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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”City of Gorky”. Now known as Nizhny Novgorod. Nizhny Novgorod colloquially shortened to Nizhny, formerly known as Gorky (1932–1990), is the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and the Volga Federal District. With a population of over 1.2 million residents, up to roughly 1.7 million residents in the urban agglomeration. Nizhny Novgorod is the sixth-largest city in Russia, the second-most populous city on the Volga, as well as the Volga Federal District. It is an important economic, transportation, scientific, educational and cultural center in Russia and the vast Volga-Vyatka economic region, and is the main center of river tourism in Russia. In the historic part of the city there are many universities, theaters, museums and churches.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Saratov”. Saratov is the largest city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River. As of the 2010 Census, Saratov had a population of 837,900, making it the 17th-largest city in Russia by population. Saratov is 389 km from Volgograd, 442 km from Samara, and 858 km southeast of Moscow.
During World War II, Saratov was a station on the north–south Volzhskaya Rokada, a specially designated military railroad supplying troops, ammunition and supplies to Stalingrad. In 1942-1943 the city was bombed by German aircraft. The main target was the Kirov oil refinery, which was heavily bombarded, seriously damaging the installation and destroying 80% of its plant and temporarily interrupting its work. The Luftwaffe was able to destroy all the fuel stock at bases in Saratov and eliminate the oil plant in the city.
Until the end of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet authorities designated Saratov a “closed city”; off-limits to all foreigners due to its military importance as the site of a vital facility manufacturing military aircraft.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Ryazan”. Ryazan is the largest city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, 196 kilometers (122 mi) southeast of Moscow. Ryazan is among the oldest cities of Russia. As of the 2010 Census, Ryazan had a population of 524,927 making it the 33rd most populated city in Russia, and the 4th most populated in Central Russia after Moscow, Voronezh, and Yaroslavl.
During World War II, Ryazan was repeatedly bombed by German Luftwaffe. Immediately after the war, rapid development of the city began, and it became a major industrial, scientific, and military center of the European part of Russia. On October 19, 1960 a petroleum refinery produced its first gasoline.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Pyatigorsk”. Pyatigorsk is a city in Stavropol Krai, Russia located on the Podkumok River. Population: 142,511 (2010 Census).
The writings of the 14th-century Arabian traveler Ibn Battuta included the earliest known mention of mineral springs. Peter the Great (reigned 1682-1725) fostered the earliest scientific study of them, but the information collected on his expedition has not survived. Interest revived at the end of the 18th century with the foundation of the first Russian settlement (Konstantinogorskaya fortress), erected at Mt. Mashuk in 1780.
The value of the Caucasian mineral waters led to the construction of a resort in 1803, and studies of their medical properties began thereafter: on April 24, Alexander I signed a decree which made the mineral waters state property. Many settlements developed near the springs.
During World War II the German Wehrmacht temporarily occupied Pyatigorsk. The Einsatzkommando 12 of Einsatzgruppe D had its headquarters in Pyatigorsk in 1942. The German occupation resulted in the killing of many Jewish inhabitants of the region.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Sharya”. Sharya is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vetluga River 330 kilometers (210 mi) northeast of Kostroma, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 23,681 (2010 Census). It was founded in 1906 and granted town status in 1938.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Lyubim”. Lyubim is a town and the administrative center of Lyubimsky District in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located by the Obnora River (a tributary of the Kostroma River). Population: 5,555 (2010 Census). Known since 1546, it was granted town status in 1777.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Medyn”. Medyn is a town and the administrative center of Medynsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Medynka River (Oka basin), 60 kilometers (37 mi) northwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,300 (2010 Census).
It was first mentioned in 1386, when it passed from the Principality of Smolensk to the Grand Duchy of Moscow. The village of Medynskoye was granted town status in 1776.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Novokuznetsk”. Novokuznetsk is a city in Kemerovo Oblast in south-western Siberia, Russia. It is the second largest city in the oblast, after Kemerovo. It had a population of 547,904 as of the 2010 Census. It was previously known as Kuznetsk until 1931, and as Stalinsk until 1961.
Founded in 1618 by men from Tomsk as a Cossack ostrog (fort) on the Tom River, it was initially called Kuznetsky ostrog. It became the seat of Kuznetsky Uyezd in 1622. Kuznetsk (Кузне́цк) was granted town status in 1689.
