Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich (April 22, 1870 –January 21, 1924) was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political ideologist.
Since 1917 he served as the leader of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, and then concurrently, from 1922 up to his death, as the leader of the USSR.
Lenin followed the Marx ideology, which was greatly completed by his own thoughts, which became known as Leninism. Thus the combination of Marxism and Leninism became the official ideological basis of the USSR.
Born to a wealthy middle-class family in Simbirsk (now Ulyanovsk), Lenin became keen in revolutionary leftist politics due to his brother’s execution in 1887. Briefly attending the University of Kazan, he was ejected for his involvement in anti-Tsarist protests, and devoted the following years to gaining a degree in law and to radical politics.
In 1893 he moved to St. Petersburg, entered the League of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class and soon became its senior member.
Charged with sedition and exiled to Siberia for three years, he married Nadezhda Krupskaya, and fled to Western Europe, where he by turns lived in Germany, England and Switzerland.
He returned Russia only in 1917, after the February Revolution resulted in the Tsar’s overthrow and the empowerment of the Stop-Gap Government.
Being the leader of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, he took a leading role in managing the October Revolution in 1917, during which the Stop-Gap Government was overthrown.
After the Revolution, the Bolsheviks, leaded by Lenin established the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic – the world’s first constitutionally socialist state.
Immediately afterwards, Lenin issued the Decree on Land, according to which all estates and crown lands were transferred to the Workers’ Soviets.
Faced with the threat of the German invasion, he issued the Decree of Peace, which led to Russia’s immediate unilateral exit from the World War I.
In March 1921 Lenin proclaimed the New Economic Policy, a system of state capitalism that started the process of industrialization and recovery from the aftermath of the Russian Civil War, but represented a major departure from the Bolsheviks’ previous approach to running the Republic.
In 1922 Lenin became the leader of the USSR, which united the territories of the former Russian Empire.
After his death in 1924, Marxism–Leninism developed into a variety of philosophical doctrines, namely Stalinism, Trotskyism and Maoism.
Nowadays there are several conflicting perceptions of Lenin’s personality and his role in history. Calumniators have pigeonholed him a dictator whose governing oversaw a huge set of human rights abuses. But his followers have withstood these attacks referring to the limitations on his power and have promoted him as the leader of the world’s working class.
At any rate, Lenin, his thoughts and ideas, had a tremendous influence on the global Communist movement, and he remains one of the most powerful thinkers and politicians of the 20th century.
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The cockade with the “Red Star” emblem was intended to be worn on a military headdress (garrison cap, panama hat, or beret) by the junior leaders of recruitment, the rank and file soldiers and sailors, cadets of military schools, Suvorov military and Nakhimov naval cadets.
The cockade is a five-pointed star with the hammer and sickle.
The cockade is fastened with a clamper (or “the barbs”). The method of painting – cold enamel.
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The tiny lapel pin badge of the servicemen of the Special Purpose Detachment of the Interior Troops of Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD).
The emblem stands for the years of glorious fighting history. Initially it belonged to the first created in the USSR special actions group “Vityaz” (Knight-errant). The fist over the machine gun shortly and clearly shows force and confidence. Further this emblem was borrowed by the majority of the special forces detachments.
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The ID pin badge of the operatives and soldiers of the Police Riot Squad Special is to be attached to the upper garment and a special outfit: body armor, individual tactical load-bearing vest.
The pin badge is a goldish metal star of twelve rounded points formed by the beams radiating from the center of convex polished rays.
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The chest pin badge (insignia) of the servicemen of the 3rd Separate Special Purpose Brigade of Belorussian Interior Troops.
The symbol of the Brigade is the lynx – a Belorussian forester. It is a slick, fast, accurate and at the same time cunning and clever beast. Obviously, Belarusian commandos and consider themselves the owners of the same qualities.
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The Sterkh (Siberian Crane) is a kind of white cranes nesting in the North of Russia. The Sterkh Kizlyar Knives series have co-opted the nobility and gliding lines of the bird.
The three models of the knife differ from each other only in the length of the blade. Sterkh-1 is the shortest one. Its blade’s length is 4 25/32 inch (121 mm).
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The Russian word “Egerskiy” means “made for huntsmen, foresters, or hunters”.
A huntsman’s knife is considered a solid cleaver, used for skinning big game, applying chopping blows, removing the tusks and separating antlers.
The Egerskiy Kizlyar Knife, as the name implies, is ideal for work in the wood. Its concise rigorous look has much to their liking.
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A kind of the Kizlyar Egerskiy Knife with anti-reflective covering. The handle is made of Elastron G – a mixture of plastic and rubber. The form of the entire structure is concise, without any excessive bendings. The handle is reliable and warm to hand.
The Russian word “Egerskiy” means “made for huntsmen, foresters, or hunters”.
A huntsman’s knife is considered a solid cleaver, used for skinning big game, applying chopping blows, removing the tusks and separating antlers.
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Movement:
24 mm caliber sensitive movement with a central second hand;
Scale: 12 hrs;
Date calendar of instant action;
Height 5/32 inch (4.14 mm);
17 ruby jewels;
Shock-resistant balance;
Totally wound movement run not less than 36 hrs.The hands, clock-face, elements of decoration are covered with phosphor paint accumulating light (superluminova), allowing to see the watch in any conditions, including in the dark.
Similar watch: Vostok Komandirskie 431296.
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Movement:
24 mm caliber sensitive movement with a central second hand;
Scale: 12 hrs;
Date calendar of instant action;
Height 5/32 inch (4.14 mm);
17 ruby jewels;
Shock-resistant balance;
Totally wound movement run not less than 36 hrs.The hands, clock-face, elements of decoration are covered with phosphor paint accumulating light (superluminova), allowing to see the watch in any conditions, including in the dark.
Similar watch: Vostok Komandirskie 439646.
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Movement:
24 mm caliber sensitive movement with a central second hand;
Scale: 12 hrs;
Date calendar of instant action;
Height 5/32 inch (4.14 mm);
17 ruby jewels;
Shock-resistant balance;
Totally wound movement run not less than 36 hrs.The hands, clock-face, elements of decoration are covered with phosphor paint accumulating light (superluminova), allowing to see the watch in any conditions, including in the dark.
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Chalk natural Belgorod. The structure is dry, crisp and rich smells of damp.
Chalk natural sawn Belgorod is 100% natural. The chalk contains a large amount of calcium that is essential for the strength of each person’s bones, and especially – for the body of a young mom and her unborn baby. Belgorod chalk moderately hard, after chewing melts in your mouth. It has the legendary classic chalky taste.
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