Badge of a Participant of the First International Film Festival in Moscow, 1959.
In brass and enamels, 17 mm in height, 27 mm in width, shows the emblem of the festival and the inscription "Moscow, 1959."
In excellent condition, no significant wear to the enamels or metal; the pin attachment is fully functional.
The festival was one of the major events of "Khrushchev's thaw", when a small part of the Soviet public - mostly the Moscow elite - was for the first time allowed to see movies from the "bourgeois West" Albeit the access to foreign culture was open only under strict censorship and on a very limited basis, for many Soviet citizens it was still an
In brass and enamels, 17 mm in height, 27 mm in width, shows the emblem of the festival and the inscription "Moscow, 1959."
In excellent condition, no significant wear to the enamels or metal; the pin attachment is fully functional.
The festival was one of the major events of "Khrushchev's thaw", when a small part of the Soviet public - mostly the Moscow elite - was for the first time allowed to see movies from the "bourgeois West" Albeit the access to foreign culture was open only under strict censorship and on a very limited basis, for many Soviet citizens it was still an eye-opening experience after many years of being completely shut off from the outside world behind the Iron Curtain.
Please note that the penny in our photo is for size reference.
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