Ed_Haynes

MMM:

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AWARD CITATION

1. First, middle and last names Ryzhkov Grigory Mikhailovich

2. Rank Soldier

3. Position, unit Shoemaker of the 77th detached intercommunication company, of the 227th Berdichevsk, holding the Order of the Red Banner assault aircraft division

Is recommended for Military Merits medal

4. Year of birth 1904

5. Nationality Russian

6. Party membership Non-party

7. Participation in the civil war and other military actions aimed at the defense of the USSR (where and when) July, 1943, the battle of Kursk; October,1943, on the right-bank of the Dnepr

8. Wounds or contusions received during the Patriotic War July, 1943, in the battle of Kursk, left thigh wound; October,1943, foot wound; Certificate № 3808A

9. In the Red Army since February,1942

10. Drafted by what district military commissariat Uzgensky district military commissariat, Osh region

11. Previous awards None

12. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his/her family) Uzgensky district, Kirghiz SSR, Merzajaki village;

I. Brief description of personal feat or merits

In July 1943, numbering the 86th rifle regiment he participated in the battles on Kurskaya Duga where he was wounded in the left thigh. Next time he was wounded in the left foot on the right-bank of the Dnepr. Later he was treated at an evacuation hospital.

In the duration of stay in the 77th detached intercommunication company since December 1943 he proved himself as a perfectly disciplined and industrious soldier. He works well as a shoemaker having time to repair up to 10 pairs of shoes a day, being very busy. He shows much initiative in manufacturing tools and searching for the materials. In spring 1944 in the absence of materials for soles he used old branch pipes of the rubbered fabrics. This method of manufacturing entirely justified itself. The shoes repaired by the comrade Ryzhkov is used by the soldiers for a long time.

Conclusion: Comrade Ryzhkov deserves the government award, Military Merits medal ? for his active participation in battles defending our Motherland and his great and selfless work in our military unit.

Commander of the 77th detached intercommunication Company of the 227th Berdichevsk assault aircraft division holding the Order of the Red Banner

Senior Lieutenant (signed) /Gubin/

??, 1944

II. Conclusion of the Higher Command

Agree. Reward with the Military Merits medal.

Temporarily acting for the commander of the 227th Berdichevsk assault, holding the Order of the Red Banner aircraft division

Lieutenant Colonel (signed) /Zhidkov/

September 30, 1944.

By the order to the 227th Berdichevsk assault, holding the Order of the Red Banner aircraft division No 019/N of October 2, 1944 is awarded with Military Merits medal.

Head of the personnel department of the 227th Berdichevsk assault, holding the Order of the Red Banner aircraft division

Major (signed) /Pasechny/

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Record card:

Record card

1. Last name: RYSHKOV (in the order book RYZHKOV)

2. First, middle names: Grigory Mikhailovich

3. Military rank: Rank

4. Sex:

5. Year of birth: 1904

6. Place of birth:

7. Party membership since: Non-party

8. Education:

9. Nationality: Russian

10. In the Red Army since:

11. Place of service (name of the unit) and position occupied when awarded: 77th detached intercommunication company, 227th assault aviation division ? boot-maker

12. Current place of service and position:

13. Home address of the awardee: Kirghiz SSR, Oshskaya region, Uzgensky district, Merzaaki village

14. Previous awards

Names of orders, medals Their numbers Document numbers Ground for award

Checked

Military Merits medal 1492295 Temporary Certificate

B-696215 Order 019/N of October 2, 1944

For the fights against German invaders.

227th assault aviation division

OPW1 => Red Star

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AWARD CITATION

1. First, middle and last names Reznikov Ilya Grigoryevich

2. Rank Senior Lieutenant

3. Position, unit Commander of the officer company of the political staff reserve of the Political-Affair Office, the 2nd Byelorussian front

Is recommended for the order of Patriotic War, 1st class

4. Year of birth 1916

5. Nationality Ukrainian

6. Party membership CPSU(B) member, since 1940

7. Participation in the civil war and other military actions aimed at the defense of the USSR (where and when) Patriotic War, the Crimean front, January 1, 1942 ? May 14, 1942; the North-Caucasian front, June 2, 1942

8. Wounds or contusions received during the Patriotic War 2 slight wounds and one severe contusion

9. In the Red Army since December 8,1939

10. Drafted by what district military commissariat Konstantinovsky district military commissariat, Donbass;

11. Previous awards None

12. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his/her family) Stalinskaya region, Konstantinovka town, Komikonovsky settlement, 29 Oktyabrskaya street

Reznikova Iraida Nikolayevna

I. Brief description of personal feat or merits

On March 14, 1942 in the Crimea, in the 51st Army of the 40th tank brigade was in the capacity of a tank company commissar. During the attack of Karpech village, the infantry did not follow the tanks. Comrade Reznikov left his tank in order to lead forward the infantry and that time was wounded in his side and left hand.

