Hi,
I was concidering purchasing 'MEDALS OF THE USSR, by A. VOLODIN AND N. MERLAI', published in 1977 in Latvia. Would anyone care to tell me if it's any good and how much of it is written in English? Thanks.
I found the answer to this question
"Medals of the USSR" by A. Volodin and N. Merlai (Pechatni Dvor Publishing, 1997, hb, 302 pages, limited run of 3000 copies, retail price- approx $50) This book (I believe) was intended to be a companion volume to the above "Orders of the USSR". This book overcame a lot of the problems that book had, with better photos (including many photos of hanging rings) and an equal Russian-English translation. It has some very good points, to include the listing of all double Heroes of the Soviet Union and the above mentioned hanging ring photos. Drawbacks include the fact that the Appendixes, although very interesting, are not translated into English. This is a good book to have in your collection, though if you own either of the first two books on this page, you can probably live without it.
Kind Regards,
Shane Cook.
I was concidering purchasing 'MEDALS OF THE USSR, by A. VOLODIN AND N. MERLAI', published in 1977 in Latvia. Would anyone care to tell me if it's any good and how much of it is written in English? Thanks.
I found the answer to this question
"Medals of the USSR" by A. Volodin and N. Merlai (Pechatni Dvor Publishing, 1997, hb, 302 pages, limited run of 3000 copies, retail price- approx $50) This book (I believe) was intended to be a companion volume to the above "Orders of the USSR". This book overcame a lot of the problems that book had, with better photos (including many photos of hanging rings) and an equal Russian-English translation. It has some very good points, to include the listing of all double Heroes of the Soviet Union and the above mentioned hanging ring photos. Drawbacks include the fact that the Appendixes, although very interesting, are not translated into English. This is a good book to have in your collection, though if you own either of the first two books on this page, you can probably live without it.
Kind Regards,
Shane Cook.
