Red or White?

medals73 · 08-24-2011, 04:10 PM

Are these boys Red or White? (I have my guess, but I'd like to hear from the experts.) Close-up on one guy and his kitty who, we must hope, wasn't destined for the cooking pot.

***desantnik*** · 08-24-2011, 04:45 PM

The oval insignia on kitty man and his neighbor's head gear looks White to me.

Will · 08-30-2011, 07:24 AM

That was my thought as well. Many of the individuals in the group appear to be displaying an oval cockade on their headgear which I am presuming is the Imperial cockade.

medals73 · 08-30-2011, 09:03 AM

Thanks, that was my guess. I presume this means things don't bode well for pussy.

Will · 08-30-2011, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by medals73

Thanks, that was my guess. I presume this means things don't bode well for pussy.

Nyet.
What you cannot tell from the photo is that the kitty is Felix Furzhinsky, a Chekist agent.
Kitty survived and was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of the RFSR.

Jeffrey Meffert · 08-30-2011, 02:14 PM

I agree that the oval cockades probably mark these gents as czarist or white army. Also the epaulets on some of there coats; those were removed by red soldiers lest they end up nailed to their shoulders by some Chekist.
As for the cat, cats tend to be politically neutral and are for whoever is supplying the food.

medals73 · 08-30-2011, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffrey Meffert

As for the cat, cats tend to be politically neutral and are for whoever is supplying the food.

Hitler liked dogs and, well . . .

Lenin and Cat - YouTube

08-24-2011, 04:45 PM	#2
*desantnik* Forum Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Eurasia Posts: 2,341	Re: Red or White? The oval insignia on kitty man and his neighbor's head gear looks White to me.

08-30-2011, 07:24 AM	#3
Will Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 236	Re: Red or White? That was my thought as well. Many of the individuals in the group appear to be displaying an oval cockade on their headgear which I am presuming is the Imperial cockade.

08-30-2011, 09:03 AM	#4
medals73 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Earth, most of the time Posts: 2,016	Re: Red or White? Thanks, that was my guess. I presume this means things don't bode well for pussy.

08-30-2011, 02:14 PM	#6
Jeffrey Meffert Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA Age: 68 Posts: 640	Re: Red or White? I agree that the oval cockades probably mark these gents as czarist or white army. Also the epaulets on some of there coats; those were removed by red soldiers lest they end up nailed to their shoulders by some Chekist. As for the cat, cats tend to be politically neutral and are for whoever is supplying the food.

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