On May 14, 1942 acting as the Crimean front staff representative, at a distance of 5 km from Kamysh-Burun town he was slightly wounded in the right hand and right leg during the bombardment.

On August 2, 1942 transporting the unit to the North-Caucasian front, 336th Armavir division, he got under bombardment where he was severely contused. After recovery he was discharged from the army on October 21, 1943 because of his state of health. After the recovery he again entered the army on July 15, 1944 on his own free will.

Comrade Reznikov deserves the government award, order of the Patriotic War, 1st class.

Commander of the political staff reserve of the 2nd Byelorussian front

Major (signed) /Frolov/

October 3, 1944

II. Conclusion of the Higher Command

Deserves the awarding with the order of Patriotic War, 1st class

??? (signed)

October 5, 1944

III. Conclusion of the Army Military Council

????

IV. Conclusion of the Front Military Council

????

V. Conclusion of the Award Commission

Chairman

Members

VI. Award note

By order of the 2nd Byelorussian front No 0446 of November 4, 1944 awarded with the order of Red Star.

Assistance of the head department-3 of the 2nd Byelorussian front personnel department

Captain (signed) /Posh??/

OPW1

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AWARD CITATION

1. First, middle and last names Reznikov Ilya Grigoryevich

2. Rank Captain

3. Position, unit Commander of the officer company of the political staff reserve of the Political-Affair Office, the 2nd Byelorussian front

Is recommended for the order of Patriotic War, 1st class

4. Year of birth 1916

5. Nationality Ukrainian

6. Party membership CPSU(B) member

7. Participation in the civil war and other military actions aimed at the defense of the USSR (where and when) December, 1941 - May 1942, Crimean front; June ? October 1942, North-Caucasian front; since September, 1944, the 2nd Byelorussian front

8. Wounds or contusions received during the Patriotic War One serious wound, two light wounds and one contusion

9. In the Red Army since December, 1939

10. Drafted by what district military commissariat Konstantinovsky district military commissariat, Stalinskaya region

11. Previous awards Order of the Red Star, order to the 2nd Byelorussian front No 0446 of November 4, 1944

12. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his/her family) Kharkov region, Izyumsky district, Krasny Shakhtyor village

I. Brief description of personal feat or merits

Comrade Reznikov had been fighting on the fronts of the Patriotic War since 1941. All this time he was on the front line being for the last time in the capacity of a commissar and later the second in command of tank battalion political unit. Three times he was wounded and once contused. Being a commanding officer of the officer battalion he was skillful in organizing the training, achieved excellent and good training results; the discipline of the officers? staff was good. Everyday he improves his conditions of life. Despite all the difficulties during the war period he always managed to comply with needs of the officers. Due to his managerial abilities he was able to build up a good team around him. Character traits: well-disciplined; he studies himself and trains the others; he is a person active in public life. Reznikov has authority with the officers. He deserves the government award, order of the Patriotic War, 1st class.

Commander of the officer company of the political staff reserve of the Political-Affair Office, the 2nd Byelorussian front

Major (signed) /Frolov/

June, 5, 1945

II. Conclusion of the Higher Command

Deserves the government award, order of the Patriotic War, 1st class

Commander of the Political-Affair Office, the 2nd Byelorussian front

Lieutenant-General (signed) /A. Oko?/

June, 1945

III. Conclusion of the Army Military Council

Army commander

Military Council member

Chief of Staff

IV. Conclusion of the Front Military Council

Army commander

Military Council member

IV. Conclusion of the Award Commission

Chairman

Members

VI. Award note

By order of the 2nd Byelorussian front No 0755 of June 22, 1945 awarded with the order of Patriotic War, 1st class

?? (signed)

Other Red Star:

DECREE

OF THE USSR SUPREME COUNCIL PRESIDIUM

On awarding officers and sergeants of an additional service with orders and medals

In accordance with the Decree of the USSR Supreme Council Presidium of June 4, 1944 for a long service in the Soviet Army award with:

ORDER OF THE RED STAR

406. Lieutenant Colonel REZNIKOV ILYA GRIGORYEVICH

Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme

Council of the USSR K.VOROSHILOV

Secretary of the Presidium of the Supreme

Council of the USSR (signed)

/N. PEGOV/

Moscow, the Kremlin.