Joseph Stalin’s rapid industrialization of the Soviet Union transformed the sleepy town into a major coal mining and industrial center in the 1930s. It merged with Sad Gorod in 1931. In 1931–1932, the city was known as Novokuznetsk and between 1932 and 1961 as Stalinsk , after Stalin.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Stravopol”. Stavropol is a city and the administrative centre of Stavropol Krai, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 398,539. It was known as Voroshilovsk until January 12, 1943.
During the Russian Civil War the city changed hands several times and finally was captured by the Red Army from the Volunteer Army of general Anton Denikin on February 29, 1920. The city was renamed Voroshilovsk on May 5, 1935, after Kliment Voroshilov, but the original name was restored in 1943. The Great Patriotic War took a heavy toll on the city and between August 3, 1942 and January 21, 1943 Stavropol was occupied by the Germans and its airport was used as a base for the Luftwaffe (German air force) to bomb Soviet oil supplies in Grozny. The city was liberated by the Soviet Army in January, 1943. Since 1946, natural gas has been extracted near the city; later on, a pipeline to supply Moscow was built.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Dorogobuzh”. Dorogobuzh is a historic town and the administrative center of Dorogobuzhsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. Population: 10,720 (2010 Census).
Dorogobuzh was occupied by the German Army during World War II first from October 5, 1941 to February 15, 1942 (when it was liberated by three partisan detachments and some Soviet troops), then again from June 7, 1942 to September 1, 1943.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Nizhneudinsk”. Nizhneudinsk is a town and the administrative center of Nizhneudinsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 36,999 (2010 Census).
It was founded in 1648 and granted town status in 1783.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Lipetsk”. Lipetsk is a city and the administrative center of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Voronezh River in the Don basin, 438 kilometers (272 mi) southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 508,887.
Lipetsk was first mentioned in the 13th century chronicles. The name means “Linden city” and is cognate with Leipzig and Liepāja. In 1284, the city was destroyed by the Mongols.
The foundation of the modern city dates back to 1703, when Peter the Great ordered construction of a cast iron factory in Lipetsk near the iron ore deposits for making artillery shells. On September 27, 1779, Lipetsk was granted town status.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Serpukhov”. Serpukhov is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Oka and the Nara Rivers, 99 kilometers (62 mi) south from Moscow. It has a population of 125 473 (2021). In modern times, Serpukhov has become a local industrial center with textile, mechanical engineering, furniture, and paper-producing industries.In WWII there were some fierce battles.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Yefremov”. Yefremov is a town and the administrative center of Yefremovsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia. Population: 42,350 (2010 Census). It was founded in 1637 as a fortress defending the southern borders of the Tsardom of Russia. It was granted town status in 1777.
Yefremov was occupied by the German Army briefly during World War II. The occupation lasted from November 23 to December 13, 1941. A Soviet Air Force facility, Yefremov air base, was constructed east of the town during the Cold War.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Yalta”. Yalta is a resort city on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea. Population: 78,171 (2021).
The city is located on the site of the ancient Greek colony of Yalita. It is said to have been founded by the Greek settlers who were looking for a safe shore on which to land. It is situated on a deep bay facing south towards the Black Sea, surrounded by the mountain range Ai-Petri.
During the 20th century Yalta was the principal holiday resort of the Soviet Union. In 1920, Vladimir Lenin issued a decree “On the Use of Crimea for the Medical Treatment of the Working People” which endorsed the region’s transformation from a fairly exclusive resort area into a recreation facility for tired proletarians. The town came to worldwide attention in 1945 when the Yalta Conference between the “Big Three” powers (Soviet Union, the United States and the United Kingdom) was held at the Livadia Palace.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Maloyaroslavets”. Maloyaroslavets is a town and the administrative center of Maloyaroslavetsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Luzha River (Oka’s basin). Population: 30,392 (2010 Census).
It was founded in the late 14th century by Vladimir the Bold and named Yaroslavets after his son Yaroslav. In 1485, the town was annexed by the Grand Duchy of Moscow and renamed Maloyaroslavets. During the French invasion of Russia, the Battle of Maloyaroslavets took place near this town on October 12 of 1812.
A number of fierce battles were also fought near Maloyaroslavets during the Battle of Moscow in 1941–1942. The town was under German occupation from 18 October 1941 until 2 January 1942. It was liberated by troops of the Western Front of the Red Army.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Bryansk”. Bryansk is a city and the administrative center of Bryansk Oblast, Russia, situated on the River Desna, 379 kilometers (235 mi) southwest of Moscow. Population: 415,721 (2010 Census).
