09-17-2010, 12:00 AM
What an inspirational figure. :thumbsup I was reading about him recently. Also it was an interesting practice to allow the wearing of St George crosses alongside Soviet awards. According to the Russian wiki article on St. George crosses, the authorities did not give explicit permission for the wearing of any czarist awards, but looked the other way in the patriotic thaw of '44-'48.
Interestingly, Budenny was a cavalier of 4 St. George crosses too, but he never wore them. Guess he had enough bling on his chest, or equally likely was afraid to fall into disfavor with The Boss...
George
Interestingly, Budenny was a cavalier of 4 St. George crosses too, but he never wore them. Guess he had enough bling on his chest, or equally likely was afraid to fall into disfavor with The Boss...
George
