04-04-2003, 12:39 AM
Gentlemen,
The reason I have doubts is that during Soviet times one could probably get prison term for mutilating Lenin's face like this. Besides I don't see any reason for making decent props for the movies and ugly ones for the theatre. Knowing how centralized the Soviet economy was they were probably made in the same place. It's just a guess, of course. I also remember that in the early 1990s copies like this were actually sold as genuine Soviet awards.
Alexei
The reason I have doubts is that during Soviet times one could probably get prison term for mutilating Lenin's face like this. Besides I don't see any reason for making decent props for the movies and ugly ones for the theatre. Knowing how centralized the Soviet economy was they were probably made in the same place. It's just a guess, of course. I also remember that in the early 1990s copies like this were actually sold as genuine Soviet awards.
Alexei
