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07-18-2006, 08:23 PM | #1 |
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I was asked by a member where to post his feedback on the digest article # 25 The History of the Order of the Red Star. So I have started this thread for your feedback...Good or bad. I need to know as this is my second research article. You can access the article here:
http://www.soviet-awards.com/digest/...r/RedStar1.htm There is a poll so Please select your comment. I appreciate all of the assistance from the members of this forum. All the Best, Doc |
07-18-2006, 08:40 PM | #2 |
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Hello Riley,
I chose "I liked it" because there was no better option listed! Yes, it could always contain more information and this is something we need to be cautious with. As we are all here for one main reason, our PASSION, we need to be careful when undertaking a project and determining the scope of it. It is very easy to get caught dreaming of a huge and unrealistically big project that we wouldn't be able to complete.... I know something about it as I am working on a personal project for few years already and I am not close of seeing where it will end... Anyway, all this to say that it's better to do something small and publish it than very big and never completing it. Every contribution like yours adds to each other on the internet to build a huge knowledge base on the topic. Thank you for taking of your time to write the article and prepare that nice webpage. Looking forward to reading more of your articles |
07-18-2006, 08:53 PM | #3 |
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riley, the article was well written, however i thought that it could flow a little better. i thought that everythign was well done, and comming from a background of proofreading college essays until all hours of the morning the fact that i couldn't find anythign wrong with it is a true compliment to your style! please do another article in the near future, i like the fact that it contained enough information to be informative, but not to much so that the article was boring. truly a good addition to the community
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07-18-2006, 10:01 PM | #4 |
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Hi again Doc,
As I said before, the article is pretty good, especially considering that it has been written by a foreigner . I really appreciate your interest to Soviet awards and Soviet history. Thanks!!! Just want to add few comments. At the very beginning, the order was awarded not to the high-ranking officers and officials (they were getting Red Banners and Lenins), but to junior officers and regular civilian people for extraordinary achievements. For example in September 1930 a groop of pilots and engineers on 3 planes performed "Big Eastern Flight" on the route Moscow - Ankara - Tiflis - Teheran - Kabul - Tashkent (total more than 10500 km). Seven crew members were awarded with Red Stars. In early 1930th order was given to scientists (who work for military industry), workers and engineers of military plants and factories, test-pilots and even paratroopers for a high-altitude jumps. I want to show you a picture of a brave lady Alexandra Nikolaeva, who made a jump from 7000 meters with an experimental model of parachute. And one more suggestion. Maybe you can place better images of order variations. If you want I can provide you with good pictures. Last edited by MONDVOR; 07-19-2006 at 07:09 AM. |
07-19-2006, 07:37 AM | #5 |
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Hi Doc,
Well done indeed hope to see more from you in the future. Certainly excellent info for anyone who is unfamilliar with the Red Star and it's variations. Regards, Ron |
07-19-2006, 07:48 AM | #6 |
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Doc,
The article looks good! In the begining: In the center of the star is a silver disc with a figure of a Soviet soldier holding a rifle. I would add that the soldier is holding a legendary rifle that made it through several wars, a Russian Mosin Nagant Bolt Action Rifle. Rusty.
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07-20-2006, 02:08 PM | #7 |
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Andrey,
Most all of the pictures were loaned to me by Paul McDaniel. The description below each picture of a variation does mention which mint it came from. At the end I made sure to add pictures of mutiple recipients. I guess I could have wrote more about the recipients and the mints. However, this article was designed from concept to be a basic introduction to the ORS. A primer for a new collector. I will consider the mints and recipients. Thanks for the critique Ron, Latinmajorac & Matteti Thank You for your input!!! It is much appreciated. Regards, Doc Last edited by Riley1965; 07-20-2006 at 02:11 PM. |
02-04-2007, 01:23 PM | #8 |
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Doc:
I came across your article for the first time while searching the internet about information to help me with my new hobby. It was very exciting to see the great photos of the Orders and recipients. I am rather partial to the ORS and enjoyed seeing this particular Order featured. Your article launched my quest for an ORS of my own. Regards Rick |
07-19-2006, 08:27 AM | #9 |
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Well, if you want to go THAT deep into the details, than you also have to mention that the soldier is wearing M 1935 uniform
There is a picture attached, M 1935 uniform is on the left. Doc, maybe also you should mention on what Mints this order was manufactured, how many of them was totally produced, describe multiple cavaliers of the order (four an five times awarded), describe foreign recipients, describe units that were awarded. So far your article looks similar to McDaniel's resarch described in his famous Red Book. But you can greatly improve this information, you can add lots of new information. I can help you with data, let me know if you are interested... |
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