I'm PMing you the link to that Russian site where I apparently there is a new edition available. Hope you can read Russian and confirm if indeed it's a 1 volume edition.
I can't confirm it is a 1 volume edition, as it is not specified in this link (no precise details in fact).
An internaut asked the question about this. I don't know whether he will get an answer or not... Let's see !!
The asked price is 4200 RR, the equivalent of 120-125 Euros.
I received my two volumes early this week and despite the poor quality pics and the relatively poor english translation (the only two negative aspects I can find on these books so far) this is imho an outstanding reference book!
It contains a large amount of useful and important information not provided in PMD's Guide, such as a very interesting Statistical part (listing just as an example the names of people awarded 7 times with the Order of the Red Banner, etc), a Chronology of dates (by years) and the S/Ns of the Awards issued, Tables with the weight of each of the precious metals (Gold, Silver, Platinium, etc) that an Order is made of, but also the total weight and size of each Award, among other things... really impressive!
Personnaly I don't include the fact it doesn't list the Awards Statutes in the negative aspects, because as mentioned by the authors this information can be found in other publications, and because I do have PMD's Guide.
So I'm really 100% satisfied with my purchase and have to consider it highly recommended for any serious Soviet Awards collector!
Is also published since 2003, in the same collection : "Awards of Russia (1698-1917)" by Sergey Shishkov. 3 volumes. Published by Photostudio, Vladivostok, 2003. 1000 copies.
A site now exist with abstracts of all the volumes of the serie : Êíèãè Ñåðãåÿ Øèøêîâà
And a fantastic new one, dedicated to awards of the Russia of today. "Awards of Contemporary Russia" (1991-2006) by Sergey shishkov - 2 vol. - 2006 - 1000 copies.
Just scored both volumes via an ebay auction for the grand total of....
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
...Ten bucks! Yep, $10.
Best ten-spot I've spent so far this year. ;)
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
