Unidentified Unofficial Russian Awards.

[ericlida]

Three more badges

[Garry NZ]

Can anyone help please.

[ericlida]

This badge is for for participants in the peacekeeping mission in South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

[ericlida]

Ukrainian Chernobyl awards "For Bravery"

[ericlida]

I reorganized my Chernobyl collection.
Here are two displays that are done. Two more are in the process.
They look much better and nicer than before (I think :))

[ericlida]

Display #3 of my Chernobyl collection. Currently I am working on #4. :D

[Tal Inbar]

According to the ebay seller, it is. Looks new and not Soviet to me.

Any thoughts?

[desantnik]

The badge is designated for a participant of nuclear testing. It is most certainly post-Soviet, but interesting nonetheless.

[ericlida]

According to the ebay seller, it is. Looks new and not Soviet to me.

Any thoughts?

This is a new badge (Russia) "For Participant of Nuclear Testing"
Here are few more medals and badges issued in Russia related to this topic:
1. medal "For Bravery during the Nuclear Testing"
2. badge "50 Years of the First Nuclear Testing"
3. Cross "60 Years - Veteran of High Risk Troops" issued by Chernobyl Union of Russia. There are dates of the first nuclear testing.

[deValcourt]

Frightening stuff, no matter how you look at it.

Like Paul said, the badge is post-Soviet, especially if that is the original screw nut. But then, Eric's first picture above confirms that.

And Eric, don't you find the 60-year cross a little disturbing since it seems to pucture the world going up in a huge explosion?;) I suppose you could argue that the "world" of the people impacted by the Chernobyl disaster was destroyed - metaphorically and physically.

Phillip