October 26, 1955

Red Star:

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AWARD CITATION

1. First, middle and last names Reznikov Ilya Grigoryevich

2. Rank Senior political instructor

3. Position, unit Student of the military-pedagogical institute of Red Army

Is recommended for the order of Red Star

4. Year of birth 1916

5. Nationality Ukrainian

6. Party membership CPSU(B) member

7. Participation in the civil war and other military actions aimed at the defense of the USSR (where and when) Patriotic War participant, the Crimean and North Caucasus fronts, from December 31, 1941 till August 1942

8. Wounds or contusions received during the Patriotic War 2 wounds and one contusion

9. In the Red Army since From December 8, 1939 till October, 1942. Since September,1943

10. Drafted by what district military commissariat In 1939 by Konstantinovsky district military commissariat, Stalingradskaya region;

in 1943 by Nazarovsky district military commissariat, Krasnoyarsk Territory

11. Previous awards None

12. Permanent home address (of the prospective awardee or his/her family) Wife: Reznikova Iraida Nikolayevna, Kharkov region, Izyumsky district

I. Brief description of personal feat or merits

Comrade Reznikov took part in battles in 1941 ? from December 31, 1941 as a commissar of the 3rd tank company of the 2nd tank battalion of the 40th tank brigade of the 51st Army in the Crimea.

On March 14, 1942 during attacking the village of Karpech he was wounded by splinters of the shell that got into the tank. He was side wounded. When getting over from the broken tank to another one his left leg was wounded and he was evacuated to the 105th military hospital of Maikop. The village of Karpech was occupied.

After the recovery Reznikov was appointed by the Chief of Staff of the Crimean front ? General Major Begin as a staff representative of the Crimean front in charge of establishing order and strengthening the defensive capacity of the Kerch defense zone. On May 14, with the assembled and retreated infantry units he attacked the enemy to the north of the Kamysh-Burun and was wounded by a bullet in the left hand; his right hand was wounded by a splinter of a mine. Later he was evacuated to the hospital of Kislovodsk (Narzan baths).

After recovery he was sent to the 164th western regiment of the North-Caucasus front as a troop train commissar ? Abinskaya railway station ? for escorting 1200 soldiers to the 336th division at the railway station Novoleushkovskaya. Coming back to 136th Armavir regiment, during the attack on Armavir he was slightly wounded into the head. On August 2, he was evacuated to the hospital of Tskhaltuba and later to hospital 1491 of Baku.

On October 21, 1942 he was released from Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and was taken off the books for 6 months as a disabled soldier of the second disability group.

He arrived at the institute in September, 1943. He is well aware of military science, a disciplined, resolute and energetic officer. Morally stable, takes an active part in public affairs. He is devoted to the Lenin-Stalin party ideas.

For his participation in the Patriotic War, two wounds and one contusion, for a successful schooling in the Institute deserves the government award, order of the Red Star.

Head of the course

Major (signed) /Khalyutin/

April 20, 19??

II. Conclusion of the Higher Command

Agree

Head of the Red Army Higher Military-Pedagogical Institute

General Major Afanasiev (signed)

III. Conclusion of the Army Military Council

Army commander

Military Council member

Chief of Staff

IV. Conclusion of the Front Military Council

Deserves the awarding with the order of Red Star

Commander of Central Asiatic military district forces

Major-General (signed) /Kurbatkin/

Military Council member of Central Asiatic military district

Major-General (signed) /Shishkin/

May 29, 1944

IV. Conclusion of the Award Commission

Chairman

Members

VI. Award note

By Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of February 21, 1945 awarded with the order of Red Star.

