your turn, now... :cheers:

      Cheers.

      Ch.

      Christophe,

      Thanks for that. I must say it is somewhat sad that the local authorities decided to destroy that "Soviet Cathedral", it was quite unique, and definitely an icon of times past; on the other hand, the open perspective from Teatralnaya Ploschad to Okhotniy Ryad will be something special. I just hope that, somehow, someone saved parts of the inside decorum.

      Right, back to our topic. Let me sleep on it, and I'll come up with an easy question tomorrow.

      Marc

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      Order of Lenin

      in Russia: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations

      Posted

      Market price: Lenin vs. HSL

      Gentlemen,

      what's an even more interesting aspect at the present market is, is the fact that there is almost no price difference between a much rarer HSL and a Lenin :speechless: . The gold content is about the same, I guess.

      O.K., maybe the Lenin is the most famous - and most well known - order of the Soviet Union, but also the HSL (Stalin & Co.) had been well known :unsure: .

      Just compare:

      There had been around 22.000 HSL issued, but more than 600.000 Lenins :jumping: .

      Best regards :beer:

      Christian

      Christian,

      When is the last time that you saw a real HSL available for sale? As far as I know, they go today for significantly more than $3,000.

      Marc

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      Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2008

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted

      Question #211 :

      Look at the following photo :

      1. What are the buildings on the left and the right ?

      Please, name the two buildings.

      2. Who is the photographer who took this pic ?

      Easy...

      The first Forum Member to answer correctly both questions is the winner.

      Good hunt and good luck !! :rolleyes:

      Cheers.

      Ch.

      Christophe,

      I believe that the building on the right is the Hotel Moskva, and the one on the left is the State Duma.

      Now as to the photographer, could it be Khaldei?

      Marc

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      Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2008

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted

      :beer::D

      Bravo Marc!

      Air Marshal Khudyakov

      I additionaly read, and found interesting, that Beria really could not stand him because Khudyakov's father worked for him at the NKVD and knew some of his secrets!

      Also, because of his position, he was often in a difficult position with Stalin. Arrested in 45 on his way to the Japanese Front, and disappeared untill the 50ies when he

      was executed.

      So, wasn't it an easy one, it was? Next question to Marc! :)

      Cheers

      Marco

      Thanks Marco :beer:

      It looks like we are too fast for Christophe to keep up with the totals :rolleyes:

      Anyway, here is a reaaaaaaaaaally easy question:

      What was the full name of the 1980 Olympic Games mascot?

      Marc

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      Unknown Russian Documents

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted

      The ones from the NKVD are all from the civil police (Militia).

      I don't have enough experience with these to hazard a guess, but would need larger scans. They're not "exciting" people (though the 1950 MGB officer MIGHT be) so I don't know what poijnt there would be in mocking them up. That's a lot of work for completely different IDs from Kronshtadt (Leningrad) all the way to the Crimea.

      Rick,

      You'd be surprized by the amount and variety of fake documents. 99.5% of NKVD documents that you can see are fake. Have a look at the Soviet Awards forum, these are regularly shown and discussed.

      Marc

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      Rifle cleaning kit?

      in France

      Posted

      Hi,

      question like in title. Is it stuff from the IIWW?

      Tom

      Tom,

      I cannot answer your main questions, but I can tell you with 99.9% probability that this kit is not French, but Swiss.

      Marc

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      Unknown Russian Documents

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted

      All NKVD officers. Those nice kind people who beat you up (and worse) in the Lubyanka.

      Paul

      Paul,

      That is way too schematic. The NKVD was a huge organization, part of which was made up by "the Bad Guys"; but firemen, and even road repair crews, were also members - albeit less glamorous for most - of the NKVD.

      Marc

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      Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2008

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted

      Marco,

      Right, there are Marshals and Marshals, then :rolleyes:

      So, our man is Aviation Marshal Sergey Aleksandrovich Khudyakov (Серге́й Александрович Худяков), whose original name was Armenak Artemovich Khanferyants (Арменак Артёмович Ханферянц). He was from an Armenian family.

      He was arrested in Chita on 14 December 1945, and charged with treason, misuse of his position, and use of a false identity (he used the name of a friend that was killed during the Civil War).

      Marc

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      Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2008

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted · Edited by Lapa

      So.., here it goes! :jumping:

      I think it is an easy one!

      He was a Marshal that was arrested in 1945 and later, in the 50ies, shot by the NKVD. Hint: He was not ethnically Russian and was not known by his real birth name.

      Who am I talking about (name, ethnicity, rank)?

      Why was he purged?

      Cheers!

      Marco

      Marco,

      A grand total of five Marshals (Tukhachevski, Blucher, Egorov, Kulik and Beria) were executed by firing squad (some sources say that Blucher died in prison). Of these, the first 3 were purged before WWII, and you indicated that Kulik was not the one.

      That leaves only Beria (Lavrenti Pavles dze Beria in Georgian), who was Georgian (actually Mingrelian), although the date does not correspond, since he was arrested in 1953, following Stalin's death.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshal_of_the_Soviet_Union

      Pre-war Marshals

      WWII Marshals

      Marc

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      Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2008

      in Russia: Soviet: Other Militaria

      Posted

      Ilya Ehrenburg :unsure:

      Dear Marc,

      if you consider "never holding any position of authority or command" not only in military terms, but also for the the field of government, diplomacy etc., then Ilya Ehrenburg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_Ehrenburg might be a candidate. Herr Hitler feared him, because he might have been the most brillant anti-Nazism writer and progandist in Soviet history.

      Best regards :beer:

      Christian

      Christian,

      Long time no see :beer:

      That was an interesting suggesting, and the line of thinking is definitely the right one, but unfortunately for you, that is not the person we are looking for.

      So, here is one more hint:

      During their offensive on Moscow, the German mounted a specific aerial operation in an attempt to get rid of our character. They scored a direct hit on the place where he was, and reported to Berlin that the "problem" had been dealt with; however, within 15 minutes, they found out that they had not gotten rid of him.

      This attempt led the Soviet authorities to relocate him in Sverdlovsk in the fall of 1941.

      Marc

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