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Interesting document from 1920.
Certificate of personal identification from the Political Department of the 15th Rifles "Inzensky" Division of the Red Army attesting that Comrade Berdychevskaya is a Bolshevik Commander in the 15th Division.
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Not right.
The document certified that she is sympathizing to Communist party.
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Not necessary a commissar either...
As Komandir RKKA pointed out, this is a certificate for showing support to the RKP/Bolshevik/communist cause.
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Sorry, it wasn't at all clear (to me) what point "Komandir RKKA" was trying to make.
The translation I allude to in my first post is the best I have received. Is it wrong?
Still . . . with support like that . . . .
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Once again.
This certificate was given to civilian woman and certified that she likes bolsheviks.
She wasn't no comander, no commissar, no military at all.
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Well, let's just say that the creative translation you received "enhances" the actual reality...
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In an era before easily made IDs, an attest to Party loyalty resulting in benefits like more food ration, better housing, etc.