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    Opposition Communist Party medals and document


    Riley1965

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    I wasn't quite sure where to put these. They are medals and a document awarded by the Opposition communist Party (Umalatovas) in the former USSR.

    Admiral of the Soviet Union N.Kuznetsov Medal

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    I hope that one of our readers who lives in the former Soviet Union can clarify these--

    we often see old veterans WEARING them,

    and I assume that these vanity awards are BOUGHT by the "recipientts?"

    There is something both pathetic AND simultaneously frightening about anybody who continues to act as if any Old Order is still functioning...

    15 years after its end. :speechless1:

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    I hope that one of our readers who lives in the former Soviet Union can clarify these--

    we often see old veterans WEARING them,

    and I assume that these vanity awards are BOUGHT by the "recipientts?"

    There is something both pathetic AND simultaneously frightening about anybody who continues to act as if any Old Order is still functioning...

    15 years after its end. :speechless1:

    Hallo Rick :beer:

    I really must search a local militaria forum here in Romania for a picture I once came across, showing a WW2 Romanian Pilot-veteran in uniform at some big shindig in Bucharest, post communist time proudly sporting amongst his decorations, his WW2 1939 EK 1, complete with swastika :speechless1::speechless1:

    Kevin in Deva :beer:

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    Hallo Rick :beer:

    I really must search a local militaria forum here in Romania for a picture I once came across, showing a WW2 Romanian Pilot-veteran in uniform at some big shindig in Bucharest, post communist time proudly sporting amongst his decorations, his WW2 1939 EK 1, complete with swastika :speechless1::speechless1:

    Kevin in Deva :beer:

    And the South Carolina state capitol still flew the Confederate battle flag (not knowing the difference) over the state capitol until a few years back.

    Yet, in Russia (former USSR), the Commnunist Party still exists as an entity. And they have a presidium, however irrelevant it may be in today's Russia.

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    A few more - will dig out others and certificates tomorrow. Sorry if this makes things disjointed :P OK, more so than usual, . . . .

    Medal "120th Anniversary of I. V. Stalin" / Медаль ?В ознаменование 120-летия со дня рождения И. В. Сталина?

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    Medal "80th Anniversary of Great October Socialist Revolution" / Медаль ?80 лет Великой Октябрьской социалистической революции?

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    Medal "Veteran-Internationalist" / Медаль ?Ветерану-интернационалисту?

    While associated with the Fourth Afghan War, thsi was in fact awarded for a much wider range of locations and services, as the reverse legend "SPAIN & NORTHERN KOREA & CUBA & the NEAR EAST & VIETNAM & AFGHANISTAN " indicates.

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    Certificates, as available, to follow. Though some of these certificates are unissued, some are "issued", and some may be really issued, these are fascinating awards, indicating that all is not as uniform and changed in Russia as some may sometimes like it to sound.

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    DOCUMENT: Medal "80th Anniversary of Great October Socialist Revolution" / Медаль ?80 лет Великой Октябрьской социалистической революции?

    Outside.

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    50 Years of the Victory of the Soviet People in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945

    And for still being alive 10 years later :jumping: : 60th Anniversary of the Victory etc. etc.

    Obverse :

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    Personally, I like the Opposition Communist Party 50th GPW better than the official Russian Federation version. In fact I like the Umalatova's appearance and detail better than the Official Russian medals. Just look at the 50th & 60 GPW medals. :P

    :beer: Doc

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    I hope that one of our readers who lives in the former Soviet Union can clarify these--

    we often see old veterans WEARING them,

    and I assume that these vanity awards are BOUGHT by the "recipients?"

    There is something both pathetic AND simultaneously frightening about anybody who continues to act as if any Old Order is still functioning...

    15 years after its end.

    I think most that do wear these are (justifiably) proud of the service in the Soviet Armed Forces.

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