I am pretty sure that the brown uniform the veteran is wearing is a M1969 uniform. The collars are slightly different on a M1958 uniform and are slightly tapred in appearance when compared to the M1969 uniform. Also, the cap is a m1969 service cap and quite a late issue judging by the vynl peak rather than the compressed cardboard peak of earlier models.
The addition of parade shoulderboards would be permitted as the veterans are not subject to strict military regulations (hence the medals being worn on the uniform).
Perhaps the general is still a serving general as his uniform does confom to military regulations.
In fact the general is wearing the medal for 100 yrs of Lenins birth and jubilee medal dated 1978 which I would hazard a guess meant that he was still serving during the 1980s when this photo was taken.
The addition of parade shoulderboards would be permitted as the veterans are not subject to strict military regulations (hence the medals being worn on the uniform).
Perhaps the general is still a serving general as his uniform does confom to military regulations.
In fact the general is wearing the medal for 100 yrs of Lenins birth and jubilee medal dated 1978 which I would hazard a guess meant that he was still serving during the 1980s when this photo was taken.
