11-27-2004, 12:08 PM
Just published in 2004 is the 83-page Russian-language booklet "Medal 'Za oboronu Kavkaza'" (The Defense of the Caucasus Medal) by V.A. Boev and V.G. Lazarenko. The book identifiess four varieties of the medal (large ring 1944, small ring 1945, ring as part of medal 1947, and voenkomat type '58-'89) and also highlights the several types of documents by various republics and other awarding organizations. The book also details the Cyrillic letters with their corresponding awarding organizations, i.e. an "A" was awarded by the Azerbaidjian SSR, "Zh" was awarded by the Grozny oblast, "Sh" by the Armenian SSR, etc. Twenty-seven pages of color illustrations depicting various documents and medal types. Rather interesting even for English-speakers.