In 1918 the Belarusian People’s Republic claimed Bryansk, but Bolshevik forces took the town in 1919. During World War II the German Wehrmacht captured Bryansk and encircled the Soviet 3rd,13th and 50th armies. The town remained under Axis occupation from October 6, 1941 to September 17, 1943, with the city left heavily damaged by fighting.
About 60,000 Soviet partisans were active in and around Bryansk, inflicting heavy losses on the German army. In 1944, soon after its liberation, Bryansk became the administrative center of Bryansk Oblast.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Ufa”. Ufa is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Bashkortostan in Russia with a population of over 1 million residents, up to 1.4 million residents in the urban agglomeration. Ufa is the eleventh-most populous city in Russia, and the fourth-most populous city in the Volga Federal District.
During World War II, following eastward Soviet retreat in 1941, the Abwehr operated in Ufa, 1941–1943, some German infiltration, occurred in espionage, many industrial enterprises of the western parts of the Soviet Union were evacuated to Ufa. The city also became the wartime seat of the Soviet Ukrainian government.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Veliky Ustyug”.
Veliky Ustyug is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located in the northeast of the oblast at the confluence of the Sukhona and Yug Rivers. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 31,665.
Veliky Ustyug has a great historical significance and was one of the major cities of the Russian North. It preserved some of the past urban structure and many of the architectural monuments. It has lost its former leading role and is nowadays mostly known for tourism.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Dzhankoi”.
Dzhankoi is a town of regional significance in the north of the Crimea. It also serves as administrative centre of Dzhankoi Raion although it is not a part of the raion (district). Population: 38,622 (2014 Census). In the city there are many types of industrial factories, some of which are: automobile, reinforced concrete, fabric, meat, and others. Dzhankoi also contains professional technical schools.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Chita”. Chita is a city and the administrative center of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the Trans-Siberian Railway route, roughly 900 kilometers (560 mi) east of Irkutsk.
Pyotr Beketov’s Cossacks founded Chita in 1653. When Richard Maack visited the city in 1855, he saw a wooden town, with one, also wooden, church. He estimated Chita’s population at under 1,000, but predicted that the city would soon experience fast growth, due to the upcoming annexation of the Amur valley by Russia. It was occupied by the Japanese military from 1918 to 1922 as part of the Siberian intervention.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Menzelinsk”. Menzelinsk is a town and the administrative center of Menzelinsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Menzelya River near its confluence with the Kama, 292 kilometers (181 mi) from the republic’s capital of Kazan. Population: 16,476 (2010 Census).
It was founded in 1584-1586 and was granted town status in 1781, when it was a part of Ufa Governorate. Menzelinsk Fair was a notable event in the 19th century and in the beginning of the 20th century.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Irkutsk”. Irkutsk is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is the 25th largest city in Russia by population, the 5th largest in the Siberian Federal District, and one of the largest cities in Siberia.
During the Russian Civil War, which broke out after the October Revolution, Irkutsk became the site of many furious, bloody clashes between the “White movement” and the “Bolsheviks”, known as the “Reds”. In 1920, Aleksandr Kolchak, the once-feared commander of the largest contingent of anti-Bolshevik forces, was executed in Irkutsk. This effectively destroyed the anti-Bolshevik resistance.
During the communist years, the industrialization of Irkutsk and Siberia in general was strongly encouraged. The large Irkutsk Reservoir was built on the Angara River between 1950 and 1959 in order to generate hydroelectric power and facilitate industrial development.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Cheboksary”.
Cheboksary is the capital city of Chuvashia, Russia and a port on the Volga River.
Cheboksary was first mentioned in written sources in 1469, when Russian soldiers passed here on their way to the Khanate of Kazan
In 1555, the Russians built a fortress and established a settlement here. In 1625, there were 458 soldiers quartered in Cheboksary, and in 1646 there were 661 males living in the settlement. At the end of the 17th century, Cheboksary was regarded as a major commercial city of the Volga region, and in 1781 it was granted town status. In the beginning of the 19th century the population was about 5500, the town had a sawmill and several small manufactures.
In the beginning of the 20th century, 5,100 people lived in Cheboksary. In 1965, the population was 163,000.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Verkhneuralsk”. Verkhneuralsk is a town and the administrative center of Verkhneuralsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the upper streams of the Ural River, 230 kilometers (140 mi) southwest of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 9,457 (2010 Census).

