Russia: Links and Other References

Acknowledgements

Yuri Yashnev, who has been most generous in sharing information and pictures even as new decorations are instituted; Dave Devine (Rusty Knight) for his kind permission to use any of his images, Emmanuel Halleaux and Dudley Wall, generous as ever, and David Ashley Pritchard who has sent many pictures of Imperial Russian awards.

Grateful thanks to Spink & Son, who have allowed the use of images from their catalogue.

Links

Russian Federation - State Decorations of Russia - site is in Russian, but includes illustrations and regulations for current Russian awards.

Yuri Yashnev - For Merit: Russia - includes Imperial Russia, the Russian Federation and more.

Lucasz Gaszewski - IEPE Orders and Medals of the Russian Federation

David Devine - Rusty Knight: Russian Medals and Rusty Knight: Soviet Medals, all from his personal collection.

Russianmilitaria.com - a fine dealer site with an excellent range of Russian material.

Arthur G. Bates Soviet Military Awards - an awesome and authoritative collection of information.

Oldrich Andrysek - Soviet Medals and Orders - a well-constructed site with some fine information & pictures.

Ed Maier - Red Army Militaria - dealer specialising in the orders and medals of the Soviet Union. He also supplies Soviet badges and propaganda posters and Imperial Russian items. Most items are illustrated.

Andrew Kuznetsov USSR Orders and Medals - this site is in Russian, but even if you cannot read it, the illustrations are beautiful.

CollectRussia - a dealer specialising in the 'Communist bloc', well-illustrated and comprehensive sales lists.

M. Andersson - Medals and Orders of the USSR.

Jeremy Newman - Jeremy's Medals: USSR

Eric Bush - Ribbons of the Soviet Union

Dimitri Markov (Medal Dealer) - Coins and Medals - items for sale

Antonio Prieto Barrio - Ribbons of the Russian Federation - Page 1 - Page 2 - Page 3 - Page 4 - Page 5

Antonio Prieto Barrio - Ribbons of Imperial Russia - Page 1 - Page 2

Russian Glory - site covering all aspects of Soviet awards, including recipient research and sales

Text References

O. Kuznetsov Departmental Medals of the Ministry of Defence 2000. 2000.

Guy Stair Sainty & Rafal Heydel-Mankoo (Eds) World Orders of Knighthood and Merit Burke's Peerage and Gentry, 2006.

Page last updated: 12 July 2008