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Service record (a little hard to read, sorry):

1. Last name, first name, patronymic REZNIKOV ILYA GRIGORYEVICH B-123605

2. Date, month, and year of birth

June 22, 1916

3. Place of birth (by the current administrative division)

Krasny Shakhter village, Izyumsky district, Kharkov region

4. Nationality

Byelorussian

5. Party membership

CPSU(B) member since - 1940

Party-membership card № 91129998

CPSU(B) candidate member since -

YCL member from -

None-party -

6. Education (names of educational institutions, year of graduation, number of years, grades or courses with incomplete education)

General, political and special:

10 grades in 1957

2 courses of Gorpromuch school of Yenakov, Stalinskaya region, 1934

Military:

Frunze military-political school in 1941 of Gorky

High military-political Institute of Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in 1944 of Tashkent

7. Knowledge of foreign languages

8. Military rank conferred By whose order Order No Date

Junior political instructor Is not subject of confirmation Ministry of Defense order

Political instructor Is not subject of confirmation Ministry of Defense order

Senior political instructor 161500 November 11, 1955

Senior Lieutenant Central political board 0179/N May 15,1944

Captain Military council of the 2nd Byelorussian front 018/N February 7, 1945

Major Group of Soviet Occupation Troops in Germany 0283/N December 10, 1946

Lieutenant Colonel Central political board 01116/N December 13, 1950

9. Participation on fronts and in partisan detachments

From December, 1941 till May, 1945 ? the Crimean front, 2nd Byelorussian front

10. Marital status - Married.

wife ? Reznikova (Kuznetsova) Mariya Ivanovna, 1926

Son ? Vladimir ? 1939, daughter ? Svetlana, 1946, daughter ? Natalya - 1950

11. When and by what Military Commissariat drafted into the armed forces ? on October 8, 1939 by Konstantinovsky district military commissariat, Izyumsky district, Kharkov region. For the 2nd time was drafted on July 8, 1943 by Nazarovsk district military commissariat of Krasnoyarsk Territory.

12. Active Service in the Soviet Army, Navy in MIA and KGB forces

Position Place of service (unit, institution, body of troops, army, front or command, fleet or flotilla) By whose order Order No Day, month and year

Red Army man, 22nd tank regiment of Leningrad military district October 8, 1939

Platoon leader commander assistant of the 52nd mechanical-repair of tractors base, Leningrad military district March 15, 1940

Deputy company political instructor of the 52nd mechanical-repair of tractors base, Leningrad military district October 15, 1940

Cadet of Frunze military-political school Confirmation of military-political school №176 of June 28, 1941 May 15, 1941

Commissar of tank company, of the 40th tank brigade, the Crimean front People Defense Commissariat (PDC) 001247 December 31, 1941

*Medical treatment as a result of wound, evacuation hospital №1405, Majkop Transbaikal Military district №052 of May 9, 1963 Confirmation of VMM MD of the USSR №2658 of April 4, 1955 March 19, 1942

Commissar of tank company, of the 40th tank brigade, the Crimean front PDC 001247 April 5, 1942

**Medical treatment as a result of wound, evacuation hospital №4426, Kislovodsk Transbaikal Military district №052 of May 9, 1963 Confirmation of VMM MD of the USSR №3969 of June 12, 1957 May 20, 1942

Tank battalion commissar of 40th tank brigade of North-Caucasian front Confirmation of ? №2940 of May 17, 1955 June 9, 1942

Medical treatment as a result of wound, evacuation hospital №1491, Tskhaltubo and Baku Confirmation of VMM №2940 of May 17, 1955 August 2, 1942

Transferred to the reserve October 21, 1942

Drafted from the reserve to the Soviet Army July 2, 1943

Student of the Higher military-pedagogical Institute Confirmed ? certificate №137 of June 10, 1944 August 2, 1943

The reserve of Central political board Confirmed ? archival certificate №8304 of April 11, 1963 June 20, 1944

Officer company commander of the reserve and of combatant unit, 2nd Byelorussian front Confirmed - ?

of November 27, 1944 October 2, 1944

Combatant unit commander of the reserve, 2nd Byelorussian front 2nd Byelorussian front 0118/N November 24, 1944

Second in command, concerning political instructions of the 865th detached auto battalion of Group of Soviet Occupation Troops in Germany Group of Soviet Occupation Troops in Germany 097/N June 15, 1946

Second in command, concerning political instructions of the 109th detached battalion of Group of Soviet Occupation Troops in Germany Group of Soviet Occupation Troops in Germany 0297 December 12, 1946

Second in command, concerning political instructions of the 21st auto detachment of Group of Soviet Occupation Troops in Germany Group of Soviet Occupation Troops in Germany 0234/N July 16, 1947

