02-19-2008, 09:24 AM
Hi Historian,
What you are studying is a hugely complex problem: social (+economic) development, symbolism, religious belief vs intellectual acceptance of certain ideas, etc. Clearly Medals73 has a professional edge over us all in these matters. What I was going to suggest as a sideline, have a look at the design changes in the Soviet banknotes. I do not collect those at any significant level but I think they are quite indicative of the country and the era, perhaps more so than military and civil awards. After all, to most ordinary people, even in a socialist country, paper money in any significant quantity would be the most common symbol of well-being
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Sergei
What you are studying is a hugely complex problem: social (+economic) development, symbolism, religious belief vs intellectual acceptance of certain ideas, etc. Clearly Medals73 has a professional edge over us all in these matters. What I was going to suggest as a sideline, have a look at the design changes in the Soviet banknotes. I do not collect those at any significant level but I think they are quite indicative of the country and the era, perhaps more so than military and civil awards. After all, to most ordinary people, even in a socialist country, paper money in any significant quantity would be the most common symbol of well-being
.Sergei