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Buzuluk”. Buzuluk is a town in Orenburg Region, Russia, located on the Samara, Buzuluk, and Domashka Rivers, 246 kilometers (153 mi) northwest of Orenburg and 170 kilometers (110 mi) southeast of Samara. Population: 82,904 (2010 Census).
It was founded in 1736 as the fortress of Buzulukskaya on the Samara River near the mouth of the Buzuluk River along Russia’s southern frontier. It was later moved to its current place near the source of the Domashka River. It was granted town status in 1781.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Okhotsk”. Okhotsk is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Okhotsky District of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located at the mouth of the Okhota River on the Sea of Okhotsk. Population: 4,215 (2010 Census).
Okhotsk was of some military importance during the Russian Civil War, when the White army generals Vasily Rakitin and Anatoly Pepelyayev used it as their place of arms in the Far East. Okhotsk was also a launch site of sounding rockets between 1981 and 2005. The rockets reached altitudes of up to 1,000 km. The importance and population of Okhotsk sharply declined following the demise of the Soviet Union.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Monchegorsk”. Monchegorsk is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kola Peninsula, 145 kilometers (90 mi) south of Murmansk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 45,361 (2010 Census).

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Volgograd”, also known as Stalingrad.
Volgograd (namd Stalingrad between 1925-1961) is the largest city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The city lies on the western bank of the Volga, covering an area of 859.4 square kilometres (331.8 square miles), with a population of over 1 million residents. Volgograd is the fifteenth-largest city in Russia.
During World War II, the Axis forces attacked the city, leading to the Battle of Stalingrad, one of the largest and bloodiest battles in the history of warfare. On 10 November 1961, Nikita Khrushchev’s administration changed the name of the city to Volgograd. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the city became the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast.
Known locally as the “Hero City”, Volgograd today is the site of The Motherland Calls, an 85-meter high statue dedicated to the heroes of the battle, which is the tallest statue in Europe, as well as the tallest statue of a woman in the world. The city has many tourist attractions, such as museums, sandy beaches, and a self-propelled floating church.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky”. Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky is a town and the administrative center of Nizhneilimsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located 478 kilometers (297 mi) north of Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 26,079 (2010 Census).
It was founded in 1948, in connection with the beginning of exploitation of the iron deposits at Zheleznaya Gora (Iron Mountain). It was initially named Korshunikha , after prospector Shestak Korshunov who had discovered the Iron Mountain in the 17th century.
It was granted urban-type settlement status in the 1950s, after a period of growth following the construction of the western section of the Baikal–Amur Mainline, and renamed Zheleznogorsk (Iron Mountain Town). With the completion of a major ore processing plant, town status was granted in 1965 under the present name, the suffix “Ilimsky” added to differentiate from other towns of the same name.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union, Chechnya. The text on the pin reads:”Grozny”. Grozny is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 271,573.
Although over 50,000 Chechens and over 12,000 Ingush were fighting against Nazi Germany on the front lineand Nazi German troops were fought to a complete stop after capturing half of the Caucasus in less than a month, Chechens and Ingush were falsely accused as Nazi supporters and entire nations were deported during Operation Lentil to the Kazakh SSR (later Kazakhstan) in 1944 near the end of World War II where over 60% of Chechen and Ingush populations perished.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Azov”. Azov, previously known as Azak, is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Don River just 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) from the Sea of Azov, which derives its name from the town. Population: 80,428 (2020 Census).

