Workers of the World . . .

[Ed_Haynes]

In (partial) apology for another recent post, here are some awards, in a single image, of those who really made their revolutions. As Marx knew, and others didn't, it wouldn't be "soldiers and sailors" (or even "peasants") who would build the real revolution.

For cross-reference (starting on the left, as is appropriate):

Lidias Vasilovna Shapovalona -- http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2735

Dankward Fehr -- http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2455

Ivan Donev Stojanov -- http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3778

Gombo Lodoykhuu-- oh, I haven't posted him yet, have I?

Unknown Korean Worker -- http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=845&st=60

Edited February 16, 2007 by Ed_Haynes

[Gerd Becker]

[usairforce]

God!!!

[Bryan]

I guess I would be happy with only one of them!

[order_of_victory]

ok that woke me up

What a fantastic collection

Order of Victory

[Ed_Haynes]

Hey, I still have some more to chase down, not complete . . . yet.

Still missing:

• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Cuba
• Czechoslovakia
• Hungary
• Romania
• Yemen

And no others directly parallel??

Can anyone help?? Edited to update changes

Edited July 6, 2007 by Ed_Haynes

[usairforce]

Hi Ed

In China we call LaoMo medal.

[Gerd Becker]

Hey, I still have some more to chase down, not complete . . . yet.

Still missing:

• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Cuba
• Czechoslovakia
• Hungary
• Romania
• Yemen

And no others directly parallel??

Can anyone help??

I have never seen a Yemen Hero and i don?t remember, having seen a Hungarian Hero as well. Anyone has pictures?

Edited February 19, 2007 by Gerd Becker

[Ed_Haynes]

Let me look, I may have images somewhere (usually of very low quality, though) . . . .

[Ed_Haynes]

With some friends here on "home leave", I thought I'd drop down to the next level (though the comparability of awards begins to break down).

Just as eye-candy:

[Ed_Haynes]

And a few others that would't fit into the previous scan.

[order_of_victory]

And a few others that would't fit into the previous scan.

Ed,

Please stop posting these I dont think my keyboard can cope with the drool

Order of Victory

[Christian Zulus]

Dear Ed,

great topic .

It have been the workers of the Soviet Union, who won the GPW - in the factories and in the first line of the front .

Without the victories at the Soviet "Production Front" - all the T-34, Il-2 Shturmoviks, etc. - we still would greet in continental Europe (at least) with "Heil Hitler!" and the dominant colour would be brown .

Maybe we can use this thread for comparative studies dealing with the design of communist Labour Orders ?

I can see a very dominant influence of basic Soviet design elements - star, hammer & sickle, red flag, etc. - in most of the orders.

Best regards

Christian

Edited April 28, 2007 by Christian Zulus

[Belaruski]

Ed, perhaps this ought to be on your list..

Hero of Belarus (still a socialist republic).

[Ed_Haynes]

Ed, perhaps this ought to be on your list..

Hero of Belarus (still a socialist republic).

Nice one. Do they still have a Labor Hero?

Edited April 29, 2007 by Ed_Haynes

[Belaruski]

It's the same medal for military or labour. A hero is a hero!

[Ed_Haynes]

It's the same medal for military or labour. A hero is a hero!

Interesting . . . . Reliable information on the post-CCCP awards is hard to come by.

[Christian Zulus]

Dear Belaruski,

well, Belarus seems to be as socialistic state , but the name is "Republic of Belarus" and not "Socialistic Republic of Belarus". Also in the beginning of the constitution of Belarus it is noted, that the country has to be a "social state" and not a "socialistic state". O.K., we can now discuss, what's the genuine differnce between the term "social" vs. "socialistic" in a constitution, but just on the paper, Belrus is closer to a Swedish form of socialism, than to a Soviet form, just my opinion. But Lukashenko's Belarus has somehow a "healty" socialistic character with a strong emphasis to social welfare, care for veterans, control of capital, etc. - and that's what counts.

Dear Ed,

Belaruski is right - I checked it in the www - Belarus has only one Hero Star for all fields of activity. The variant of the Russian Federation includes now achievments in the fields of sport, but no heroic deeds at the Labour Front, according to the statutes and regulations.

Best regards

Christian

[Ed_Haynes]

And a very nice newcomer. (And cased too!) Thanks to a good forum friend for help here!

[Paul R]

Great stuff, yet again Ed!! I have no doubt that you will easily obtain the missing pieces, with time.

[Bob]

Hey, I still have some more to chase down, not complete . . . yet.

Still missing:

• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Cuba
• Czechoslovakia
• Hungary
• Romania
• Yemen

And no others directly parallel??

Can anyone help?? Edited to update changes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Nati...o_%28Jamaica%29

You missed Jamaica (sort of)

[Ed_Haynes]

Does it belong?

(Now, if it were Bob Marley's gongs . . . ??)

[Bob]

Hey, I still have some more to chase down, not complete . . . yet.

Still missing:

• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Cuba
• Czechoslovakia
• Hungary
• Romania
• Yemen

And no others directly parallel??

Can anyone help?? Edited to update changes

Did some googling out of curiosity - have to say I'm very impressed by the design of the Czechoslovakian award - also the "regular" Hero star. Definately takes the standard design a step further in refinement.

[Bob]

Does it belong?

(Now, if it were Bob Marley's gongs . . . ??)

I guess not, but this one will probably be of interest to you:

http://www.emedals.ca/catalog.asp?item=RO229#bigPic

[Belaruski]

This arrived today,

Despite semantic arguments about Socialist definitions, it is awarded for socialist deeds, so there you go!

'Hero of Belarus'