Order Of Friendship.

Alfred · 06-30-2004, 02:55 AM

"Putin awards medal to man who brought Pepsi to Soviet Union
Associated Press
Jun. 21, 2004 12:15 PM
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin on Monday gave a medal to retired Pepsico chief Donald Kendall, who made Pepsi-Cola the first American consumer product to be manufactured in the Soviet Union.

"We consider you a great friend of our country, a man who well knows the culture of Russia and loves it," Putin said at a ceremony presenting Kendall with the Order of Friendship medal, according to the ITAR-Tass news agency.

The 1972 agreement to manufacture Pepsi in the Soviet Union, worked out when Kendall, now 83, was at the company's helm, was seen as a breakthrough in U.S.-Soviet commercial relations." :p

Christophe · 06-30-2004, 01:56 PM

Just to add that Pepsi-Cola first appeared in the USSR in 1959 at the first American National Exhibition in Moscow.
In 1971, Kendall met with the head of the Soviet government, Aleksei Kossygin, in Moscow. They started negotiations on cooperation.
The next year, Pepsi-Cola became the first Western product on sale in the USSR. In exchange, Pepsico received exclusive rights to import and distribute the Soviet vodka Stolichnaya in the United States. The first plant to produce Pepsi-Cola in the USSR was opened in Novorossiisk in 1974.

A win-win deal !!! or ?? :p

Ch.

Nack · 09-22-2004, 04:23 PM

That arrangement was arrived at to get around the currency-exchange problem between dollars and rubles, right? (dollars were no good in the USSR, and rubles were no good in the USA--so goods were exchanged instead)

Tretov · 03-29-2005, 07:02 AM

The finnish newspaper "Hufvudstadsbladet" (which translates as "The Newspaper of the capital") reports today that the Chief Mayor of Helsinki has been awarded the russian Order of Friendship:

MOSCOW
The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, has awarded the Chief Mayor of Helsinki with the Order of Friendship of the Russian Federation. The news agency ITAR-TASS reports that the awarding was announced by the press office of the Kremlin this Monday. Chief Mayor Eva-Riitta Siitonen recieved the award for "having enhanced and strengthened the relations between Russian and Finland", according to ITAR-TASS. (FNB)

(My translation, published in swedish language.)

I don't know how often finnish officials are awarded Russian awards, I know that at least president Kekkonen recieved the Order of Lenin during the seventies from Brezhnev.

kameli · 04-02-2005, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tretov

I don't know how often finnish officials are awarded Russian awards, I know that at least president Kekkonen recieved the Order of Lenin during the seventies from Brezhnev.

I think that there are not many nowadays Russian awards awarded to Finland.

From Soviet awards Order of Lenin is awarded, as you mentioned, to president Urho Kekkonen but not in seventies. It was in 1964. And then there is president J.K. Paasikivi, Order of Lenin awarded in 1954.

There are also others, but I can't remember them directly.

Also Taisto Sinisalo, the communist politician, got Order of Lenin in August 1970.

Here is a picture where you can see Kekkonen wearing his order of Lenin.
This is the first and only picture so far where I have seen any Finnish citizen actually wearing the Order of Lenin.
The picture is taken in Moscow November 1980.

Regards,
Jussi-Pekka

Esteban_cool · 06-05-2005, 03:35 AM

The marshal who appears in the first picture is Ustinov?

Christophe · 06-05-2005, 05:28 AM

Yes, Esteban, looks like... :) Can Jussi-Pekka confirm this ?

Ch.

kameli · 06-05-2005, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Christophe

Yes, Esteban, looks like... :) Can Jussi-Pekka confirm this ?

Ch.

Christophe,

The text of the picture says that Ustinov is also present so obviously it is him.

Regards,
Jussi-Pekka

slava1stclass · 03-01-2006, 07:23 AM

To all:

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Steven Smith and U.S. Air Force Maj. Patrick Poon were presented the Order of Friendship Medal by Russian Ambassador Yuri Ushakov at the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. yesterday. The Order of Friendship Medal is the highest honor awarded to non-Russian-citizens. They were recognized for their actions associated with the rescue of the Russian submarine crew on Aug. 7, 2005.

Regards,

slava1stclass

Tal Inbar · 12-26-2007, 05:18 PM

Nothing new, but very nice pictures: (the link will give you High Res pics)

DefenseLink News Article: Russia Recognizes Two U.S. Officers for Help in Sub Rescue

06-30-2004, 02:55 AM	#1
Alfred Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Germany, Cologne Posts: 626	Order Of Friendship. "Putin awards medal to man who brought Pepsi to Soviet Union Associated Press Jun. 21, 2004 12:15 PM MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin on Monday gave a medal to retired Pepsico chief Donald Kendall, who made Pepsi-Cola the first American consumer product to be manufactured in the Soviet Union. "We consider you a great friend of our country, a man who well knows the culture of Russia and loves it," Putin said at a ceremony presenting Kendall with the Order of Friendship medal, according to the ITAR-Tass news agency. The 1972 agreement to manufacture Pepsi in the Soviet Union, worked out when Kendall, now 83, was at the company's helm, was seen as a breakthrough in U.S.-Soviet commercial relations." :p

03-29-2005, 07:02 AM	#4
Tretov Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Republic of Finland Posts: 1,129	Finnish official awarded Russian Order of Friendship The finnish newspaper "Hufvudstadsbladet" (which translates as "The Newspaper of the capital") reports today that the Chief Mayor of Helsinki has been awarded the russian Order of Friendship: MOSCOW The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, has awarded the Chief Mayor of Helsinki with the Order of Friendship of the Russian Federation. The news agency ITAR-TASS reports that the awarding was announced by the press office of the Kremlin this Monday. Chief Mayor Eva-Riitta Siitonen recieved the award for "having enhanced and strengthened the relations between Russian and Finland", according to ITAR-TASS. (FNB) (My translation, published in swedish language.) I don't know how often finnish officials are awarded Russian awards, I know that at least president Kekkonen recieved the Order of Lenin during the seventies from Brezhnev.

06-05-2005, 03:35 AM	#6
Esteban_cool Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Santiago, Chile Age: 36 Posts: 1,103	The marshal who appears in the first picture is Ustinov? __________________ There's nothing in the streets Looks any different to me And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye And the parting on the left Are now parting on the right And the beards have all grown longer overnight The Who, Won't get fooled again

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06-30-2004, 01:56 PM	#2
Christophe Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Paris - Berlin Age: 61 Posts: 1,208	Just to add that Pepsi-Cola first appeared in the USSR in 1959 at the first American National Exhibition in Moscow. In 1971, Kendall met with the head of the Soviet government, Aleksei Kossygin, in Moscow. They started negotiations on cooperation. The next year, Pepsi-Cola became the first Western product on sale in the USSR. In exchange, Pepsico received exclusive rights to import and distribute the Soviet vodka Stolichnaya in the United States. The first plant to produce Pepsi-Cola in the USSR was opened in Novorossiisk in 1974. A win-win deal !!! or ?? :p Ch.

09-22-2004, 04:23 PM	#3
Nack Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Buckeye State Age: 46 Posts: 513	That arrangement was arrived at to get around the currency-exchange problem between dollars and rubles, right? (dollars were no good in the USSR, and rubles were no good in the USA--so goods were exchanged instead)

06-05-2005, 05:28 AM	#7
Christophe Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Paris - Berlin Age: 61 Posts: 1,208	Yes, Esteban, looks like... :) Can Jussi-Pekka confirm this ? Ch.

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