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      Honoured Submariner of Russia

      in Russian Federation

      Posted

      I recently acquired this item "Honoured Submariner of Russia", I've found photos of Russian officers and sailors wearing them on their military uniform (yes, I 'm aware that usually doesn't mean much), but can't find the establishment order. Considering who wears it, from what ribbon it hangs, where it is worn and the significance of the award title, I would be incredibly surprised to discover this was a public award of one dished out by a fleet commander... Can anybody shed some light on the matter?

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      Order of Naval Merit

      in Russian Federation

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      AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGGGGGGGGHHHH!! :angry:

      Look at the crap he's wearing with the 300 Years of the Navy medal... :cheeky:

      They should have a sergeant-at-arms at the Kremlin main gate with a club to beat those blingbling baubles off of these guys! To show up for an official function in front of the President, at the Kremlin, wearing Umalatova garbage! It just blows my mind.

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      New flood relief medal from Defense Ministry RF

      in Russian Federation

      Posted

      I believe the term "biblical proportions" is justified in this case... :(

      http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2013/post-3030-0-09498300-1380755469.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2013/post-3030-0-83797900-1380755474.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2013/post-3030-0-57236100-1380755479.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2013/post-3030-0-53161700-1380755484.jpg

      http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2013/post-3030-0-38664400-1380755537.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2013/post-3030-0-35638100-1380755542.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2013/post-3030-0-39578700-1380755546.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2013/post-3030-0-68795800-1380755668.jpg

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      Cossack medal "For the defense of Transnistria"

      in Russian Federation

      Posted · Edited by TacHel

      Yup, no doubt about it... :wacky: It's definitely the Umalatova... :rolleyes:

      Kinda sad when you think about it... A LtCol, charged with the instruction of young soldiers giving such a bad example. Kind of weird, when you look at his other medals (from your close up), he seems to have the Medal for Military Valour, the Medal for Excellence in Military Education, and I think the Jubilee Medal 850 Years of Moscow.

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      Cossack medal "For the defense of Transnistria"

      in Russian Federation

      Posted

      Unfortunately, "easy" is all too true... But things seem to be getting better as time progresses. It really does look like the Umalatova in question (pic below), but was there the red enamel of the Soviet banner? It's difficult to tell in the photo.

      Keep in mind there are quite a few public medals concerning the anniversaries of military academies and such establishments that are readily worn on military uniforms by both staff and students..

      And yes, the few photos I found of officers following regs were "real" combat vets, "real" soldiers. Umalatovas are actually rare nowadays, and public medals are getting scarcer. With the number of awards just in the Defense Ministry, you kind of wonder why somebody would need to embellish their "rack" with blingblings...

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      Cossack medal "For the defense of Transnistria"

      in Russian Federation

      Posted

      I see you deleted my previous posts...

      Too bad...

      Well, guess you indeed "fail to see any of my points"...

      No worry.

      I`ll help you ;)

      This is not true.

      There always was regulation like Ministry of Defense order #210 from 28.01.1997 (Приказ Минобороны РФ от 28.03.1997 N 210 "О Правилах ношения военной формы одежды военнослужащими Вооруженных Сил Российской Федерации".

      Unfortunately this General violated any regulation before, during or after 1997.

      But then again he violated even direct orders from Minister of Defence ...

      As for this picture

      attachicon.gifpost-3030-0-27281700-1379780196.jpg

      and your comment "the pic might've been taken in 1996..."

      Of course it was made after 1999 ;)

      This is how his awards looked in 1996 (during president election campaign)

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      Cossack medal "For the defense of Transnistria"

      in Russian Federation

      Posted

      Another shot of general Lebed, the medal now hangs 4th from center top row behind the Soviet Order of the Red Banner, Soviet MVD medal For courage in a fire and the Russian Federation's commemorative medal 300 years of the Russian Navy, but still in front of all other Soviet, Russian and foreign awards.

      Bearing in mind this was in the mid to late 90s when the order of precedence was almost left to the whim of the wearer, no official regulation was even remotely followed or even enforced, it is still interesting to note how highly he rated this particular award, especially since it was a Cossack award usually frowned upon and even scoffed at by the military.

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      Cossack medal "For the defense of Transnistria"

      in Russian Federation

      Posted · Edited by TacHel

      I was recently surprised to find this medal for sale on the site of a German militaria shop. Although not incredibly valuable, it is rare to see them on the western market and I saw myself immediately jumping on it as if it were. To be perfectly honest, my main interest was the fact one of its recipients was Major-general Alexander Lebed.

      Major-general Alexander Lebed wearing his Defence of Transnistria medal top row 2nd from center immediately following his Soviet Order of the Red Banner. He obviously considered it quite special to mount it that high in the order of precedence of his many other awards.

      The link below give s a quite acceptable resume of the conflict including the participation of General Lebed and his troops and of Ukrainian and Russian Cossack units.

      BBC NEWS Dniester conflict

      The medal was produced and bestowed by the Union of Cossacks. It was awarded to Cossacks, members of the Union of Cossacks, as well as other citizens and stateless persons for personal courage and bravery displayed in the battles for freedom and independence of Transnistria.

      Early awards hung from this green and red ribbon, this was later changed to the "ribbon of St George" as seen above.

      Don cossacks also produced and awarded this medal which often accompanies the other one on their uniform. The medal "Defender of Transnistria"

      Link to web site Cossack Awards (in Russian)

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