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Defected to the U.S.S.R.: 13 Sep 2016, 20:26 New Comrade (Say hi & be nice to me!)  13 Sep 2016, 20:41
13 Sep 2016, 22:11
Hello Christof the Red !
What you've got there is an imitation gold Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR (Russian abbreviation ГТО 'GTO') pin. They're not worth much in monetary terms (no more than 1USD here in Russia), but there is a proud history behind them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_for ... f_the_USSR Your pin is based on standards set after 1972 (see the wiki article). Below you can see the different medals given out based on a person's GTO level: http://www.ljpoisk.ru/archive/9367234.html Fun fact: two years ago Putin restored the GTO, complete with the old name. I swear the guy's got big time nostalgia for the Soviet Union everywhere except where it counts most (the economy, the political establishment). "The thing about capitalism is that it sounds awful on paper and is horrendous in practice. Communism sounds wonderful on paper and when it was put into practice it was done pretty well for what they had to work with." -MiG
Soviet cogitations: 2
Defected to the U.S.S.R.: 13 Sep 2016, 20:26 New Comrade (Say hi & be nice to me!) 13 Sep 2016, 22:42
Awesome, thanks for the help! I've been trying to identify this pin since 2009. Knowing what I know now, I will wear it proudly.
14 Sep 2016, 21:23
No problem! Welcome to the site!
"The thing about capitalism is that it sounds awful on paper and is horrendous in practice. Communism sounds wonderful on paper and when it was put into practice it was done pretty well for what they had to work with." -MiG
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