07-29-2003, 08:03 AM
For those who wish to read further on the NKVD, KGB and other organs.
BIBLIOGRAPHY & INFORMATION SOURCES
Borisov, VA, Nagrudnye Znaki Sovetskikh Vooruzhennykh Sil 1918-1991 (Badges of the Soviet Armed Forces), Farn, St.Petersburg, 1994. [Excellent, only good book on Soviet military badges, sadly no KGB though, great colour photos, lots of info in Russian.]
Canadian Army, Uniforms and Insignia of the Soviet Army and Para-Military Forces 1955, (Formerly Restricted). [Very good for late-40s and early 50s, hard to find. Interesting to compare to the now avalable official Soviet info in works like Kharitonov.]
Dziak, John J, Chekisty:A History of the KGB, Ivy, NY, 1988. [Good early history.]
Kalugin, Oleg, The First Directorate, St.Martins, NY, 1994. [Entertaining.]
Kharitonov, OV, Soviet Military Uniform & Insignia 1918-1958, Alga-Fund, St.Petersburg, 1993. [Excellent, colour plates from uniform regulations and many relation excerpts makes this the authority on period uniforms, English.]
Knight, Amy, The KGB, Unwin-Hyman,Boston, 1990. [Despite authors many errors on Russian politics in her more recent works, this is a good scholarly text on the 1980s KGB with some history, one of few books to cover internal stuff not just spy stories.]
Krivtsov, VD, Avers #2 (Soviet Badges & Jetons), Moscow, 1996. [Mostly B&W line drawings, no info, many errors.]
Kulikov, V, "GPU-OGPU 1922-1934", Zeughas article.
Kutsenko, AN & Rudichenko, AI, Znaki Otlichiya Pravookhranitelnykh Organov SSSR 1917-1918. (Badges of Law Enforcement Organs of the USSR), Donetsk, 1991. [B&W line drawings only, has many errors and even some fakes shown, but only book to cover many badges.]
McDaniel, Paul & Schmitt, Paul J, The Comprehensive Guide to Soviet Orders and Medals, Historical Research, Arlington VA, 1997. [THE authority on Soviet orders and medals, worth the $100-odd, excellent illustrations, covers KGB medals and detals which regular medas and order could be awarded to KGB personnel.]
Ministerstvo Oborony SSSR, Pravila Nosheniya Voennoi Formy Odezhdy (Regulations on Wearing Military Uniforms), Voenizdat, Moscow, 1989. [Good, hundreds of illustrations, army, air force and navy only, translation available from me!]
Rutkiewicz, Jan, "Les Uniformes du NKVD 1917-1945", Militaria Magazine (In French).
Sbornik Zakonodatelnykh Aktov o Gosudarstvennykh Nagradakh SSSR (Collection of Legal Acts on USSR State Awards), Izvestiya,Moscow, 1987. [THE law on all Soviet orders and medals, with poor quality B&W images, in Russian.]
Shalito, Anton, Ilya Shavchenko, & Andrew Mollo, Red Army Uniforms of World War II in Color Photographs, Europa Militaria #14. [Good work of modern photos of genuine uniforms being worn by collectors, some errors in descriptions though, a few NKVD.]
Stepanov, Aleksei, "Razvedchiki-Nablyudateli Konnity RKKA i Voisk NKVD 1936-1941" (Cavalry Reconnaissance Observers of the Red Army and NKVD Troops), Zeghaus #7.
Tokar, L, Soviet Police 1918-1991, Exclusive, St.Petersburg, 1995. [Great book on police uniforms, in English and Russian.]
UK War Office, Handbook of the Russian Army 1940, Imperial War Museum, London, 1998. [Excellent source for details of pre-1940 RKKA but expensive and hard to find.]
UK War Office, Soviet Army Uniforms 1961, (Formerly Restricted). [Good for 1950s-60s era, uses images from the M1958 Soviet Army uniform regulations.]
US Army, Handbook on the Soviet and Satellite Armies March 1953, (Formerly Restricted).
US DIA, Uniforms of the Armed Forces of Eastern European Countries, 1991. [Dated, uses illustrations from a early 1980s Soviet Army uniform regulations, image quality ok, but only really useful as a reference for other Warsaw Pact and East European militaries where info is scarcer.]
Voronov, Valentin, "GULAG NKVD SSSR 1936-1943", Zeghaus #7.
Voronov, Valentin, "Organy i Voiska NKVD SSSR 1934-1937" (Organs and Troops of the USSR NKVD), Zeghaus #6.
Waller, J Michael, Secret Empire: The KGB in Russia Today, Westview, Boulder CO, 1994. [Only good book to cover post-KGB, good early history too.]
