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A Red Army soldier wearing a budenovka in 1926. A budenovka (Russian: будёновка, romanized: budyonovka, IPA: [bʊˈdʲɵnəfkə]) is a distinctive type of hat, an archetypal part of the Communist military uniforms of the Russian Civil War following the Russian Revolution (1917–1922) and later conflicts.
This official insignia took the form of a red cloth star (11 cm in diameter) with a black border (printed with ink) near the inner edge and a black hammer and sickle (also ink) above the left cuff (centred 12.5 cm above the cuff): under this star would be one to four triangles (4 cm a side), squares (3 cm a side), or diamonds (3.5 cm height and ...
Personnel designated to command a military unit of any size were named "red commander" (Russian: красный командир, krasnyi komandir abbreviated краском; kraskom); the same day the army was created, a red cloth star on the left sleeve was introduced to identify such leaders. [12]
A red five-pointed star A New Year tree with a red star in front of a church cupola in Volokolamsk, Russia, 2010.. A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century.
The Order of the Red Star (Russian: Орден Красной Звезды, romanized: Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 1930 [ 1 ] but its statute was only defined in decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the ...
The five-pointed star became a Russian military symbol as a result of its importation from socialist heraldry during the Red Army period. The black and orange ovals are directly an importation of the Russian Empire's cockade. The rays are from the Soviet cockade, however, were occasionally part of Imperial uniforms.
In 2013, the insignia of an army general now included the marshal's star, surmounted by a red star in a wreath. [citation needed] In Spring 2013, the warrant officer ranks, which had been removed as a result of the 2008 Russian military reform, were reinstated. [5]
Awarded to soldiers, sailors, sergeants and petty officers of KGB Border Troops, or to other soldiers urgently enlisted in assisting the Border Troops, for exemplary performance of duties in the protection of the state border of the USSR, skillful actions to apprehend violators of the border, for displaying courage, perseverance, endurance, excellent performance in combat and political ...