Second in command, concerning political instructions of the 64th detached guards rifle battalion, 16th rifle brigade of East-Siberian military district East-Siberian military district 0467 November 23, 1949

Second in command, concerning political instructions of the 63rd geodesic detachment of East-Siberian military district East-Siberian military district 030 January 25, 1950

Head of the personnel department,

Political board of Transbaikal Military district

Colonel (signed) /Zaytsev/

By order of the Central political board № 0277 of May 31, 1963 dismissed to the reserve under cl. 59 a. with the right to wear military uniform

To be registered with the Groznensky Regional Military Commissariat

*Medical treatment in evacuation hospital №1405 from March 19, 1942 till April 5, 1942

**Medical treatment in evacuation hospital №4426 from May 20, 1942 till June 9, 1942

Confirmed by order 052 of Transbaikal Military district of May 9, 1963

Alas, the fakes are everywhere. Got any hints on what I should be looking for to distinguish them?

As they are freshly struck from the original dies, it is hard to say. Lack of age, perhaps? Remember, these common medals should be 60+ years old. Personally, it has just put me off anything Bahawalpur.

The additional complexity is that it SEEMS that given the odd nature of Bahawalpur withing Pakistan, Bahawalpur continued blissfully awarding, creating, and redesigning awards until at least the late 1960s. There are some very odd and deviant specimens of the orders that are either prototypes for or actually awarded post-Integration redesigns.

I'd say that provenance is key. Anothing coming out in the UK should pehaps be avoided, though new conduits are bening opened up.

Anything else of value there Rick? For most of us, the article may as well be in Chinese. That would be equally useful.

Tony's ribbon charts leave a lot to be desired. The next edition (to come from Spink, some day) will be much better, on all levels. A lot of these Bahawalpur medals, however, are very recent productions, being made up and marketed under the close direction of a northern UK seller.

One more bizarre datapoint in the totally nonsensical breakdown of types and varieties and chronology of the 'Polar Star'. There is NO REASON why a type 3.1 Cyrillic 'Polar Star' like this should have reported number range of 2-6952 while the earlier bichig range ended at 2878. To make ANY sense of the 'Polar Star' we NEED the rolls and chronology to overlay our understanding!!

Hey . . . he asked in May . . . this is ONLY December. You are expecting research results ALREADY . . . ???!!!

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

No problem, fixed

Images posted here by mistake moved to where they belong: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2784

Above, some of the "Princes" wearing their medals (moved over from another thread). While most of them are wearing only British and other foreign awards, this seemed as good a place as any to place these L-A-R-G-E photos.

OK, (1) these have nothing to do with Thailand and (2) a decision will need to be made regarding photographs "lifted" from a book you do not own.

Please stop posting these where they do not belong.

Where you made them is irrelevant.

When you are finished posting, I shall shift these roigue posts to where they make sense.

What, pray tell, does H.H. Raja-i-Rajgan Col. Sir Jagajit Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, have to do with Thailand???

Or any of the other poor-quality images of Indian 'Princes'???

Set aside thy stereotypes - The CPI is very much a coalition partner in the Indian government. They don't always agree, but they do play well with others. Unlike the religious fundies.

India is very happy to see democracy in Nepal. (Except for those aforementioned religious fundies.)

And Nepal, unlike Tibet, has never been historically a part of China and all economic ties are with India. The deal (especially with the Brits) on Gorkha recruitment may, however, be expected to be reconsidered.

Thanks for all the background, Christian. It helps to fill out the story.

Setting aside the political issues (please), what will this mean phaleristically?

Nepal to Abolish Monarchy

Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:50 AM

Binaj Gurubacharya, AP Writer

The world's last Hindu monarchy is to be swept aside under an agreement between Nepal's former communist rebels and its major political parties that sets the stage for the country once idealized as a Himalayan Shangri La to become a republic.

If it holds, the accord may finally bring a measure of peace and stability that has long eluded this impoverished, near-feudal wonderland for backpackers and mountain climbers looking to scale Mount Everest and other peaks.

At the center of much of Nepal's turmoil has been King Gyanendra, the often-dour and widely reviled head of a dynasty that for centuries held absolute sway over the country ? a primacy he sought to reassert nearly two years ago when he dismissed parliament and seized dictatorial powers.

The power grab was his undoing, and the resulting weeks of unrest brought his enemies together, stoked the anger of an already wary public and, as the deal signed Sunday makes clear, put Nepal on the road to becoming a republic.

