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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadezhda_Durova Nadezhda Durova in officer's uniform Dan :cheers:

http://rusnavy.com/news/navy/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=13211 03.10.2011 Text: Russian Defense Ministry, Baltic Fleet Information Support Group Photo: Colonel Vyacheslav Abarkin. mil.ru, Baltic Fleet Information Support Group Baltic Fleet (BF) command put forward Col Vyacheslav Abarkin for governmental decoration for saving life of 9-year old girl drowning in the sea. Sea current washed Anya Trifonova to wave breakers when she was swimming near Pionersky beach (Kaliningrad region) in Aug 2011. She started to drown and called for help. Taking rest with his family around there, Vyacheslav Abarkin heard the child's shout, jumped into water instantly and pulled the girl on the beach. Mother of the saved child wrote a letter of gratitude to BF Commander and told about the incident. Abarkin was put forward for decoration with the medal "For Saving Lives". Dan :cheers:

And a "best scenes of" video, but in Russian: Several things were borrowed from the nazi film Triumph of the Will such as the scene where Stalin's plane comes in... similar to when Hitler's plane arrives in Berlin for the Party Rally. There's also a scene where the various Soviet soldiers say where they are from... again similar to a scene involving members of the Reichsarbeitsdienst, each stating where they were from. This is a piece of history and if one is at all interested in the history of the USSR and the Great Patriotic War, Stalin and his cult of personality, etc., then it's a must see. I have the restored version myself and have watched it... it's well worth it... but it was very odd seeing Hitler, etc., all speaking Russian! Frank posted on the film over in the Cinema Quiz... let's just say he doesn't hold a very high opinion of the film. What he says is true though... in short it's full of lies, propaganda, etc. But on the other hand it's part of the Soviet cinema and it literally represents the zenith of Stalin's cult of personality. To me, anyone who is a serious student of Russian history, the Great Patriotic War, etc., has to see this film. It's been fully restored (with the exception of the Beria scene (see my links as that is discussed) and is available after a long time being out of circulation. This film also saved several people from either spending a great deal of time in the Gulags or disappearing for good... one of them being Dmitri Shostakovich who composed the soundtrack and the other being Mikheil Chiaureli who although he was Stalin's favorite director, he'd made a suggestion that the film include what happened to Stalin's son Yakov. This so enraged Stalin that Beria, who happened to be present was seen to reach into his pocket as if to reach for a pistol. But when Stalin wept and made the comment about wishing he'd gone to Berlin when viewing the scene where the actor playing him lands in Berlin then Chiaureli knew he was saved. Again it is a piece of history and well worth watching. At least IMHOP. Congratulations Frank! Dan :cheers:

Here's the scene in just the original Russian: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEX5_b-DZI4&feature=related

Well, the one morning I've gotten to actually sleep in a bit and seems the train has already pulled out of the station. Frank is correct but some clarification. First off... folks... this is proof that you should visit us over at the Cinema Quiz on occassion. We've passed ya'll up... we're on question 62 now. In honor of being ahead although being the new quiz on the block I decided to post a Soviet related question... on both quizzes at the same time. So basically, if anyone had checked out the other quiz you'd have had the answer. As over there here's what I said: Okay, I'll call Frank's answer "close enough for government work." Stalin. Upon watching the film Stalin wiped tears from his eyes as he watched Gelovani (actor playing Stalin) descend from the plane and muttered "If only I'd have went to Berlin." http://en.wikipedia....f_Berlin_(film) More info on the film and it's restoration: http://www.ihffilm.com/22855.html This is a very famous scene from the ending of the picture... I've seen it used in documentaries: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NAzmX7tung NOTE: Georgi Zhukov is not among the Marshals Stalin meets in Berlin. At the point this film was made and given to him Zhukov had become far too popular and so he'd fallen out of Stalin's favor. Also, this would scene would never have happened in reality for several reasons, the greatest of which was that Stalin was deathly afraid to fly.

