08-02-2012, 02:28 PM
No problem Tommy, it was probably my poor description.
In the book (the name has slipped from my mind, but it’s something like “awards of the legal protective organs of state security”... written by two authors) seems to suggest these badge were bestowed or awarded.
Knowing what little I do, it would seem odd for the KGB to simply hand badges out to the masses. It would seem that the words “separate section” or “special department” might generate questions which (I think) would be discouraged rather than encouraged. I have always assumed the recipients would be “connected” and the giving of the badge would be more of a reward than a simple hand out or gift for showing up at a parade… but that’s just me. :D
deValcourt Wrote:KGB "commemorative" badges made with these types of pins were generally available anywhere there was any sort of KGB celebration throughout the entire Soviet Union. Produced en masse for the masses - parade goers, those interested in attending whatever functions were going on from games to brief (and highly sanitized) KGB history presentations; perhaps even a KGB produced film might be shown as the sun fell.
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In the book (the name has slipped from my mind, but it’s something like “awards of the legal protective organs of state security”... written by two authors) seems to suggest these badge were bestowed or awarded.
Knowing what little I do, it would seem odd for the KGB to simply hand badges out to the masses. It would seem that the words “separate section” or “special department” might generate questions which (I think) would be discouraged rather than encouraged. I have always assumed the recipients would be “connected” and the giving of the badge would be more of a reward than a simple hand out or gift for showing up at a parade… but that’s just me. :D
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