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05-26-2009, 03:08 PM | #1 |
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Russia gives awards to Uzbek veterans of Afghanistan...
This is cool - a ceremony in Tashkent at the Russian Embassy giving out ORSs, BMs, and CSMs for Afghan service in Soviet days:
Link to story Knowing Tashkent, some of them will be for sale within a year. Sad, but true... |
05-26-2009, 06:07 PM | #2 |
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Re: Russia gives awards to Uzbek veterans of Afghanistan...
Fascinating:
Russia gives Soviet awards (not their awards) to soldiers from Uzbekistan (a foreign country) for service in a third country. Would love to see the diplomatic traffic on this one! |
05-26-2009, 10:46 PM | #3 |
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Re: Russia gives awards to Uzbek veterans of Afghanistan...
The Russians have done this before in Uzbekistan and elsewhere to show that they're back in the game.
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05-27-2009, 12:13 PM | #4 |
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Re: Russia gives awards to Uzbek veterans of Afghanistan...
Thats very cool, I guess it lets the former republics know that Russia is still around.
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05-31-2009, 09:21 AM | #5 |
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Re: Russia gives awards to Uzbek veterans of Afghanistan...
Oh, believe me, they don't need to hand out a few BMs to show the former republics they are still there. They have many methods, learned decades ago. Live for a while in one of those former republics, and you'll understand... Hell, just watch the news. :rolleyes:
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06-01-2009, 10:31 AM | #6 |
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Re: Russia gives awards to Uzbek veterans of Afghanistan...
What do you mean?
Is Russian influence really that strong? I could see in Ukraine and Belarus maybe but what about in places like Latvia and Estonia? |
06-02-2009, 04:32 PM | #7 |
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Re: Russia gives awards to Uzbek veterans of Afghanistan...
Ah I see.
Well, I know that theres more than Russia and Ukraine ect, I guess they havent gotten much luck lately, considering the war in Georgia. But to be honest I am not sure where to stand on that whole political thing... I think its nice of Russia to give out awards. :D |
06-02-2009, 06:38 PM | #8 |
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Re: Russia gives awards to Uzbek veterans of Afghanistan...
My question is, did have they awarded currently produced awards or mint stocks(recovered from deceased military from the USSR times)?
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06-02-2009, 07:05 PM | #9 |
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Re: Russia gives awards to Uzbek veterans of Afghanistan...
Thats a great question!
Maybe there is some way to find out? Do you think they have old serial numbers? |
06-03-2009, 08:19 AM | #10 |
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Re: Russia gives awards to Uzbek veterans of Afghanistan...
Esteban,
Current awards are unissued mint spares that were manufactured back then. As far as I know, no Soviet awards have been officially minted since the end of the Soviet Union. Marc |
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