Phillip,
I am not sure that the bottom two badges have much to do with the diplomatic service.
. the bottom left one is from the university training the future Party executives (Академия общественных наук при ЦК КПСС)
. the bottom right one a standard pedagogic university graduate badge.
You were making reference to a Friendship of Nation university. Most likely, you are refering to the Lumumba's Friendship of Nations University in Moscow. Once again, it has very little to do with the Diplomatic corps, as it was originally created to provide higher education to students from all of the then friendly countries (hence its name).
Marc
PS: by the way, if you - or anybody else - ever get spares of the first three badges, feel free to contact me
I am not sure that the bottom two badges have much to do with the diplomatic service.
. the bottom left one is from the university training the future Party executives (Академия общественных наук при ЦК КПСС)
. the bottom right one a standard pedagogic university graduate badge.
You were making reference to a Friendship of Nation university. Most likely, you are refering to the Lumumba's Friendship of Nations University in Moscow. Once again, it has very little to do with the Diplomatic corps, as it was originally created to provide higher education to students from all of the then friendly countries (hence its name).
Marc
PS: by the way, if you - or anybody else - ever get spares of the first three badges, feel free to contact me
