1. Photo ID of an employee of the Chechen-Ingush Regional Komsomol Committee, 1936.

Booklet measuring approx. 3" x 2", in oilcloth-wrapped hard cover. The lettering on the front cover reads "Chechen-Ingush Regional Committee of VLKSM." Tsyptsyn's ID photo is validated by the stamp of the committee. The ID confirms Tsyptsyn's position as Head of the Department of the Working Youth.

In very good condition. The cover is mostly clean, showing minimal storage wear. Inside, the ID photo shows a couple of tiny scuffs at the edge. The image is in sharp focus.

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1. Photo ID of an employee of the Chechen-Ingush Regional Komsomol Committee, 1936.

Booklet measuring approx. 3" x 2", in oilcloth-wrapped hard cover. The lettering on the front cover reads "Chechen-Ingush Regional Committee of VLKSM." Tsyptsyn's ID photo is validated by the stamp of the committee. The ID confirms Tsyptsyn's position as Head of the Department of the Working Youth.

In very good condition. The cover is mostly clean, showing minimal storage wear. Inside, the ID photo shows a couple of tiny scuffs at the edge. The image is in sharp focus.

It is noteworthy that this ID was issued at the very end of the period (January 1934 to 5 December 1936) when it was Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Region. On 5 December 1936 the autonomous region became Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Socialist Republic.

2. Photo ID of a member of the Chechen-Ingush Regional Komsomol Committee, 23 March 1936.

Booklet measuring approx. 3" x 2", in oilcloth-wrapped hard cover. The ID certifies that Tsyptsyn was indeed a member of the Regional Komsomol Committee elected by the 3rd Regional Conference.

In very good condition. The cover shows light soiling; some of the lettering on the front cover is partially worn off but remains legible. The ID photo has been removed. All the printed and handwritten text is clear and legible.

3. Internal Passport Photo ID, 22 December 1938.

Oilcloth-bound booklet measuring approx. 3 ½" x 5", issued on 22 December 1938 in the city of Grozny, valid for five years. Soviet internal state photo IDs were called "passport" but did not work for foreign travel. Instead, they were instruments of state control over their owners. In this case, the ID photo and personal information are followed by a stamp registering Tsyptsyn's membership in the Communist Party. The largest number of pages were for ПРОПИСКА ("propiska", or mandatory registration of place of residence). Without a current stamp with an address, a Soviet citizen was considered a "vagabond." If caught without current propiska a third time, the person could be imprisoned for up to two years. The front cover shows an early design with the USSR State Emblem with six scrolls and the word "PASSPORT" in as many languages.

In excellent condition. The wear to the cover is minimal, mostly just mild scuffing along the spine and a crease to the upper right-hand corner. The internal pages are clean and wrinkle-free; all the printed and handwritten text is vibrant and perfectly legible. The ID photo is in excellent condition.

4. Member ID of a Deputy of Grozny City Soviet and its Executive Committee, 1939.

Booklet measuring approx. 3 ½" x 2 ½", in oilcloth-wrapped hard cover. The front cover shows the RSFSR state emblem and "Grozny City Soviet of the Workers' Deputies", only in Russian. Inside, the printed information is in both languages, typical format for documents of non-Russian republics. It states that Aleksandr Tsytsyn is indeed a deputy of the city council, 1st convocation, and member of the Grozny City Executive Committee.

In very good to excellent condition. The oilcloth of the cover shows small light stains, not obscuring the lettering on the front side. Inside, the paper is in excellent condition, a little lighter along the edges where it was glued to the cover. All the printed and handwritten text is crisp, clear, and perfectly legible.

5. Photo ID of a Member of the Chechen-Ingush Regional Committee of VKP(b), 2 January 1939.

Booklet measuring approx. 3" x 2", in hard cover wrapped in fine-quality leather. Embossed on the front cover is the name of the organization, The ID photo and information are validated by the stamp of the regional Party committee. Interestingly, even three years after Chechen-Ingushetia became an autonomous republic, its Communist Party organization still called itself "regional."

In excellent condition. The gold paint that used to fill the embossed title on the front cover is almost completely gone but the embossment is deep enough to keep the words perfectly legible. The ID photo is in sharp focus. Tilting it to reflect a bright light reveals a few tiny scuffs but they are practically invisible at a normal viewing angle. All the printed and handwritten text, signature and stamp are crisp, clear, and perfectly legible.

6. Military Photo ID of Reserve Junior Lieutenant, issued on 27 January 1940 in Grozny.

Booklet measuring 3" x 4", in oilcloth-bound covers. Information inside shows that Tsyptsyn had completed his mandatory military service in 1933 as a reconnaissance man, and apparently, was mobilized and took the military oath on 3 August 1941 at the Higher Courses for Political Officers of the Red Army.

