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Will,
I'd advise you to be EXTREMELY careful with OMDs in Ukraine for several reasons.
. First, Ukraine is one of the top producer of fakes, some of them of top quality
. Second, according to local law it is illegal to export OMDs from Ukraine. You may run into some serious trouble at the airport on the way out.
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I second the motion - don't even consider it.
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Thank you for your responses. I will definitely take that into consideration.
Cheers,
Will
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Buy the common stuff on eBay and the more delicate stuff here.
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How is the current situation regarding Soviet decorations in Belarus, and capital Minsk, and how about exporting them? Is it the same regulations as in Russia?
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07-16-2009, 11:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-17-2009, 12:09 AM by dav1941.)
In my last trip there in 2001 I had no problems but with todays environment who knows? In those days it was possible to pick up handfulls of campaign/defense medals right in front of the Cosmos hotel in Minsk where there was an impromtu flea market down the street toward downtown. They were not asking much then either. In particular I remember this old guy wanting to sell a collection of medals and orders with documents. Since I wasn't a collector then it seemed ridiculous that someone would pay money for that kind of stuff.:o I was more interested in collecting the multitude of denominations of bills circulating at the time since there were no coins on hand. Fascinating, not sure if they have coins now? You had tons of bills and felt rich!:chuckle
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Well, even if you leave via ferry, you gotta be careful. Customs usually check passengers and their luggage randomly, and there may be a slight chance they may have metal detectors at the entrance gates. If they catch you even with the cheapest anniversary or Umalatova medal, you´ll get into a heck of a trouble.
Last time my father worked in Russia and went to St. Petersburg a couple of years ago, he took some of his free time to look for soviet militaria, and most of the stuff he found was, if not fake, made-up from original pieces; and what looked original was ridiculously expensive.
There's nothing in the streets
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Are now parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight
The Who, Won't get fooled again
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If you're looking for uniforms, you can pay me a visit in Stockholm. I do also have awards (including RS and RBL). And flags. And maps. And visor caps. And I do take dollars. And PayPal. And no risk to get caught in customs.
