Photographs Of Recipients Of Soviet Awards/Service Personnel.

[Simon]

There just HAS to be more of a story.... that pictures says far more than words but they help.....

The comment in the article only states what is visible on the photo: a Christian Orthodox priest was decorated by 4 St. George crosses and For Valiant Labor During GPW medal.

[EricFG]

Maybe he found religion after enduring the horrors of war &/or Stalin?
Mighty fine head of hair he has. Is that a long scar running diagonally above his right eye?

[Simon]

Maybe he found religion after enduring the horrors of war &/or Stalin?
Mighty fine head of hair he has. Is that a long scar running diagonally above his right eye?

The article's author aims to show that Stalin wasn't the anti-Christ who hated crosses and persecuted St. George cavaliers. Since the priest wears a depiction of Stalin's profile next to his heart, the explanation is improbable.

[slava1stclass]

Gents,

This unidentified major embodies the classic NKVD countenance.

Regards,

slava1stclass

[slava1stclass]

Gents,

And we're not talking about lumber...

Double HSL A. A. Morozov was the Chief Designer of the Ural Tank Factory Design Bureau and the Chief of the Kharkov Machine Construction Design Bureau. He was instrumental in devloping the T-34-85 tank variant.

Numbering among his awards were three Orders of Lenin, an Order of the October Revolution, an Order of Kutuzov 1st Class, an Order of Suvorov 2nd Class, three Orders of the Labor Red Banner and an Order of the Red Star.

What's particularly interesting about this image, however, is that in addition to his Lenin State Prize (1967), his three awards of the Stalin State Prize (1942, 1946, 1948) were subsequently "de-Stalinized" into USSR State Prizes. Compare this later image of him with the earlier image where his Stalin State Prize awards are clearly visible.

Regards,

slava1stclass

[CtahhR]

Would the different sized looking suspensions on his HSLs be due to the fact that they are rather different types? Being as he was awarded his first in 1943 and second in 1974

Oh the screwbacks!

[DougD]

Slava,

Very nice photo, thanks for posting.

DougD

[slava1stclass]

Gents,

Double HSL V. F. Utkin who was a rocket designer/engineer and Chief Designer and Head of the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau in Dnepropetrovsk.

Six Orders of Lenin, Orders of the Patriotic War 1st and 2nd Class, Order of the Labor Red Banner, two Orders of the Red Star, Lenin State Prize (1964) and USSR State Prize (1980).

Regards,

slava1stclass

[Lapa]

Would the different sized looking suspensions on his HSLs be due to the fact that they are rather different types? Being as he was awarded his first in 1943 and second in 1974...

CtahhR,

Yes. On this picture, he wears one of the excessively rare T1 suspension Hero of Socialist Labor star.

Marc

[Will]

Another NKVD officer.
Can anyone read the notation on the reverse?