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02-02-2005, 03:07 AM | #11 | |
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I found the pictures of this interesting looking book from one russian dealer's site. I am also looking to get one. Regards Jussi-Pekka |
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02-26-2005, 09:20 AM | #12 |
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A very quality book, nicely done with lots of good information for Russian speakers. Much of the first-rate information is directly from the State and mint archives and museums.
The book asserts that there were only three types of screwback Lenins, the "Tractor", "Gold Head", and the "Platinum" and disregards McDaniel's "Silver Head" classification. He produces documentation between the Secretariat and Leningrad Mint complaining about the irregularity of appearance of produced Lenins. At the end of the day,there are still Silver Heads AND Gold Heads, but the author chose to group them into one classification, the "Gold Head". I purchased the book today and it wasn't cheap - $60. Very expensive when you consider it's only about one order (Lenin) and a few pages dedicated to the Order of Stalin prototypes. I would recommend this book only for diehards (that being said, probably most of you reading this posting) or those that can afford several orders of Lenin. Let me qualify my statements on the utility of the book. The color photos of the awards and their magnified images are beautiful and nicely done. The book also includes lots of peripheral material photos and textual information, BUT in my opinion the actual utility and value of the book plummets for those who are not Russian-language readers. Take that into account when purchasing the book. Last edited by CtahhR; 02-20-2014 at 03:25 PM. |
02-27-2005, 12:52 PM | #13 |
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I just got my copy of this book at the SOS this weekend as I wanted something to read in the airport. Unfortunately, I'm not a fluent Russian reader, but I could make out a good bit to figure out what was going on. The pictures are very nice - probably the best part of the book. I paid $70 for my copy, and while it's nice to own and look at, I'm not sure of how much I'll really use it since most of the awards in the book are now exceedingly out of my price range. :cry: If you have the money though, it's a nice book and I recommend it. Though, as desantnik says, if you can't read Cyrillc, I'd probably steer clear of it unless you just want it for the pictures (which are GOOD!)
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