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Perekop”. Perekop is an urban-type settlement located on the Perekop Isthmus connecting the Crimean peninsula to the Ukrainian mainland. It is known for the fortress Or Qapi that served as the gateway to Crimea. The village currently is part of Armyansk Municipality. Population: 919 (2014 Census).
The town was virtually wiped out during the Siege of Perekop by the Red Army in 1920. The siege was a key episode of the Russian Civil War. The success of the Bolsheviks allowed them to oust Pyotr Wrangel’s White Army from the Crimea. Twelve years later, the Soviets founded the new town of Krasnoperekopsk 32 km (20 mi) to the south.
During World War II, Perekop was occupied by the German Army from September 27, 1941 to November 1, 1943. The capture of Perekop (by both the Wehrmacht in 1941 and the Red Army in 1943) was used to cut off Crimea from Ukraine.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Tarusa”. Tarusa also known as Tarussa, is a town and the administrative center of Tarussky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River, 76 kilometers (47 mi) northeast of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 9,660 (2010 Census).
Soviet authority in Tarusa was established on December 27, 1917. In the following years, the town’s churches were closed and a monument to Stalin was erected on the central square. During World War II, German troops approached Tarusa and took it on their way to Moscow.
The town was occupied by the Germans between October 24 and December 19, 1941. After that, the town was retaken by the Red Army which crossed the Oka River in winter under the frantic German fire and successfully attacked the German strongholds on the higher bank of Oka. Remnants of the town’s fortifications and the town wall can still be seen today in the community park near the Peter and Paul Cathedral.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Staritsa”, wich literraly means:”Old Woman”. Staritsa is a town and the administrative center of Staritsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River, 77 kilometers (48 mi) from Tver, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,607 (2010 Census).
The town was established in 1297 under the name of Gorodok (small town). Since the 15th century, the town has been called Staritsa. The name was misinterpreted by heraldists who represented on Staritsa’s coat of arms an image of aged nun, which is another meaning of the Russian word “staritsa”.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Pechenga”. Pechenga is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Pechenga Urban Settlement of Pechengsky Municipal District. Population: 3,188 (2010 Census).
During the state of war between Finland and Soviet Russia (1918–1920) the area around Pechenga was occupied by the Finnish forces, and as a result of the Treaty of Tartu in 1920 became a part of Finland as Petsamo. Nickel was discovered in 1921 and began to be exploited commercially in 1935.
The area was captured by the Soviets during the Winter War in 1940 but returned to Finland at the conclusion of the war. During the Second World War, between 1941 through 1944, Petsamo was used as a staging post for attacks on Murmansk by Finland and Germany.
Aircraft from the British aircraft carrier HMS Furious attacked the port on July 30, 1941. The area was captured by the Red Army during the Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive in 1944 and in 1947, after the subsequent Paris Peace Treaty, incorporated into the Soviet Union.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Kamensk-Uralsky”. Kamensk-Uralsky is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kamenka and Iset Rivers (Ob’s basin). Population: 174,689 (2010 Census).
Kamensky Zavod was founded in the late 17th century as a settlement next to the cast iron smelting factory and foundry, commissioned on October 15, 1701. For the first two centuries of existence it was known for its cannons.
First schools opened in Kamensk in 1724. The cast iron smelting factory was rebuilt in 1825–1829. Railway traffic started on December 6, 1885. The first library opened in 1899. In 1934, Sinarsky Pipe Works was established. In 1939, Ural Aluminum Factory was established. Kamensk was granted city status in 1935 and renamed Kamensk-Uralsky in 1940.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Kirov”. Kirov is the largest city and administrative center of Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Vyatka River in European Russia, 896 km northeast of Moscow. Its population is 518,348 (in 2020).
Kirov is a historical, cultural, industrial, and scientific center of Priural’e (territory on the west side of the Ural Mountains); place of origin for Dymkovo toys. Kirov is a major transport hub (railway; Trans-Siberian main) and river port. It is served by Kirov Pobedilovo airport. During the 1990s this airport was closed and for several years provided only irregular service. During the 2003-2006 summer seasons there were signs of a revival in air transportation as several companies attempted to establish flight routes from Kirov to Moscow and Krasnodar. Since 2006 Kirov airport has been used by a local company operating flights to Moscow.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The pin is about the city Rostov On Don.
Rostov-on-Don is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East European Plain on the Don River, 32 kilometers (20 mi) from the Sea of Azov, directly north of the North Caucasus. The southwestern suburbs of the city lay above the Don river delta. Rostov-on-Don has a population of over one million people, and is an important cultural centre of Southern Russia.
During World War I Rostov-on-Don was briefly occupied by the Germans and Austrians, during 1918. During World War II, German forces occupied Rostov-on-Don, at first from 19/20 November 1941 to 2 December 1941, after attacks by the German First Panzer Army in the Battle of Rostov and then for seven months from 24 July 1942 to 14 February 1943. The town was of strategic importance as a railway junction and a river port accessing the Caucasus, a region rich in oil and minerals. It took ten years to restore the city from the damage during World War II.
In 1942 up to 30,000 Russian Jews were massacred by the German military in Rostov-on-Don at a site called Zmievskaya Balka.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Izhevsk”. Izhevsk is the capital city of Udmurtia, Russia. It is situated along the Izh River, west of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. Izhevsk is the nineteenth-largest city in Russia, and the most populous city in Udmurtia; with a population of over 600,000 inhabitants.
From 1984 to 1987, the city was called Ustinov, named after late Soviet Minister of Defence Dmitry Ustinov. The city is a major hub of industry, commerce, politics, culture and education in the Volga Region. It is known for its defense, engineering and metallurgy industries. Izhevsk has the titles of the Armory Capital of Russia and the City of Labor Glory.
On March 5, 1917, workers at the plant formed a worker’s soviet, which included representatives of the workers, the army and of other citizens. Two days later the factory administration resigned and was replaced with elected officials. By mid-September of the same year, Bolsheviks took control of both the council and its influential newspaper.
On October 27, 1917, Soviet government was officially announced, with the council officially dissolved soon thereafter. The former leaders of the council were arrested in June 1918, contributing to an uprising against Bolshevik rule. The struggle for control of the city continued until the arrival of the Red Army, which took Izhevsk on November 7. On April 13, 1919, the city was occupied by units of Admiral Kolchak’s White Army, only to fall again, this time decisively, to another assault by the Red Army in June 8 of the same year.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Kandalaksha”. Kandalaksha is a town in Kandalakshsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located at the head of Kandalaksha Gulf on the White Sea, north of the Arctic Circle. Population: 35,654 (2010 Census). In July 1941, during World War II, the town was the primary target of an unsuccessful German-Finnish offensive which attempted to cut the strategic Kirov Railway.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Novorossiysk”. Novorossiysk is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is the largest port on the Black Sea and the largest Russian port. It is one of the few cities honored with the title of the Hero City. Population: 338,798 (2020).
Most of the town was occupied by the German and Romanian Armies on September 10, 1942. A small unit of Soviet sailors defended one part of the town, known as Malaya Zemlya, for 225 days beginning on February 4, 1943, and the town was liberated by the Red Army on September 16, 1943. The heroic defense of the port by the sailors allowed the Soviets to retain possession of the city’s bay, which prevented the Axis from using the port for supply shipments. Novorossiysk was awarded the title Hero City in 1973.