"Now there is nothing else that needs to be done," Prachanda, the leader of the former communist rebel, who uses only one name, told reporters Monday. "There is no monarchy left in the country."

Gyanendra heads a dynasty that dates to 1769, when a regional ruler led an army down from the hills and conquered the ancient city of Katmandu. He established a line of kings that have been traditionally considered reincarnations of the Hindu god Vishnu, to be venerated by their subjects.

In the centuries since, that was often the case. But Gyanendra, the 12th Shah dynasty monarch, has never enjoyed the popularity of his predecessors, and Sunday's deal to eliminate the throne was welcomed by many in Katmandu.

"Before, kings were part of people's heart," said Mata Pasad Risal, 60, a retired government official. "Now people have turned against him. The king has lost his position and popularity. It will be best for him to leave the palace."

From the start, Nepalis were wary of Gyanendra, who before becoming king was known as a hardheaded businessman with interests in tourism, tea and tobacco.

His tumultuous reign began in 2001 after a palace massacre in which the crown prince is accused of gunning down Gyanendra's older brother, the late King Birendra, and much of the royal family and then killing himself.

In all, 10 members of the royal family were killed, and the slaughter helped pierce the mystique surrounding Nepal's royalty.

Four years later, Gyanendra dismissed Nepal's parliament and seized total power, saying he would bring order to a chaotic political scene and quell the communist insurgency.

But the insurgency worsened, the economy faltered and Gyanendra used heavy-handed tactics to silence opposition, jailing and banning criticism of himself, his government and the army.

The result was the communists joining forces with the country's main political parties to orchestrate weeks of unrest in April 2006 that ended with Gyanendra's restoring the parliament. He has since been stripped of his powers, his command over the army and his immunity from prosecution.

That hasn't been enough for the communists, who are known as the Maoists. They ended their decade-long rebellion ? a fight that killed about 13,000 people ? last year and later joined the country's interim government.

But they withdrew in September, demanding the monarchy be immediately abolished, a decision the other political parties said could be made only after the election of the special assembly to rewrite the constitution.

The Maoists' move plunged Nepal into a political crisis, derailing plans to elect the assembly and threatening its transition to democracy.

Sunday's deal brings the Maoists back into the government by agreeing to eliminate the king once the assembly is elected, a vote officials now say they hope to hold in the first half of 2008.

The king, who said little before ceding power and has said even less since, offered no immediate reaction to Sunday's accord.

Many in Katmandu ? analysts, officials and ordinary Nepalis ? say they fear he could try to make one last attempt to retain his throne and, perhaps, even regain a degree of his lost power.

But the public is solidly against him, the political parties are lined up to depose him and the army is thoroughly disillusioned with the abuses soldiers were ordered to commit under his rule. As a result, it is unclear what moves Gyanendra could make, if any, aside from slipping quietly from Nepal's political stage.

Where would he go? Money is said not to be a problem for Gyanendra, who inherited much of his family's wealth after the 2001 massacre. And he's got allies among the Hindu nationalists of India, where he was educated.

But for now, Nepalis are simply eager to get rid of Gyanendra. They're not worrying about what comes next for a man they so clearly despise.

"If he has any self-respect left in him, he should just walk out of the palace. He has no power, no support, and is facing criticism and anger," said Navaraj Karki, a banker in Katmandu. "It would be better for him and the country if he just disappeared from the scene for good."

http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/24/1...bolish-monarchy

I agree with Kevin, this is a very dangerous and complex issue, one that easily inflames passions. One of our able members and a frequent contributor to the JOMSA received mountains of abuse (and some resignations from the society) by his publication in the JOMSA of a very nice piece on Palestinian awards.

I hope we don't have to drop the question, but introducing the "T-word" may guarantee that, eventually? Again, I hope not.

I would hope we can study awards of all States, proto-States, non-State groups with balance. For example, we discuss Third Reich awards, after all. But maybe it is just the closer we get to the present, the harder it is for some to check their personal histories at the analytical door?

Introducing the word "terrorist" makes this topic impossible to answer. There are already numerous threads on awards of States that practice(d) terrorism as a part of their national policy.

One person's "terrorist" is another's "patriot" or "fredom fighter".

I'm glad you like them! Any chance of getting research? I know you mentioned, Rick, that Nota Bene's service can't find singe awards, but are there any others that can? Thanks!

-Alex

Have PMed information.