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    Hello--I'm new to the forum. Many thanks to @Chuck In Oregon for informing me of its existence and inviting me. I've been collecting Soviet stuff for a while, but only gotten into the hobby more seriously for the last two years. I primarily collect medals, orders, and some badges (Deputy badges of the SSR republic supreme soviets are my favorite).

     

    I wanted to ask about recommendations for reference books. I currently have copies of Reznik's Soviet Orders and Medals book (for orders/medals) and AVERS8 (for badges) and use Mondvor regularly. Reznik's book is pretty nice, but it doesn't really have any additional information to what is already online at Mondvor. I was considering buying another reference book and am considering getting a copy of AVERS6 (not terribly priced on eBay) or The Comprehensive Guide to Soviet Orders and Medals (quite pricey).

     

    Do others on this forum have those books and can provide a recommendation on whether I will get more information than what I already have? Are there any other resources people would recommend? Thanks so much.

     

    Jonathan

     

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    I think the best resource is Mondvor.narod.ru. itself. The Comprehensive Guide is very good, but on Mondvor are more variants describes and more and better pictures.

     

    For badges Avers 8 is a good source.

     

    Andreas

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    3 hours ago, Alfred said:

    I think the best resource is Mondvor.narod.ru. itself. The Comprehensive Guide is very good, but on Mondvor are more variants describes and more and better pictures.

     

    For badges Avers 8 is a good source.

     

    Andreas

    Thanks! Good to hear I already am using the best references available. 

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