06-02-2010, 01:35 AM
The first thing I thought of when I saw this one was the following thread: http://www.soviet-awards.com/forum/sovie...badge.html
The same questions apply here, too. Who made them and why? My gut says fantasy in this case mainly because I have never seen a Cuban Guards badge before (which doesn't mean they don't exist, just that I haven't seen one) and I see no reason why they would. It makes perfect sense that a former Soviet republic like Belorussia has their own Soviet-looking version of a guards badge, they also kept the MVD and KGB in name and style of awards. Republics were part of the Soviet Union and as such were equal (more or less) in the eyes of the Red Army. Cuba, however, was half a world away and the Kremlin's "honeymoon" period with Castro was very short. After the early 1960s, the Central Committee merely put up with Castro and his whims in order to have a beacon or at least an example for other South American countries to see and hopefully emulate.
In short, I'm a bit skeptical about this being real. At the same time, it is a rather good looking piece.:)
Phillip
The same questions apply here, too. Who made them and why? My gut says fantasy in this case mainly because I have never seen a Cuban Guards badge before (which doesn't mean they don't exist, just that I haven't seen one) and I see no reason why they would. It makes perfect sense that a former Soviet republic like Belorussia has their own Soviet-looking version of a guards badge, they also kept the MVD and KGB in name and style of awards. Republics were part of the Soviet Union and as such were equal (more or less) in the eyes of the Red Army. Cuba, however, was half a world away and the Kremlin's "honeymoon" period with Castro was very short. After the early 1960s, the Central Committee merely put up with Castro and his whims in order to have a beacon or at least an example for other South American countries to see and hopefully emulate.
In short, I'm a bit skeptical about this being real. At the same time, it is a rather good looking piece.:)
Phillip
Phillip
