Hard-covered booklet in red cloth binding, 3.5" x 2.5". Shows that the owner, Petr Boyarchenko (Петр Васильевич Боярченко), was promoted to his current position in the Political Department of the Baltic Fleet on 9 December 1942. The page with the photo and Page 8 of the document are hand-signed by Boyarchenko's commanding officer, Rear Admiral Kulishov; Page 8 also has Boyarchenko's own signature and serial number of the ID (#7). Page 4 shows his decorations as of the time when the ID was filled-out: a very early Order of the Red Star (#38766), Order of the Red Banner (#96748) and a Medal for the Defense of Leningrad. Page 6 shows that he was born in 1908 in a village of Russian Far East which would later become a part of the Birobidzhan Jewish Autonomous Region of RSFSR. The next page has a record of the weapons he was issued: a dagger #005199 and a "revolver" of TT model (which was of course a Tokarev pistol, not a revolver). An interesting detail: in addition to the usual round unit stamps there are also a few small blue ink stamps (propeller, submarine), apparently for additional security verification.

Excellent condition. The binding is tight although it has a few wrinkles. The internal pages show only minimal soiling and toning, while all the printed and hand-written entries as well as stamps are clearly legible.

This highly uncommon document of a high-ranking officer of the Leningrad Naval Base of the Baltic Fleet was issued when Leningrad was still under German siege. An extremely interesting piece!