Ed_Haynes

No first name on the pigtailed Politruk. Just her last name filled in after "Comr."

That is what I thought, maybe a Nom de guerre?

Document 3-

Document 2-

While probably (surely?) not so sexy, may I append a few more documents?

Document 1-

I look forward to seeing the book published. We need serious and competently researched materials on Chinese awards very badly.

Please share publication news here.

Nice! (On several levels.) Thanks, Rick.

What is her full name?

Ed,

Can you please post a scan of the cover (front and back).

Marc

Glad to. Let me know if you need/want more detailed scans. (This is not the world's best scan )

But, see, they weren't all bad. They liked cats. (Unless, of course, Puss is on the way to the cooking pot or to becoming a pair of gloves?)

And, the last for now, one from the "Whites".

Somewhat photo-tweaked, as faded.

And, since this one has an inscription, his identity may not be lost.

One more.

Collar closeup.

Another.

While there is more of uniform interest than of phaleristic interest here, still nice, I think.

What is her uniform?

His rank? Kombat?

And . . .

Focusing in on the individuals of most interest to us . . .

Rank obscured by child.

A happy family. Think of the experiences of those generations.

Thanks, Christophe! Durov's book was three books down in the stack I was going through.

The inscription.

Collar insigniae detail (chap on the right).

Three friends.

A candidate for some PhotoShop photo repair.

Just to start off . . .

Do any of you recall the old television show "The Flying Nun"?

I have just received a large bundle of mixed early Soviet photos. They give a marvelous sense of the period. Right now, they a pretty mixed (read: jumbled), but as interesting ones float to the surface I'll post them here.

Most are "Red", but a few are "White". I'll focus on the "Red" ones (not only is that the focus of this forum but it is my interest). I will throw in a couple of the "White" photos as examples (at some stage, I'll probably want to move the "White" photos to hands that appreciate them more).

Most have legends on the reverse and I shall be begging (once again) for translations.

Thanks for previous and ongoing assistance.

Help?

All details desired.

No badge, just book, but still nice.