Soviet Afghanistan exhibition at the Stalingrad Panorama museum

[Bryan]

Here are some pictures I made last year at the Stalingrad Panorama museum from a small exhibition on the war in Afghanistan. There was also a tiny section on the war in Chechnya.

Hope you enjoy it!

[Bryan]

I'm not sure if the late Lenin were that ugly or are these museum copies?

[Bryan]

[Ed_Haynes]

Nice thread. Thanks.

[Gerd Becker]

Absolutely mindblowing pictures, Bryan I?d love to check out the display with the row of Red Stars close up.

Thanks for sharing your pics

[Christophe]

Bryan,

Very nice exhibition and photos. Thanks for posting them.

Cheers.

Ch.

[Christophe]

I'm not sure if the late Lenin were that ugly or are these museum copies?

Bryan,

These look like museum copies. Same for the HSUs.

BTW, look at the suspensions of the Lenin : the two on the left don't seem to have the same size as the two on the right... Curious...

Ch.

[Ed_Haynes]

I was thinking the same thing, that -- like so many Russian museums today -- they have only (poor) copies on display. That means the originals are in storage . . . or . . .

[Christophe]

Yes Ed. Even for orders not rare, they now display museum copies.

Look at this pic taken in the Museum of Contemporary Soviet History (Former Central Museum of the October Revolution).

Ch.

Pic : ? Christophe ? ChR Collection

[NavyFCO]

I wonder if the Red Stars are ones that are actual posthumous ones, or just ones there as "examples" like the Gold Star/Lenin combos... If they're the real ones, WOW would I love to get the serial numbers off them!!!!!

[Christophe]

I wonder if the Red Stars are ones that are actual posthumous ones, or just ones there as "examples" like the Gold Star/Lenin combos... If they're the real ones, WOW would I love to get the serial numbers off them!!!!!

I agree with you Dave. they seem real ones... But for the SN ?...

Ch.

[Bryan]

I wonder if the Red Stars are ones that are actual posthumous ones, or just ones there as "examples" like the Gold Star/Lenin combos... If they're the real ones, WOW would I love to get the serial numbers off them!!!!!

Dave, when I was there last summer I saw that on almost all pictures shown with orders, the soldiers were KIA. So there is much chances that those are posthumous ones!

By the way, most of the stuff shown at the Stalingrad Panorama museum were in my opinion 100% original. I saw few museum copies out there.

[Kev in Deva]

Hallo Gents,

some great pictures, may I ask what this Cross is, and what is it awarded for??

Kevin in Deva

[Christophe]

Hallo Gents,

some great pictures, may I ask what this Cross is, and what is it awarded for??

Kevin in Deva

Kevin,

This is the Order of Courage of Russian Federation, instituted on 2 March 1994.

It is awarded in one class to the civilian and military for deeds of courage and self-sacrifice while saving life, protecting public order, fighting crime, fire, flood, etc., as well as for acts of bravery in military or civilian service. The order roughly corresponds to the Soviet Red Star Order and the Order for Personal Courage.

Ch.