Soviet Unknown 1920 document

[Ed_Haynes]

As part of a largeish bundle of phots, documents, and such, this early item has arrived. Probably not "military" but still from an interesting period.

Help?

[Ed_Haynes]

The recipient, photo tweaked.

[Guest Rick Research]

Mmmmmrrrrraaaaaowwwww! Naughty Ninotchka! Theda Bara (sp? I am old but not THAT old!) made this popular as a silent cinema siren-- it's a "kiss curl."

"There was a little girl

who had a little curl

right in the middle of her forehead--

and when she was good

she was very very good

but when she was bad, she was horrid!"

(Hey, what can I say? I had the State Normal School class of 1916 as grammar school teachers and we oft had sing alongs Out Of Time. I do NOT, however, remember ALL the stanzas of "Ta Ra Ra Boom-Dee Ay" (I caught a fish today--I ate it yesterday (chorus)," which was VERY hot in about the Boer War...)

Tis indeed military--

Certificate of personal identification from the Political Department of the 15th Rifles "Inzensky" Division of the Red Army attesting that Comrade Berdychevskaya is a Bolshevik Commander in the 15th Division.

Bet she raised morale.

(makes a change from potato shaped she-troll beet harvesters! )

[Ed_Haynes]

Nice! (On several levels.) Thanks, Rick.

What is her full name?

[Ed_Haynes]

While probably (surely?) not so sexy, may I append a few more documents?

Document 1-

[Ed_Haynes]

Document 2-

[Ed_Haynes]

Document 3-

[Guest Rick Research]

No first name on the pigtailed Politruk. Just her last name filled in after "Comr."

Doc 1 is a Mandate from the Nikolaev Committee of the Communist Party (Bolshevik) of the Ukraine (this is all in Russian, not Ukrainian) on April 25, 1919 (American style date) that the ParCom authorizes Appeal Court Member Comr. M. Dudkevich to be on the Commission for Taxation of the Bourgeoisie.

Doc 2 is naval but so faded and wrinkly it defies (yet again) the fall of darkness and one eye....

Doc 3 Attests on 3 July 3, 1923 (American style date) that Mikhail Mikhailovich KLEPIKOV holds the position of Assistant Commander of the Staff of the 143rd Rifles Regiment, 48th "Tversky" Divsion, his signature in the middle, and valid until October 3, 1923, as signed by the "Act. Comstaregiment."

[joe campbell]

LOVE the spit curl!!!!

she would be a morale booster.

joe

[Ed_Haynes]

No first name on the pigtailed Politruk. Just her last name filled in after "Comr."

That is what I thought, maybe a Nom de guerre?

[Ed_Haynes]

LOVE the spit curl!!!!

she would be a morale booster.

joe

Until she pulled out her Mauser pistol?

[Guest Rick Research]

Hmmm.... Pippi Longstockings with a leather overcoat and a Broomhandle Mauser... :love:

[Ed_Haynes]

Hmmm.... Pippi Longstockings with a leather overcoat and a Broomhandle Mauser...

My thought (fantasy) exactly!

Edited August 21, 2008 by Ed_Haynes

[Eric Schena]

I am reading her name (well, her familiya) as "Berdichevskaya" split on two lines.

[Chuck In Oregon]

She might've looked like this, back in the day.

If the braids were red and the eyes blue ... wait a minute, that's my wife!

Quite the little fashion statement, too. Spit curl, LONG braids, signature beret and jacket with a big fur collar.

Workers' paradise? Workers could do a lot worse.

Chuck

Edited August 23, 2008 by Chuck In Oregon

[Guest Rick Research]

No no no... Red hair and GREEN eyes...... :rolleyes:

[Ed_Haynes]

No first name on the pigtailed Politruk. Just her last name filled in after "Comr."

Doc 1 is a Mandate from the Nikolaev Committee of the Communist Party (Bolshevik) of the Ukraine (this is all in Russian, not Ukrainian) on April 25, 1919 (American style date) that the ParCom authorizes Appeal Court Member Comr. M. Dudkevich to be on the Commission for Taxation of the Bourgeoisie.

Doc 2 is naval but so faded and wrinkly it defies (yet again) the fall of darkness and one eye....

Doc 3 Attests on 3 July 3, 1923 (American style date) that Mikhail Mikhailovich KLEPIKOV holds the position of Assistant Commander of the Staff of the 143rd Rifles Regiment, 48th "Tversky" Divsion, his signature in the middle, and valid until October 3, 1923, as signed by the "Act. Comstaregiment."

OK, Rick, this may be but it matters to me, so I try again. Thanks.

The "naval" document (I see the anchor too):

[fjcp]

OK, Rick, this may be but it matters to me, so I try again. Thanks.

The "naval" document (I see the anchor too):

Had the wife take a look....

Order #107

Team/Unit of the Red "black Sea" Fleet

May 1st 1919

The named-below military sailors were considered ready for service by the doctor and are assigned to the team for all types of duties as of the following dates:

52 SR. SL. (not sure about these abbr. yet), Midshipman Ivanov, Dmitri as of 26..........not sure....

Signed: Commander of the Team Maksimov

Political committee representative. adjutant Frederick

Confirmed by Company commander K............

My wife is asking her dad ( who was in the army, stationed at Baikonur most of the time) and I'll get back to you asap....

JC

Edited August 28, 2008 by fjcp

[Guest Rick Research]

Up top is a typo-- "Yekpizha" for "Yekipazh"-- because this was the navy, the word refers to "crews" rather than "teams."

The unit stamp is for the "3rd Company of Ships Crews of the Red Fleet," so the shore training establishment for recruits. In German, this would be the "Schiffstammsabteilung," where training and assignments were made to ships. I can't read the signature, but it sure doesn't look like Maksimov, which is what's typed above.

So one for three through one is (guess ) and the other is certainly of historical interest.