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Evdokiia Nikifornova Kalinina

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I can only hope that this awe-inspiring lady -- unlike her comrade-sister in Stalinist socialist progress Maria Yakovlevna Oprishko, see http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2732 -- was NOT a schoolteacher. Of such stuff are adult nightmares made.

Photo:

Document cover (1943 printing, variation 2):

Order of Lenin, type 5, var. 1

#17231

With document (#135011) to Evdokiia Nikifornova Kalinina (female), 1 November 1944. The order booklet contains photo of the recipient and her signature ("none too fluid") and significantly shows only one decoration ? thus making it -- apparently -- a ?complete group?. An extraordinary award for a woman during WW2, and well before Orders of Lenin started to be awarded simply for length of military service. Both the order and the document are in excellent condition. Document is the 1943 printing, variation 2.

As yet, no research joy on this one, too late for easy location.

Where are these newspaper award lists coming from? Have you got somebody who can check the dates closest to Orders Book award/privileges dates, or are thes (miracles sometimes happen) indexed?

There is no index that I am aware of, but taking the information in the award booklet, my researher is able to find the presidium orders and then, as available, check local papers in and around that date. No simple way (and no cheap way), but for labor awards ANYTHING is something!

Now, all ("all") I have to do is match this one up to the stack of copied newspaper articles I have, get teh others translated, and try to piece things together.

And, somewhere, I guess I need to learn Russian.

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This research came with a stack of newspaper articles, Xeroxed (not always well). One is especially interesting, and the (well-paid) researcher both transcribed and translated this one).

I hope this is legible.

"231. SEEGEEV Alexey Karpovich -- shop master of Kirovsky plant."

Bulletin of the USSR Supreme Council Presidium, No. 14 (77), 3 June 1940: Orders of the USSR Supreme Council Presidium

(Xerox too big to fit on scanner)

"For successful work and demonstrated initiative to increase the defensive potential of our country, award the following persons with:

". . . .

"[ORDER OF THE BADGE OF HONOR]"

Award Page:

Order of the Badge of Honor - 12577

Awarded - 1 May 1940

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SERGEEV, Alexey Karpovich

A closeup:

Photo:

Document cover:

(1939 printing)

Order of the Badge of Honor, type 2, var. 4

#12577

(Thought I had a scan of the reverse as well, will need to fetch the actual badge to add this.)

Maybe not the most stirring citation ever, but I am (a) partial to the labor awards anyway and (b) pleased and fascinated to see some (any) research can be done on labor/civilian awards.

"501. OPRISHKO Maria Yakovlevna -- teacher of Bobritskaya Incomplete Secondary School, Romny District, Sumy Region, Ukranian SSR."

"For prominent successes in school and Soviet education of children in rural schools, for outstanding organization of education, and active participation in village social life, award the following persons with:

". . . .

"[ORDER OF THE RED BANNER OF LABOR]"

Bulletin of the USSR Supreme Council Presidium, No. 21 (44, 26 June 1939: Orders of the USSR Supreme Council Presidium