Soviet A 1944 Lenin

[Ed_Haynes]

Order of Lenin, type 5, var. 1

#17231

With document (#135011) to Evdokiia Nikifornova Kalinina (female), 1 November 1944. The order booklet contains photo of the recipient and her signature ("none too fluid") and significantly shows only one decoration ? thus making it -- apparently -- a ?complete group?. An extraordinary award for a woman during WW2, and well before Orders of Lenin started to be awarded simply for length of military service. Both the order and the document are in excellent condition. Document is the 1943 printing, variation 2.

As yet, no research joy on this one, too late for easy location.

Edited October 4, 2005 by Ed_Haynes

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Document cover (1943 printing, variation 2):

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Photo:

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Closeup:

I can only hope that this awe-inspiring lady -- unlike her comrade-sister in Stalinist socialist progress Maria Yakovlevna Oprishko, see http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2732 -- was NOT a schoolteacher. Of such stuff are adult nightmares made.

Edited October 4, 2005 by Ed_Haynes

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Name Page:

Evdokiia Nikifornova Kalinina

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Award page:

Order of Lenin - 17231

Awarded - 11 November 1944

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Research is hoped for, some day, some way, . . . ???

[Eric Schena]

Hi Ed:

Great Order of Lenin! She reminds me of my 3th grade teacher who scared the daylights out of me. I know what you mean about research - I have a Lenin with the orders book from 1974 and would love to know for what it was awarded. Maybe some day...

Cheers,

Eric

[Guest Rick Research]

It's actually even earlier, Ed-- the Book itself was made out on "15 February 1944" so that privileges line "1-||-44" = "1 February" and not 1 November.

WELL before long service and so yes indeed, a BIG big deal indeed. January of 1944 would see to let out any agricultural accomplishment, so war effort in some other extremely significant way...

I suspect this will turn out to be a prize indeed when tracked down!

[Ed_Haynes]

Thanks, Rick. Curiouser and curiouser, as the old lady said.