Teykovo may be a small Russian town but it plays a big role in defending the country; it’s home to the Teykovo Missile Division, the military unit devoted to maintaining and operating Russia’s nuclear deterrent.
It’s where Russia’s latest mobile missile systems, including the Topol-m – known to NATO as “Sickle”, are put through their paces and the missile regiment soldiers are trained.
RTD’s correspondent is given unique access to the formerly classified facility. He even gets the chance to drive an enormous MAZ missile carrier.
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Movement:
Automatic movement with a safety device keeping the spring safe from overwinding;
Scale: 12 hrs;
Date calendar of instant action;
Height 1/4 inch (6.3 mm);
31 ruby jewels;
Shock-resistant balance;
Totally wound movement run not less than 31 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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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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Details
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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Movement:
24 mm caliber sensitive movement with a central second hand;
Scale: 12 hrs;
Height 5/32 inch (3.7 mm);
17 ruby jewels;
Shock-resistant balance;
Totally wound movement run not less than 38 hrs.Around the clock-face there is a bezel (lunette) – a rotating pointed ring. It is designed to pinpoint the time. By diving tradition, the last 20 minutes of the lunette are red – the signal to float to the surface.
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Black beret – the uniform headgear of the Marines of the USSR and Russia Navy.
Nickname – “Black Death”, the motto: “Where we are, there the victory is!”
Black is the official color of the Marines’ uniform since 1963.
The beret is worn with the cockade of 32 faceted rays and the Admiralty anchor entwined with a rope, and the special hallmark of a red triangular flag with a small golden anchor.
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Blue beret – the uniform headgear of the USSR and Russian Airborne Troops (VDV).
The blue color is a symbol of honor and fidelity. Along with the green, the blue is the traditional color of Airborne Troops, the both symbolizing readiness and ability to fight on the ground and in the air.
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Bashlyk is a part of the Adyghe (Circassian) warrior’s ammunition.
A hood with long blades made out of double-folded piece of cloth. The blades are wound around the neck, like a scarf. They can also cover the face from bad weather, or if you wish to remain unrecognized.
When riding horseback, bashlyk’s blades are wrapped around the neck with the ends dangling back. In good weather, bashlyk hangs on the shoulders, fastened with a cord, with its hood and blades lowered back.The long end of the hood is edged with durable protective tape.
The Bashlyk hood has not lost its relevance in the modern urban environment being a fashionable removable hood, and as an indispensable article of a traveler’s, hunter’s or fisherman’s garment. It protects from rain, cold and sun.
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A metal buckle (thin brass) of the waist belt of the ranks, non-commissioned officers of the Soviet Army and military students.*
* Note: on all the photographs the image of the buckle is presented in the “storage and transport” condition (conservation in wax paper), since in the mode of use the surface of the buckle is polished to a high gloss and does not allow to make pictures because of the high specular reflection.
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A metal buckle (thin brass) of the waist belt of the ranks, non-commissioned officers of the Soviet Navy and military students.*
* Note: on all the photographs the image of the buckle is presented in the “storage and transport” condition (conservation in wax paper), since in the mode of use the surface of the buckle is polished to a high gloss and does not allow to make pictures because of the high specular reflection.
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A metal buckle (thin brass) of the waist belt of the ranks, non-commissioned officers of the Russian Army and military students.*
* Note: on all the photographs the image of the buckle is presented in the “storage and transport” condition (conservation in wax paper), since in the mode of use the surface of the buckle is polished to a high gloss and does not allow to make pictures because of the high specular reflection.
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A metal buckle (thin brass) of the waist belt of the ranks, non-commissioned officers of the Russian Navy (VMF) and naval students.*
* Note: on all the photographs the image of the buckle is presented in the “storage and transport” condition (conservation in wax paper), since in the mode of use the surface of the buckle is polished to a high gloss and does not allow to make pictures because of the high specular reflection.
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