11-12-2006, 02:34 AM
You'll notice that the Red Banner and 1938-introduced awards look NOTHING like "the old regime". This was to show the complete break with and superiority of the new system.
However when the Soviet Union's back was against the wall until mid-1943, they reintroduced older "classic", popular designs (like shoulderboards that earlier in Soviet Russia were forbidden) to create a spirit of unity and get people to fight for "the cause". They also permitted religion, gave more autonomy to regions and ethnic groups, etc. This extended into phaleristics too (Order of Glory, St. George ribbon).
However when the Soviet Union's back was against the wall until mid-1943, they reintroduced older "classic", popular designs (like shoulderboards that earlier in Soviet Russia were forbidden) to create a spirit of unity and get people to fight for "the cause". They also permitted religion, gave more autonomy to regions and ethnic groups, etc. This extended into phaleristics too (Order of Glory, St. George ribbon).
