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Books on Medals and Badges, USSR & Communist Bloc
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Our highest recommendation: The Comprehensive Guide to Soviet Orders and Medals McDaniel and Schmitt, 1997. The ultimate guide for the serious collector of Soviet Medals. English language. Rare and essential out of print reference! A brand-new copy in mint condition.
Orders and Medals of the USSR A handy and
comprehensive illustrated guidebook to Soviet military and
civilian awards. English language.
Echoes of War. Researching Soviet Military
Decorations
Paul J. Schmitt, C. 2006. English text. Hardcover
with
dust jacket. Features the widest published collection of
Soviet awards' serial numbers and awarding information.
Limited printing of just 1500 copies. Brand new copy in mint
condition, hand-signed by the
author.
Order of the Badge of Honor / Order of Honor. Subtitled
History and Awards , by Oleg Derevyanko and Valeriy
Durov, C. 2020. Russian text. Large format h/c with tremendous
amount of information and photos. The book is a result of
years of painstaking research and contains massive amount of
data never published before. It will for sure remain the
ultimate word on the subject. Highly recommended for Russian-
speaking collectors and historians.
Soviet Badges: Law Enforcement Agencies , Volume 2 of the
series
by Igor Sysolyatin. This deluxe 347-page hardcover includes most up-to-date prices
and is the most complete reference guide on the subject. Published in 2020 with
only 500 copies in print, this superb book is bound to become a bibliographic
rarity. Russian text.
Cheka, the History, Organization, and Awards of the
Russian Secret Police and Intelligence Services 1917 to
2017
by Robert Pandis, 2017 Hard Cover Edition, 422
pp. English text. The book's primary focus is on the awards,
documents and credentials of Soviet NKVD, MVD and KGB State
Security; however, its scope goes beyond that and encompasses
the awards of the secret police of other communist countries
as well as post-Soviet Russia. It also details the structure
of both Soviet and Russian State Security. At five times the
size of the previous softcover versions, it includes a large
number of high definition photos of original artifacts plus a
vast amount of information. An excellent resource for
collectors or historians.
Badges of Distinction of the Economic Agencies of the USSR, Volume 2,
A. Zak, V. Alekseev, Ekaterinburg, 2010, Russian text, 368 pages, hardcover; covers
badges issued by all-Union ministries, economic committees, industrial agencies,
etc., from 1946 to 1991.
Soviet Badges: Labor Heroes and Shock-Workers , Volume 3 of the
series by Igor Sysolyatin. This deluxe 335-page hardcover includes most up-to-date
prices and is the most complete reference guide on the subject. Published in early
2022; unlike the first two volumes of the series, there were only 100 copies in
print. This superb book is an instant bibliographic rarity. Russian text.
Awards of the New Russia, Illustrated guide to
Russian medals and orders instituted since the end of the
Communist Regime. Large format hardcover of excellent
quality, Russian text, illustrations life size and in color.
Award, Historical and Journalistic Almanac.Issue #2, 2005.Russian
text, hard laminated cover, 8.5"x11.75", 211 pp. Collection of essays on Russian
and Soviet awards.
Badges of the Soviet Armed Forces, 1918 - 1991, by Borisov, 1994,
Russian text with English chapter summaries, laminated hard
cover. A long out of print clasic. Original edition in brand new unused condition.
Soviet Second World War Veteran Badges, Paul Schmitt,
C. 2008.
English text, soft cover w. gloss finish, 79 pp., over 400
color photos. Brand new copy in excellent condition.
History of Awards and Insignia of Russian MVD, 1802
-2002
Mikhail Rogov, C. 2004, Moscow. Russian text, massive
format hardcover, 543 pp. The first truly comprehensive
reference on the subject, featuring superb photography of a
vast array of MVD materials.
Sport Societies of the USSR, 1917 - 1941, D.Nikitov, V. Kudryashov,
B. Goldman. C. 2005, Moscow. Russian text. Soft cover, 76 pp, over 350 color
photographs of badges and ID cards. Excellent guide book.
Soviet Badges: Physical Culture and Sports , Volume 1 of the
series by Igor Sysolyatin. This deluxe 294-page hardcover includes most up-to-date
prices and is the most complete reference guide on the subject. Published in 2020
with only 500 copies in print, this superb book is bound to become a
bibliographic rarity. Russian text.
Breast Badges of the USSR of the Era of Labor Victories,
1920-1940
In Russian, extraordinary reference, with superb extreme
close-up
photos of over 350 badges, obverse and reverse.
Stasi Decorations and Memorabilia, a Collector's Guide., by Ralph
Pickard, c. 2007, English language text, 248 pages, fully illustrated in color.
Complete guide to medals and documents issued to DDR's notorious internal secret
police force.
Stasi Decorations and Memorabilia subtitled "A
Collector's Guide", VOLUME 2,
by Ralph Pickard, c. 2012, in English. Big format hard cover
with d/j, this 599 pp 2nd volume is even bigger and better
illustrated than the first. The book covers foreign awards to
Stasi operatives including Soviet Orders and KGB badges,
uniforms and rank structure of DDR MfS State Security schools
and uniformed Stasi military units, East German youth and
sports organizations affiliated with Stasi, Felix Dzerzhinsky
memorabilia and much, much more.
Only 750 copies in print, each copy is individually numbered.
This book may soon become an out of print collectible in its
own right!
Stasi Decorations and Memorabilia, VOLUME III by
Ralph Pickard, c. 2018, in English. Large format hard cover
with d/j, this 318-page book is even better illustrated
than
the previous two volumes ! The photos and
amount of information in it are simply mind-boggling. Its
focus is cooperation between Stasi and State Security services
of other Eastern Bloc countries; consequently, it shows many
award groups issued to state security officers of Warsaw Pact
that include DDR decorations and medals. The book also
contains a number of Stasi documents, badges and non-portable
awards that did not appear in the previous books, as well as
rare photos of MfS special operations units during their
training. There are only 750 copies in print, so this amazing
reference guide may soon become an out-of-print collectible in
its own right!
The Orders and Medals of the Mongolian People's Republic
(1924-1992) , Khuujii Urnukh, 2010, Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia. In English; 272 pp, softcover. Large 8 1/4" x 11
3/8" format. The text is filled with previously unknown
information. It brings the collecting of Mongolian awards to a
whole new level by covering the varieties of each
order and medal. Highly recommended!
Military and Civil Awards of the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK) , Warren Sessler and Paul
McDaniel, 2009. ENGLISH text, 406 pages, large 12" x 9" x 1
6/8" thick hardcover format with dust jacket. Highly
recommended!