Riley1965 Posted June 16, 2006 Posted June 16, 2006 Hey Guys,Here's two Opposition Communist Party medals with award documents.First: -- 80th Anniversary of the Great Socialist October Revolution 1917-1997 Medal, Second: Veteran ? Soldier Internationalist Medal (Cuba, Spain, North Korea, Vietnam & Afghanistan)
Riley1965 Posted June 16, 2006 Author Posted June 16, 2006 Veteran ? Soldier Internationalist Medal (Cuba, Spain, North Korea, Vietnam &Afghanistan) document
Hauptmann Posted June 16, 2006 Posted June 16, 2006 Hi Doc,Veeeeeeery nice! Especially the first one... love the Aurora on the reverse and the enamel on the front! My favorite part about the second one funny enough is the ribbon! Very colorful.Great pieces! Dan
Wild Card Posted June 16, 2006 Posted June 16, 2006 Hi Doc,Veeeeeeery nice! Especially the first one... love the Aurora on the reverse and the enamel on the front! My favorite part about the second one funny enough is the ribbon! Very colorful.Great pieces! DanWell said - agreed. Wild Card
Chris S Posted June 17, 2006 Posted June 17, 2006 I found these some years ago ...5 I think...nice and graphic but typical of a mass produced medal which means nothing (my opinion).Funny thing is you don't see them that often now and could be quite hard to find...Chris
Chris S Posted June 17, 2006 Posted June 17, 2006 Two KGB types with that nasty chap beria on one....indicative of how out of step these medals are...Chris
Hauptmann Posted June 17, 2006 Posted June 17, 2006 Hi Chris,Here's my Zhukov:[attachmentid=43771][attachmentid=43772]A bit different from your piece but very similar.I'd also gotten one of the Orders of Stalin with doc just as pictured in this thread along with a ton of the others:http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=8152I hope to pick up more along the way. Dan
Hauptmann Posted June 17, 2006 Posted June 17, 2006 (edited) This is my Order of StalinOh now you went and did it! I LOVE those!!!! I want one sooooooooooooooo bad! But I've only seen one and that was on Ebay like years ago!!!!How, where, when, why, how much!!!!???? Gotta know! PM me, email me... catch a flight! Must know!!!!!!!! Also can you show the back... puleeeeeeese! And what's the size? Comparable to OGPW or to the OoV?Dan Edited June 17, 2006 by Hauptman
Chris S Posted June 17, 2006 Posted June 17, 2006 Oh now you went and did it! I LOVE those!!!! I want one sooooooooooooooo bad! But I've only seen one and that was on Ebay like years ago!!!!How, where, when, why, how much!!!!???? Gotta know! PM me, email me... catch a flight! Must know!!!!!!!! Also can you show the back... puleeeeeeese! And what's the size? Comparable to OGPW or to the OoV?Dan Its the same size as the Order of Victory...here however compared to a OPW...RegardsChris
Hauptmann Posted June 17, 2006 Posted June 17, 2006 Its the same size as the Order of Victory...here however compared to a OPW...RegardsChrisDrool, drool... tell me more!!!! Are these "actual" awards and if so for what? When given? I really don't know anything about them except I love them and want one! Thanks, Dan
Alfred Posted June 17, 2006 Posted June 17, 2006 Dan,try this linkhttp://www.soviet-awards.com/forum/showthr...ht=order+stalinregardsAndreas
Hauptmann Posted June 17, 2006 Posted June 17, 2006 Dan,try this linkhttp://www.soviet-awards.com/forum/showthr...ht=order+stalinregardsAndreasHi Andreas,Great posts on this beautiful award. Love the protypes as well. Gorgeous! Yet another dream piece I'll never see in my collection... but sure is nice to have the pics to drool over.Deeply appreciate you sending that over. Explained alot about the award. Always intro'd in learning more... that after all is what this is all about. Thanks, Dan
order_of_victory Posted June 18, 2006 Posted June 18, 2006 Fantastic a prpoper order of Stalin, that certanly has to be upp there on my wish list of pieces And I must say the book order of Lenin order of Stalin is a fantistic refeence on these, just a shame I can not read most of the Russian.If my memery serves me correct (I will check when I get home) it has a pic Stalins Order Book in it Order of Victory
Guest RedThreat Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 Two KGB types with that nasty chap beria on one....indicative of how out of step these medals are...ChrisChris,I think it's Felix Derzhinsky, the first head of ChK.Simon
Hauptmann Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 Chris,I think it's Felix Derzhinsky, the first head of ChK.SimonI agree Chris, that's definitely him. Beria was clean shaven, kind of looked a bit like Bob Hoskins who I believe played him in a movie along the way. Had those little metal framed glasses if I remember correctly. Beria was a real nasty if ever there was one. Stalin's lap dog! An awful beast who got what was coming to him. At least some folks in the General staff and Politburo had some good taste and sense of justice in them.Don't know why I didn't catch this the other night as I saw all these then. My mind was elsewhere I guess. Thanks Simon for picking up on this one... good catch! Dan
Wild Card Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 Gentlemen,Yes, that is definitely Felix Dzerzhinski. Known as ?Iron Felix?, he can be considered to be the founder of the communist secret police. Such a medal would make sense as he was always one of the favorite communist icons. There are numerous badges and pins that commemorate his life and death. Beria? Never! Too twisted, even for that bunch. Bob Hoskins stole the show with his portrayal of Beria in a film called ?The Inner Circle?; a little known film which I highly recommend to anyone even if only vaguely interested in The Stalinist period.Best wishes,Wild Card
Hauptmann Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 Gentlemen,Yes, that is definitely Felix Dzerzhinski. Known as “Iron Felix”, he can be considered to be the founder of the communist secret police. Such a medal would make sense as he was always one of the favorite communist icons. There are numerous badges and pins that commemorate his life and death. Beria? Never! Too twisted, even for that bunch. Bob Hoskins stole the show with his portrayal of Beria in a film called “The Inner Circle”; a little known film which I highly recommend to anyone even if only vaguely interested in The Stalinist period.Best wishes,Wild CardHi WC,Yes, that's it! The Inner Circle (1991)... great film! Highly recommend it. Also Stalin with Robert Duvall (1992).Also, there's a great movie... a comedy... a bit offbeat though but great... called Children of the Revolution. It explains how Stalin "really" died. Dan
order_of_victory Posted September 2, 2006 Posted September 2, 2006 For Dan,Here are some Umalatov doc I have to Soviet medals not sure weatherthese are fantasy pieces or not enjoy Order of Victory
Guest Darrell Posted September 2, 2006 Posted September 2, 2006 For Dan,Here are some Umalatov doc I have to Soviet medals not sure weatherthese are fantasy pieces or not enjoy Order of VictoryPURE FANTASY PIECES !!! SEND THEM TO CANADA so I can properly "dispose" of them ........
Hauptmann Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 Hi all,Sorry Darrell, fraid I already beat you to them. They're finally on the way to me from across the pond. Can't wait to see them in person. Vic... didn't remember if I'd thanked you in PM's for posting these so wanted to here... many thanks my friend! Will let you know as soon as they hit my mailbox.Thanks again! Dan
order_of_victory Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 Dan,No problem, hope you like them Order of Victory
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