Suspensions, Ribbons, Ribbon Bars And Order Of Precedence.

[Dave]

This uniform appears to have been one of Gorshkov's from the period 1976-1977 or thereabouts. The HSU stars are probably fake (or "wearing copies") and he wouldn't have worn two stars on this uniform, but I'd bet that the uniform was probably his, being in the museum.

Back in 1992, I bought a uniform identical to this, save for the addition of his second two lenins (to make seven). I owned it for several years, finally selling it. It was all 1960's dated, and it showed considerable wear, both on the jacket, the shoulder boards, and the ribbons. I was told by the seller that it was the only Gorshkov uniform outside of a museum or family.

Was it really? I don't know, and when I sold it, it was simply sold as a "Admiral of the Fleet" uniform, nothing more.

--Dave