Gordon, great pics! Many thanks for sharing! :jumping: Question... do you feel the money was flowing fairly well during the show or did you see signs that the economy was limiting what folks were spending? We've been discussing this in another thread so I'd be interested in knowing how things went at the MAX in this regard. Dan :cheers:

Welcome Tracy... glad to have you here with us! No apologies necessary... we all had to start with little knowledge way back when... you'll learn alot as you go along. You're very luck to have custody of such family treasures. As I think you're learning it's not so much the items but the stories and family history they represent. All too often folks come into possession of such things only to sell them off or toss them out. They don't realize what they have. It's sad. But I'm glad you care enough to find out more and cherish them for what they represent. I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing and hearing more. Many thanks for sharing all this with us... it is an honor. I hope we can help fill in some of the blanks and add to what you have. Dan

Question #57: The last great battle is over... the war is won. Now that I've seen this I only wish I'd done it that way! Who am I? To what am I referring? Dan :cheers:

My friend, you're doing a terrific job! I see some old friends too... miss them but glad they've got a good home with you. :jumping: Keep up the terrific work! Oh, and love the avatar! Dan :cheers:

It certainly is a beautiful little pin. :love: Dan :cheers:

Probably should add a Party Badge. Eventually either white or brown shirt and black tie... cap, dagger and you'll be all set. Looking good my friend! :jumping: Dan :cheers:

Hey Bill, good to see you on and posting. You're doing just great... keep up the good work. We'll conquer the pics in time. :jumping: A quick bit of info. The word wehrmacht is actually misused quite often. Folks think it means the German army. Actually Heer is the German Army as Luftwaffe is the Air Force and Kriegsmarine is the Navy. Waffen SS is the Armed SS. Wehrmacht is the armed forces which would cover all of them. Although the Waffen SS was like the army of the party... and not the regular armed forces of the Reich. Hope this helps a bit. Again keep up what you're doing in posting and such. It may take some time at times but folks here are very helpful and will pop in as they have time and answers to questions. Dan :cheers:

A friend of mine and newer member here is thinking of purchasing an army buckle... I don't have any pics yet but he wants to know if the marking KA40 is a good one. Will add photos if and when he can get some but in the meantime does anyone know if this is a good maker? Any info would be deeply appreciated! Dan :cheers:

Perce, pop on your new pics of it with the badges and such. Looking much better. Dan :cheers:

Bill is kind of desperate for info on these. He's a new member so hoping to get some response on these. I know one of our members must know for sure if these are good or bad and roughly what they're worth. He has some folks interested but does not want to sell fakes as originals. He also doesn't have a clue, if they're original, how much they'd be worth. Again, any and all help would be DEEPLY appreciated! It's just outside my areas of knowledge. Many thanks! Dan :cheers:

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He has some folks who are intro'd in buying these, but he wants to know for sure if they are good or not before making the sales. He has no problem selling if they are original but also needs to know (in the case of them indeed being original) a fair price as he does not want to take advantage of anyone. So again, hoping some of our members can help out with this. Many thanks! Dan :cheers:

Hi all. A friend and fellow member has these cuff links and wants to know if they are original or not. I don't think they are good but I'm no expert with jewelry like this. So hoping some of you can give a confirmation one way or the other. If by some chance some, or all of them are original, then if you could give him an idea of value that would be a great help. He's a fairly new member and hasn't been able to post pics yet so I'm trying to help him out. Once I get this going I'm sure he'll pop in and I know he deeply appreciates any and all help. For now... here's the goods in question:

Does this help a bit? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Sports_Badge Dan :cheers:

Well... actually 7 as I PM'd him before the first reply. Dan

Well, perhaps but I just remembered this having just read over alot about The Inner Circle question. Just one of those lucky breaks! If it's okay, I'd like to pass the honor of the next question to Windu in honor of his one year anniversary on GMIC. Dan :cheers: