Soviet A Kirov plant manager

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Order of the Badge of Honor, type 2, var. 4

#12577

(Thought I had a scan of the reverse as well, will need to fetch the actual badge to add this.)

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Document cover:

(1939 printing)

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Photo:

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A closeup:

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Name Page:

SERGEEV, Alexey Karpovich

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Award Page:

Order of the Badge of Honor - 12577

Awarded - 1 May 1940

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Bulletin of the USSR Supreme Council Presidium, No. 14 (77), 3 June 1940: Orders of the USSR Supreme Council Presidium

(Xerox too big to fit on scanner)

"For successful work and demonstrated initiative to increase the defensive potential of our country, award the following persons with:

". . . .

"[ORDER OF THE BADGE OF HONOR]"

[Guest Rick Research]

VERY nice early civil award!

Actual award date was probably in the previous month, since privileges started then on the first day of the month following, unless this WAS a May Day award.

[Ed_Haynes]

"231. SEEGEEV Alexey Karpovich -- shop master of Kirovsky plant."

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This research came with a stack of newspaper articles, Xeroxed (not always well). One is especially interesting, and the (well-paid) researcher both transcribed and translated this one).

I hope this is legible.

Edited October 4, 2005 by Ed_Haynes

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Part 2

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Translation part 1-

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Translation part 2-

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Translation part 3-

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Translation part 4 (final) -

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Now, all ("all") I have to do is match this one up to the stack of copied newspaper articles I have, get teh others translated, and try to piece things together.

And, somewhere, I guess I need to learn Russian.

Edited October 4, 2005 by Ed_Haynes

[Paul R]

Very nice grouping Edward. I have never seen such an early variation of this order with it's original documentation!

Regards

Paul

[Gerd Becker]

Absolutely fantastic WITH Document and WITH Photo

Ed, the translation states, he was awarded an Order of the Red Banner of Labor. That would have been also a Type 2 Screwback type, if thats not a mistake. Imagine a Screwback ORBL added to this group.

Thanks for sharing some treasures of yours

best,

Gerd

[Ed_Haynes]

I noted this too. I imagine it was this award, mis-listed, but who knows . . . . Possible WOW.

[Vadim K]

I noted this too. I imagine it was this award, mis-listed, but who knows . . . . Possible WOW.

Ed, what is the name of the award in the scan in post #7? I can see the beginning of word "trudovogo" peeking out, so it seems to say "Red Banner of Labor" too.