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Highest national decoration of the Soviet Union. Established 6 April 1930. Awarded to civilians for outstanding services rendered to the State, to members of the armed forces for exemplary service, and to recipients of the titles of Hero of the Soviet Union and Hero of Socialist Labor. Also awarded to factories, cities, regions, and republics. Originally, this award was very highly regarded. Nikita Khrushchev was the 110th person to receive the award in 1935 for supervision of the excavation of the Moscow Metro(1). |
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"Tractor" Lenin. Screwback. |
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Type 2 R5 |
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"Gold Head" Lenin. Screwback. NOTE: Opinions are welcome regarding if this is a well-worn Type 3. detail pic |
Type 3 R4 |
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"Silver Head" Lenin. Screwback. detail pic |
Type 4 Variation 1 R3 |
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Type 5 Variation 1 R2 |
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Type 5 Variation 1 (Victory Parade) R3 |
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Victory Parade Re-issue. Issued to comply with new award regulations in 1945. Note the low stamped serial number of 14651. This corresponds with a Type 4 Variation 2 screwback. full obverse pic detail pic |
Type 5 Variation 2 R3 |
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Type 6 Variation 1 R2 |
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Oval,  (Leningrad Mint) NOTE: serial number location and engraving methods for this type change frequently. See examples below. full obverse pic detail pic |
Type 6 Variation 1 (serial number variation) R2 |
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Type 6 Variation 1 (serial number variation) R2 |
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Type 6 Variation 2 R2 |
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Oval,  (Moscow Mint). Stamped number. NOTE: serial number location and engraving methods for this type change frequently. See examples below. |
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Type 6 Variation 2 (serial number variation) R2 |
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Type 6 Variation 2 (serial number variation) R2 |
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(1) Khrushchev commented regarding the diminishing significance of The Order of Lenin, "..I supervised the excavation of the Moscow Metro, for which I was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1935. The Order had been established in 1930. I believe I was the 110th person to be so honored. So in five years only 110 people in all had been awarded the Order of Lenin. That says something about how highly it was regarded. I think that was as it should have been: the more honor and value attached to the award, the better. Later the Order of Lenin began to be used more widely, and it diminished in significance." From "Khrushchev Remembers ", Nikita S. Khrushchev, page 89. |
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