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it could be interesting to know more about this guy... Natsargdozh is a famous Mongolian author (1907-1937) and Gotoviy could be his son. It seems someone really tried to build his politian carreer as he became a honored KGB staff in 1958 and then entered the high CPSU school...

Lenin's 100 years anniversary. silver 875/1000. produced in 1969-1970 at Leningrad jeweller workshop (it is not possible to observe at your picture but there should be letters "ЛЮ") the 2nd one is clear. the 3d is 300 years ann. of Rear (Logistics) Services of Defence Ministry. it is interested to note when the defence ministry selebrated its 200 y. ann the rear services selebrated 300 y. ann (they count since 1700)

Waiting for the award card!!!

Those 4 units: 42364, 75320, 40102, 54891 - no open information in the net !!! Many unites were reducted in 80-90s...

100-150 km to the East from Vladivostok

Just came back from Poland, having been really missing you His position was Aviation Commander Deputy on Engineering-Aviating Service. he was responsible for maintaining and prepairing aircrafts and helicopters for flying. Unit 42822 - Anti-Submarine Aviation Regiment including aircrafts, helicopters and hydroplanes (!). Place: USSR, Far East, Nickolaevka. That is all I could find... Dima

www.yandex.ru you need to have Russian font... Dima

Anti-aircraft defence unit 01442, Azerbaijan, Sangachaly...

Unfortunately, MONDVOR, I cannot prove it either... I was offered a month ago empty order books, I would try to restore the contact and buy one. If we know what empty books' serial numbers were sold we would have some judgement. I have seen 105*** Crab with filled Order Book and I was sure the book is not a fake but when it was filled is difficult to say... We cannot be sure before it is confirmed by archives... Dima

14. All awards: 1.Medal for Combat Servise #863933, Medal Book #205103, Order #711 RR (Rifle Regiment) of 7.4.1944 2.Order "Slava" #75677, Order Book B#420784, Order #215 RD (Rifle Division), #052/H of 30.7.1944 3.Medal for Valor #3651275, Order Book B#420784, Order #376 of RR #041/H of 25.10.1943

Accounting card. Form 1 (given Order Book B#420784) 1. Surname - Kizyatov 2. Name - Idris 3. Nationality - Kazakh 4. Sex - male 5. Y of birth - 1917 6. Place of birth - Kolkhoz "Telman", Erkenshilinsky region, Akmolinskaya oblast 7. Party membersh. - Non-party 8. Education - Illiterate (he did not go to any school at all !!!) 9. Rank - Soldier 10. In The Red Army since July 1941 till Dec 1944 11.During awarding Machinegunner of 376 Rifle Regiment, 220 Rifle Division 12.Job - unemployed, invalid (unable) of the 2 group 13.Address: 26A, Lermontov street, Akhmolinsk, Akhmolinskaya oblast, Kazakhskaya SSR

Comrade Kizyatov during offensive battles for Vilnius liberation 7 July ? 13 July 1944 showed he was courageous and unwaving soldier. During streets? fights he caused great losses of enemy forces by fire of his machine-gun providing his group movement forward. An enemy?s group of submachin-gunners sitting in a building kept a crossroad. Idrisov (that is a mistake: Idris or Ildris is his name, but a person who made the application made a mistake calling him ?Idrisov?) changing his positions he killed the enemy?s submachine-gunners and as a result his group moved forward taking up advantages positions. Deserve of awarding by Order ?Slava? Something like this... (I am not good in translating official papers knowing 200 English words only ) Dima

Defenitely there was an old number below the figures! The figures look like they were made by unprofessional hands. This hand-writing is not professional one from the mint. regards, Dima

As for exact numbers I think MONDVOR knows much more than I do . I guess today 70000 (50%) are issued and 70000 (another 50%) are unissued. The most "popular" numbers at the market today 100000-112000, 137000-139000. The last range is packed in original boxes with printed numbers and they definitely mint-made ones. A few weeks ago I got information that there was a crab #1408**. That would be the highest number I have met if I am lucky enough to buy it... I just bought 139*** to observe and 80000 (!!!) for fun ... Dima

Other crabs' news: Now there is a new wave of "not-given" - not-awarded 3d cl crabs in Russia. In original matching-numbered boxes with numbers > 138***. By the way, the same with orders for Personal Courage with #>77**. Dima

Dear order of victory, pls be paitient enough... we live in different regions so it will take time... Dima

Andrey, unfortunately I cannot disclose his name now and maybe in the future. He has been attcked so many times last years by Russian stupid stubborn impudent rude *uck*** dealers that he does not want to attract more attention. I also incline to think I would hide numbers on photos. If even you understand who I mean please keep silence! As for photos I would do it in details and share... If you want to know more pls contact me: kosintsev@yandex.ru Spokoinoy nochi , Dima

He always jokes when people ask this... He says his unit was the best one - a winner of the socialistic competition of the year when first 3 class crabs came. And he was one of the first awarded. But... when the 2 class came there was an order to award only those who got the 3 class and had longest time after that... What happened when the 1 class came??? Excatly the same order!!! - that is his story and I do not change a single word!!! regards, Dima

hello guys, I just talked to my friend who was awarded by all 3 classes of Crab... He told me an interesting story: he was awarded by the 1 class with #18. A year after he was called to return back the order. A few weeks after he was called to come to The Kremlin and then Brezhnev awarded him once more but ... by another number. He could not find differences between old and new one or simply did not recognize them. He says #1 stayed in Brezhnev's collection. Unfortunately I still have no time to visit him and make true pictures of original 1 class. I do hope in autumn I would do it and share with you, my friends... regards, Dima

Fantastic! Thank you Rick! I have never seen those papers. I have copied them ...after your permission...

North Korea and Vietnam... for me...

Thank you, Stogieman! What is the third one for you? Dima

Hi Andrey, who mades this? Kapral? Dima

It looks like hand-made cover... I have never seen so curved letters... in any case interesting... Naval Hospital of Vladivistok! Really intersting!!!