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He is opening new school-year of Cadet military school in 2001

In case you are wondering when this General got his ... In 2000 http://www.fap.ru/prem_laur.php?lt=believe&id=1844

In case you are wondering what in this blin bling ... It is so-called "St.Andrew premium". Here it is

Yep. He really liked this bling bling... Well, for uninformed spectator this breast star will look just like a St.Andrew. And I bet it was the real intention of Lebed when he decided to pin it above all his awards on the right chest (above his combat RS !!!).

Kitty looks quite serious Gold gild is clearly visible

From the Yong Zeng Zi Zao workshop. It`s interesting by this double punched seal

Interesting 4th class

Here it is closer

And even in 1999 his medals looked like this (still no shiny trinket on the right chest in sight...)

I see you deleted my previous posts... Too bad... Well, guess you indeed "fail to see any of my points"... No worry. I`ll help you This is not true. There always was regulation like Ministry of Defense order #210 from 28.01.1997 (Приказ Минобороны РФ от 28.03.1997 N 210 "О Правилах ношения военной формы одежды военнослужащими Вооруженных Сил Российской Федерации". Unfortunately this General violated any regulation before, during or after 1997. But then again he violated even direct orders from Minister of Defence ... As for this picture and your comment "the pic might've been taken in 1996..." Of course it was made after 1999 This is how his awards looked in 1996 (during president election campaign)

Looks like there were two color variations of boxess interior (at least in 2nd class) - yellow and dark blue

Good old days!

Another cavalier of Golden Grain. This time it is 4th class. Thanks Stas

Another interesting photo of Lieutenant-general with clouds (thanks Stas )

:cheers: EJ!!!

2nd class navigator?! Hmmm... I don`t know ...

If it is not 2nd class navy proficiency badge - then what it is?! If it is - then what 2nd class navy profficiency badge?

Now that`s quite interesting one

I`d say this photo clearly demonstrates how relatively rare these army proficiency badges were. By the way, there were several large group photos of other regiments in this batch that I mentioned without any badges at all

And another one Closer

Another cavalier of "Bayonet Skills" badge Close-up