Ed_Haynes

As I feared, too easy, too predictable, but your answer is very good Christophe!

A well-deserved victory to you.

What can be added?

3- Actually March 1922

4c- Order of Literacy Valor and Order of Polar Star

6a- Suvorov 1st class and two orders of Lenin

BONUS: Kutuzov, 1st class, two Orders of Lenin, October Revolution

Partial credit for partial answers. There are soooo many nested questions . . . . Sorry.

Let me know if we need some hints . . . ???

I think that, as with many orders, there were distinct collar and sash badges, and they were sometimes different classes (collar and breast star vs. sash badge and breast star). There are also changes over time, especially in the contemporary awards, still being made by the pretender-shah I am told. Let me check references, such as they are . . . .

Good thought... my copy's on the floor somewhere near here!

How could you miss it! Using it is good exercise, though. Ooooff.

How worrying is the number "correction"? And you have just the Polar Star?

Wrong number

sorry ..., you gave the wrong number of your question:

- you answered # 105.

So, your new question has the number 106 .

Please correct - many thanks .

Oops fixed. As one might "fix" their dog.

The easr of "replicating" may be one thing, but the ETHICS are quite another issue.

# 106

We were three close comrades in a great struggle. NOT the "Three Stooges".

We each received our Orders of the Red Banner at the same time, for the same heroic action(s).

We all became heroes.

Yet, one by one, we fell. The first in 1923, the second in 1927. (HINT: The third MAY have had a role in both.) The third fell only later.

1- Who are we?

2- What struggle?

3- When and why did we receive our Orders of the Red Banner?

4- Who died first?

4a- And how. Officially.

4b- And what is now named after him? Name at least two.

4c- Who was his wife and what positions did she come to fill? And what awards did she recieve?

5- Who died second?

6- Who survived? When and how did he fall?

6a- What additional awards did he receive from the USSR?

7- When (and why) did we become heroes?

BONUS: Who succeeded the third, and what awards did he receive from the USSR?

Too easy? Gotta try.

Far too used to writing exam questions for my undeserving and ungrateful history students . . . .

BUT can I last more than 30 minutes . . . ????

If you say, I win, fine. Happy me.

My photos from summer 2006.

A spooky place to visit. Many ghosts.

Question to come after fine-tuning.

OK, let's go for an easy one!!! It's Saturday evening, here...

Question #105 :

These statues are part of a monument.

1. What is the name of this monument : complete and familiar names ?

Всесоюзная Сельско-Хозяйственная Выставка Vsesoyuznaya Selsko-Khozyaystvennaya Vystavka / All-Union Agricultural Exhibition. This, specifically, the Фонтан. Всероссийский выставочный центр. Москва, Россия -- Fountain of the Friendship of Nations.

VSKhV (previously, Ostankino Park)

2. Where is it located : country, city, exact location ?

Moscow, Ostankino Park -- Всесоюзная Сельско-Хозяйственная Выставка Vsesoyuznaya Selsko-Khozyaystvennaya Vystavka / All-Union Agricultural Exhibition

3. When has it been erected ?

Approved in theory August 1935. Master plan approved in April 1936, and the first show season was announced to begin in July 1937.

4. What is its meaning, symbolism ?

Unity of the republics of the Union. The 16 sculptures of girls in national dresses symbolized 16 republics of the Soviet Union. The 16th sculpture was for the Karelo-Finnish SSR, which was later incorporated into RSFSR, but the decision was made not to remove the sculpture.

and as a bonus :

5. Name of its two architects / sculptors ?

Dunno, no credit here.

Good luck, and good hunt.

Cheers.

Ch.

Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Russian_Exhibition_Center http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Russia-...-Fountain-1.jpg

I lose, right

In the spirit of communism, ALWAYS happy to contribute to the victory of others.

Yes, I just have to drag some books down to fill in some blanks, and I already have a question set to go . . . .

Grrrr

Just to add another image, an image I have available.

Actually, these are among the sorts of things I have discussed with the Dalai Lama in our talks over the years.

But this drags us

Good morning Ed

that sounds very very interesting, PLEASE PLEASE tell us more about the person he was !

Regards

Milan

Sorry, in the midst of end-of-the-semester insanity, I forgot.

Speaking of forgetting, it was over 30 years ago (January 1974) . . . let me try . . . .

It was one of those very formal governmental things, where the Guest was welcomed, speeches were made, and only limited post-presentation opportunity for schmoozing. I had only a few minutes to chat with the great man and found him bored, a bit miffed at the lack of alcohol at an early evening function (7 or 8 pm as I recall), and curiously interested in the presence of a history graduate student youngster (I carefully described myself as a Canadian, nicer than the inconvenient truth). Not much more than small-talk, mostly about the Republic Day parade two days later where he was to be the chief guest and about the beating retreat ceremony the next day, in which he took more interest than in the archaeology stuff at the National Museum (or in MY museum replicas that were now HIS). As he was in his eighties, I guess, and we had to work through a translation loop, there wasn't much intense interaction. He was in civilian clothes (a very nicely tailored suit), so no chance for medal-spotting. He was in uniform at the parade though always far away from the cheap seats. Someplace, I may have photos of him at the parade, no photos at the reception except by government photo-drones, and I didn't rate inclusion. This was more an opportunity for me to meet one of the two important people I've ever met (Tito and the Dalai Lama, how's that for a pair?!).

The Dalai Lama was a better conversationalist!

This did, however, spark what has been until recently a vicarious interest in Yugoslavian awards! (While there were Tibetan awards, they are arre beyond describing!)

Madal Dawalati Ghazi Muhammad Akbar Khan / National Medal of Ghazi Muhammad Akbar Khan

Madal Dawalati Ghazi Masjidi Khan / National Medal of Ghazi Masjidi Khan

This medal, at least, seems to have been recycled from the old PDRA days and is in use by the current Afghan government.

Thanks for this, Eric. Glad someone (else) appreciates this medal.

A nice childhood pair. You got both types and one very desirable unit (South Waziristan Scouts) though unless some records hide in Pakistan (and I'd not go looking around in Waziristan these days) not much chance of research.

Still, a nice pair!

It has had a hard life, but . . . .

Wow !

I've only seen a line drawing (hand colored) (in an old book) of that before !!

Yeah. Not sure what the hammer was, but the estimate was ?3000-5000 and M&E estimates are low!

They just had the final (third) part of the ANS sale today.

I went 3 for 12, which is better than 0 for 12, I guess?!

One of the rarer items, not of much direct interest to me, but super-rare:

Oh LOVELY!!

And a puzzle!!

Megan's site isn't much help, nor is Lukasz's, and Antonio's is offline just now.

http://www.medals.org.uk/colombia/colombia-text.htm

http://www.medals.org.uk/colombia/colombia-ribbons.htm

Ohhhh . . . nice!!

Quite interesting, especially given Time's overall wartime and pre-war editorial policies. Thanks.