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"Awards and Badges of the White Armies and Governments of the Russian Civil War, 1917-1922" A Rudichenko, 2008, Moscow. Hardcover, Second and Greatly Expanded Edition, Russian text, 493 pp, large format, 11 1/2" by 8 3/4", over 1 3/8" thick. The first edition of this title has been out of print and collectors who missed that volume should take immediate note of this greatly expanded version. Among the sources for the fundamental research that went into this title were museums, archives and large private collections both in Russia and abroad. Consequently, this book provides a great amount of previously unpublished historical information such as award requirements and decrees. Organized by regions (South, North & Northwest, North, and East), this book expands upon the earlier book with more details, more facts, and more photos - there are over seventy more pages in this edition than were in the first! Frankly, the most outstanding features of this book are the magnified close-up color photos of excellent quality. Unlike the references from decades ago on awards of the White Armies that featured only drawings or out of focus photographs, this book contains beautiful photos of the largest number of secondary and commemorative awards, badges of distinction and award documents. This volume is a truly encyclopedic coverage of the new awards that were created by the White Armies!Because the book is written from the standpoint of a collector, it has such useful features as highly detailed descriptions of individual pieces, with precise sizes. Last but not least is a review of fakes and badges of dubious origin - which includes interesting commentary on post war badges created by veterans as commemoratives, not to deceive collectors. In the addendum are a list of the White Army awards organized by the region and an extremely handy name index. Outstanding resource for the militaria collector or historian. Highly recommended! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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2009 Reprint,updated,printed ""on demand"" - Bahrain Foreign Policy and Government Guide (Russian Regional Investment and Business Library) ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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When Lenin and his fellow Bolsheviks seized power in 1917 they sought to scrap the existing structures of government and substitute new ones based on Marxist principles. This book attempts a detailed account of their efforts to create a socialist 'cabinet' (Sovnarkom), to elaborate effective machinery and methods of operation, and to use it to govern the country. It examines what kind of people were appointed to Sovnarkom and who chose them. It shows how elements of the pre-revolutionary system of government were taken over along with former ministerial officials. Sovnarkom was headed by Lenin and this helped to ensure its early pre-dominance. Nonetheless it was gradually overshadowed by the Party Central Committee and Politburo, and the book seeks to explain why this happened and why Lenin's efforts to reverse the process failed. The book throws important light on the origins of the Soviet system of government. ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: John Murray; Publication date: 1907; Subjects: Russia; Jews; History / Jewish; History / Europe / Russia ... Read more

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2009 Reprint,updated,printed ""on demand"" - Azerbaijan Foreign Policy and Government Guide (Russian Regional Investment and Business Library) ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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