04-07-2003, 05:08 PM
I've just started collecting, myself. Only been at it for about a year. The primary reason that I'm doing it is for my nephews (I have no kids of my own).
I grew up in the shadow of the Cold War, and they were born after the S.U. had collapsed. I'm trying to preserve a little bit of history for them (as well as myself - I could've chosen any topic to collect on, I guess, but this one interests me on many levels).
My grandmother collect coins for the boy grandchild and dolls for us girls (I would've rather had the coins, but I appreciate the effort ::grin:
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My "strategy" is not primarily militaria, though I do have some of that. I collect stuff that is representative (to me) of Soviet culture, and what I have is usually made of metal as it doesn't disintegrate like cloth (and it's smaller). I have one of those nifty Vostok space clocks, a bunch of tea glass holders (am looking for the one with the hydroelectric dam on it), a bunch of Lenin-head pins, and of course some medals and orders. Plus this weird little flip-over metal calendar with pictures of Leningrad on it, and a bunch of Kremlin silverware.
I'm planning on branching out into some stamps, some postcards, and pre-1991 money at some point, though I prefer metal over paper.
I prefer stuff that isn't too expensive (I have a limited budget) and has either the hammer/sickle or CCCP on it.
I've found that I've gotten much more interested in Soviet military history (WW2, in particular) since I started doing this. I'm currently working my way through "When Titans Clashed".
Liz
I grew up in the shadow of the Cold War, and they were born after the S.U. had collapsed. I'm trying to preserve a little bit of history for them (as well as myself - I could've chosen any topic to collect on, I guess, but this one interests me on many levels).
My grandmother collect coins for the boy grandchild and dolls for us girls (I would've rather had the coins, but I appreciate the effort ::grin:
. My "strategy" is not primarily militaria, though I do have some of that. I collect stuff that is representative (to me) of Soviet culture, and what I have is usually made of metal as it doesn't disintegrate like cloth (and it's smaller). I have one of those nifty Vostok space clocks, a bunch of tea glass holders (am looking for the one with the hydroelectric dam on it), a bunch of Lenin-head pins, and of course some medals and orders. Plus this weird little flip-over metal calendar with pictures of Leningrad on it, and a bunch of Kremlin silverware.
I'm planning on branching out into some stamps, some postcards, and pre-1991 money at some point, though I prefer metal over paper.
I prefer stuff that isn't too expensive (I have a limited budget) and has either the hammer/sickle or CCCP on it.
I've found that I've gotten much more interested in Soviet military history (WW2, in particular) since I started doing this. I'm currently working my way through "When Titans Clashed".
Liz
