Each Crimean city has its own business card. In Sudak, it is the Genoese fortress, which rises on the Fortress Hill at an altitude of 157 meters. The construction of…
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History
Order of the Red Star USSR award for military merit
The Order of the Red Star was officially approved in 1930, but its history began much earlier. Since 1918, the scarlet five-pointed symbol has been used by the soldiers of…
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History
Order of Nakhimov naval award during the Great Patriotic War
The Order of Nakhimov is one of the most valuable wartime awards. In the families of cavaliers, single copies have been preserved, most of the insignia are exhibited in the…
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History
The history of the creation of the Order of the Patriotic War
The Order of the Patriotic War was established by the personal order of Joseph Stalin. The Generalissimo instructed General Andrei Khrulev to prepare a draft award at the beginning of…
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History
Order of Alexander Nevsky a revived award of pre-revolutionary times
Main characteristics of the Order of Alexander Nevsky (1942-1991, USSR) Author: Architect Igor Telyatnikov (1913–1998); Country: USSR; Date of establishment: July 29, 1942; Size: 50mm x 50mm; Weight: 40.8 1.7…
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Art History
Dmitry Moor – the founder of Soviet poster art
Dmitry Moor (Dmitry Stakhievich Orlov; born October 22, 1883 – died October 24, 1946) is an outstanding illustrator, poster artist of the XIX-XX centuries, whose biography is closely connected with…
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