Shawn
BIBLIOGRAPHY & INFORMATION SOURCES
Borisov, VA, Nagrudnye Znaki Sovetskikh Vooruzhennykh Sil 1918-1991 (Badges of the Soviet Armed Forces), Farn, St.Petersburg, 1994. [Excellent, only good book on Soviet military badges, sadly no KGB though, great colour photos, lots of info in Russian.]
Canadian Army, Uniforms and Insignia of the Soviet Army and Para-Military Forces 1955, (Formerly Restricted). [Very good for late-40s and early 50s, hard to find. Interesting to compare to the now avalable official Soviet info in works like Kharitonov.]
Dziak, John J, Chekisty:A History of the KGB, Ivy, NY, 1988. [Good early history.]
Kalugin, Oleg, The First Directorate, St.Martins, NY, 1994. [Entertaining.]
Kharitonov, OV, Soviet Military Uniform & Insignia 1918-1958, Alga-Fund, St.Petersburg, 1993. [Excellent, colour plates from uniform regulations and many relation excerpts makes this the authority on period uniforms, English.]
Knight, Amy, The KGB, Unwin-Hyman,Boston, 1990. [Despite authors many errors on Russian politics in her more recent works, this is a good scholarly text on the 1980s KGB with some history, one of few books to cover internal stuff not just spy stories.]
Krivtsov, VD, Avers #2 (Soviet Badges & Jetons), Moscow, 1996. [Mostly B&W line drawings, no info, many errors.]
Kulikov, V, "GPU-OGPU 1922-1934", Zeughas article.
Kutsenko, AN & Rudichenko, AI, Znaki Otlichiya Pravookhranitelnykh Organov SSSR 1917-1918. (Badges of Law Enforcement Organs of the USSR), Donetsk, 1991. [B&W line drawings only, has many errors and even some fakes shown, but only book to cover many badges.]
McDaniel, Paul & Schmitt, Paul J, The Comprehensive Guide to Soviet Orders and Medals, Historical Research, Arlington VA, 1997. [THE authority on Soviet orders and medals, worth the $100-odd, excellent illustrations, covers KGB medals and detals which regular medas and order could be awarded to KGB personnel.]
Ministerstvo Oborony SSSR, Pravila Nosheniya Voennoi Formy Odezhdy (Regulations on Wearing Military Uniforms), Voenizdat, Moscow, 1989. [Good, hundreds of illustrations, army, air force and navy only, translation available from me!]
Rutkiewicz, Jan, "Les Uniformes du NKVD 1917-1945", Militaria Magazine (In French).
Sbornik Zakonodatelnykh Aktov o Gosudarstvennykh Nagradakh SSSR (Collection of Legal Acts on USSR State Awards), Izvestiya,Moscow, 1987. [THE law on all Soviet orders and medals, with poor quality B&W images, in Russian.]
Shalito, Anton, Ilya Shavchenko, & Andrew Mollo, Red Army Uniforms of World War II in Color Photographs, Europa Militaria #14. [Good work of modern photos of genuine uniforms being worn by collectors, some errors in descriptions though, a few NKVD.]
Stepanov, Aleksei, "Razvedchiki-Nablyudateli Konnity RKKA i Voisk NKVD 1936-1941" (Cavalry Reconnaissance Observers of the Red Army and NKVD Troops), Zeghaus #7.
Tokar, L, Soviet Police 1918-1991, Exclusive, St.Petersburg, 1995. [Great book on police uniforms, in English and Russian.]
UK War Office, Handbook of the Russian Army 1940, Imperial War Museum, London, 1998. [Excellent source for details of pre-1940 RKKA but expensive and hard to find.]
UK War Office, Soviet Army Uniforms 1961, (Formerly Restricted). [Good for 1950s-60s era, uses images from the M1958 Soviet Army uniform regulations.]
US Army, Handbook on the Soviet and Satellite Armies March 1953, (Formerly Restricted).
US DIA, Uniforms of the Armed Forces of Eastern European Countries, 1991. [Dated, uses illustrations from a early 1980s Soviet Army uniform regulations, image quality ok, but only really useful as a reference for other Warsaw Pact and East European militaries where info is scarcer.]
Voronov, Valentin, "GULAG NKVD SSSR 1936-1943", Zeghaus #7.
Voronov, Valentin, "Organy i Voiska NKVD SSSR 1934-1937" (Organs and Troops of the USSR NKVD), Zeghaus #6.
Waller, J Michael, Secret Empire: The KGB in Russia Today, Westview, Boulder CO, 1994. [Only good book to cover post-KGB, good early history too.]
Shawn
