Badges for deputies/members of Supreme Soviets

[livesinayurt]

These three badges are the favorite items in my modest collection of Soviet orders, medals, and badges. I would love to see examples from other forum members if this is a collection area others are interested in! 

 

Supreme Soviet of the USSR (unknown convocation 1st-11th, 1937-1984) 

AVERS8: 2494

Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR (5th Convocation - 1959) AVERS8: 2682

Supreme Soviet of the Ukranian SSR (Uknown convocation 3-8th, 1951-1971) AVERS8: 2690

Edited November 26, 2024 by livesinayurt
Corrected date for Ukranian badge

[Wat05]

 Gorgeous selection of badges!

[Eric Gaumann]

Nice collection!  It would be awesome to 'collect them all' but they are not cheap.

[livesinayurt]

Thanks @Wat05 and @Eric Gaumann! They are not cheap, but as a collector interested in labor and political history of the USSR, they are the favorite items of my collection. I'd love to eventually collect one from each of the 15 republics and feel that is achievable (I'm currently at 3/15 + USSR). There are also supreme soviets for the autonomous oblasts and short-lived republics that are incredibly rare that I doubt I'll ever be able to acquire. 

 

My most recent acquisition is this beautiful example of a badge from the 4th-6th convocations of the Turkmen SSR. While I don't have the documents for this badge, I learned that the deputy was allegedly a worker on a collective farm growing cotton (колхозник хлопкороб).