In very good to excellent condition. The cover shows mild storage wear. The ID photo has been removed. The internal pages are clean, all the printed and handwritten text is crisp, clear, and perfectly legible.

7. Pass #58 to the staff building of the Voronezh-Borisoglebsk Divisional Air Defense District, issued to Battalion Commissar Tsyptsyn, valid until 1 February 1942.

Booklet measuring approx. 3" x 2 ½" in oilcloth-wrapped hard cover. The ID photo shows Tsyptsyn wearing Artillery Major insignia on his collar tabs.

In very good condition, showing mild to moderate storage wear to the cover, and moderate wear to the paper inside. However, the ID photo and all the printed and handwritten information is crisp and perfectly legible.

8. Military Photo ID issued to Lt. Col. Tsyptsyn, Senior Battalion Commissar with the Political Directorate of the Voronezh Front, Chief of the Political Department of the Voronezh-Borisoglebsk Divisional Air Defense District, December 1941.

Booklet measuring approx. 3" x 2 ½" in oilcloth-wrapped hard cover. The front cover features the Soviet military star with hammer and sickle inside, and lettering reading "Certificate. People's Commissariat of Defense of the USSR."

In excellent condition, just minimal wear to the cover.

9. Voting Mandate # 188 at the 4th Party Conference of Military Unit 47642, December 1945.

In thin cardboard, 4" x 3", front and back. The front side features a dual portrait of Stalin and Lenin. The mandate states that A. Tsyptsyn was elected delegate to the 4th Party Conference of Military Unit 47642 as representative of its Party organization, with casting vote privilege. The back side contains the agenda of the conference, the dominant item being the status of political work and the tasks facing the political and party organizations in ensuring improvement of combat and political readiness of the troops. Online researched identified military unit 47642 as the garrison in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

In excellent condition. The edges show little bits of wear to the top red layer. The typographical dye of the text on the back is lightly smeared in a few spots, not obscuring the text's meaning. The ink stamp of the Political Department of the military unit is crisp and clear.

10. Driver's License 3rd class, issued on 28 July 1945 to Lt. Col. Tsyptsyn in Kiev, Ukraine.

Booklet measuring approx. 3" x 4", in oilcloth-bound covers. The front cover is entitled in Ukrainian and Russian "Certificate of a Driver Third Class."

In excellent condition. The cover is clean, shows mild wear to the spine. Inside, the fold between the pages shows a partial separation but, since they are completely glued to the cover, it does not affect the structural integrity of the document. The ID photo is in exceptionally sharp focus. Tilting it to reflect a bright light reveals minor crackling to the emulsion, practically invisible at a normal viewing angle. The stamps, signatures, and all the printed and handwritten text are clear and legible.

11. Student Grade Book #1343 issued on 14 January 1949 to Col. Tsyptsyn attending the Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner Military Political Academy, Kiev distance learning faculty.

Booklet measuring 5 ½" x 3 ¾", in cloth-wrapped hard cover. The embossed lettering in gold paint on the front cover shows the full name of the academy on top, "Grade Book" in large letters, and "Moscow, 1948" at the bottom. The front page shows Tsyptsyn's ID photo and records his acceptance to the academy on 25 October 1948. The following pages record his grades in various subjects for two school years. The last entrance records that he had been accepted to the third school year on 18 December 1950, but there are no further grades recorded in this book.

In excellent, outstanding condition, just minimal storage wear to the cloth of the hard cover.

12. Photo ID of a Member of Kiev City Soviet of Workers' Deputies, 3rd convocation, 17 December 1950.

Booklet measuring approx. 3 ¼" x 2 ½", in hard cover wrapped in fine-quality leather. The front cover features the state emblem of the Ukrainian SSR and the full name of the Council, in Ukrainian. Interestingly, the printed text inside is also only in Ukrainian, contrary to the typical approach to documents in non-Russian republics.

In very good to excellent condition. The leather of the back cover has a short slash, not too intrusive to the eye and not affecting the integrity of the booklet. The gold paint of the lettering has lost some of its luster but is all intact; the words are perfectly legible. The ID photo shows Col. Tsyptsyn in the so-called Victory parade tunic, wearing two Orders of the Patriotic War, an Order of the Red Star, and medals. It appears that a child armed with a pencil had possession of this ID for a while and created some doodles on the left page. They are rather faint and do not obscure the text or stamp.

13. Voting Mandate # 199 at the 9th Kiev City Party Conference.

In thin cardboard, 4" x 3", front only, featuring a dual portrait of Stalin and Lenin and the communist slogan of world domination "proletarians of all countries, unite!" All the printed text is in Ukrainian only. The mandate states that A. Tsyptsyn was elected delegate to the 9th Kiev City Party Conference as a representative of the Stalinskiy District of Kiev, with casting vote privilege. The back side is unmarked.

In very good to excellent condition, showing small corner bumps and a crease to the upper left-hand corner.
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