Peter Orincsay Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Here are some medals and other items photographed at the the museum of military history in Budapest this October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Orincsay Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 The order of the red flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Orincsay Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 The order of the Peoples Republic of Hungary and the order of the red star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Orincsay Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 The order of the Peoples Republic of Hungary, 1-5th class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Orincsay Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 Some more.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Orincsay Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 Military parade flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Orincsay Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 Uniform details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Orincsay Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 A genuine bronze piece of the Stalin statue that was torn down the 23rd of October 1956 in the beginning of the uprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Orincsay Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 A model of the Stalin statue with the original bronze piece in front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Wow!Maybe one day I can go-sigh-Thanks for posting these. I really like the socialist realism painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 :Cat-Scratch: OK, the kitten is cute, but what on earth is the guy doing with that great hunk of wood on top of the little table? :speechless1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunyadi Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 He is playing the Hudy-Gurdy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Orincsay Posted December 3, 2008 Author Share Posted December 3, 2008 OK, the kitten is cute, but what on earth is the guy doing with that great hunk of wood on top of the little table? Hmm.. What you see on the photo is a model of the Stalin statue that was erected on the edge of V?rosliget (the city Park) in Budapest. The large monument stood 18 meters tall in total. The bronze statue stood eight meters high on a four meters high limestone base on top of a tribune eighteen meters wide. Stalin was portrayed as a speaker, standing tall and rigid with his right hand at his chest. The sides of the tribune were decorated with relief sculptures depicting the Hungarian people welcoming their leader. The Hungarian sculptor, S?ndor Mikus was chosen in a competition were 25 sculptors participated. The model that is displayed in the Museum of Military History is actually the model that was used in that competition.The plans to erect a statue of Stalin was planed as early as 1949 but this statue was not finished until December of 1951. Lots of old Budapest statues, from before the war was recycled for making the bronze statue of Stalin. (a collection of photos of the statue after the demolition)http://www.fszek.hu/56/Tematikus_HTM_ek/Eg..._ek/Sztalin.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Peter,Thanks for the pictures of Stalins Statue. I've seen some of just the boots and the statue laying on the ground but never one that gave me an idea of where the statue was originally located. The background of the phot does a good job of that.Regards,Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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