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Size: 4×0.5cm./1.5×0.1inch.

Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Leningrad” now known as St. Pertersburg. On the left there is the medal “Hero Of The Soviet Union”, the highest honorary title that could be given.

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Size: 3.5×1.5cm./1.3×0.5inch.

Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Leningrad”. The building is unknown but probably the Winter Palace.Saint Petersburg (previously Leningrad) is a city situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. With 5 million inhabitants in 2012, it is Russia’s second largest city after Moscow. An important Russian port on the Baltic Sea. It was founder by Peter The Great in 1703.
During World War II, German forces besieged Leningrad following the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. The siege lasted 872 days, or almost two and a half years. The Siege of Leningrad proved one of the longest, most destructive, and most lethal sieges of a major city in modern history. More than one million civilians were killed, mainly from starvation. Many others escaped or were evacuated, so the city became largely depopulated.
On 1 May 1945 Joseph Stalin, in his Supreme Commander Order No. 20, named Leningrad, alongside Stalingrad, Sevastopol, and Odessa, hero cities of the war. A law acknowledging the honorary title of “Hero City” passed in 1965. The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR awarded Leningrad as a Hero City the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal “for the heroic resistance of the city and tenacity of the survivors of the Siege”. The Hero City Obelisk bearing the Gold Star sign was installed in April 1985.

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Size: 3.5×2.5cm./1.3×0.9inch.

3D pin with 2 sides of images of Leningrad (now known as St. Petersburg). On one reflction the St. Isaac’s cathedral is visible with and the statue “The Bronze Horseman” wich is a statue of Peter The Great. The ship is on top of the Admirality building. On the other reflection there is the Winter Palace.

Price: 2.50 euro
Size: 4.5x3cm./1.7×1.1inch.

Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Leningrad”. On top of the pin there are medals. Medals could not only be givin to persons but also to city’s. Due to the struggle and suffering of Leningrad in WWII. On the backgroud there is a map of Leningrad and the image of a famous statue of Lenin.

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Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Shchuchinsk” wich is a town in Kazakhstan.
Shchuchinsk is a city in northern-central Kazakhstan, located 75 kilometres south-east of Kokshetau on Lake Shchuchye and is the centre of a large agricultural area. Shchuchinsk was founded as a Cossack settlement called Shchuchye in 1850.

Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text reads:”Ulyanovsk”. The city of Ulyanovsk is the birthplace of Lenin in 1870. Ulyanovsk is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River 705 kilometers (438 mi) east of Moscow. Nowadays it has little more than 600.00 inhabitants.
The city, founded as Simbirsk but was named Ulyanovsk after Lenin’s death in 1924. Ulyanovsk has been designated a UNESCO City of Literature since 2015. The building on the pin is the Lenin Memorial Building. On the left side on the pin is the Lenin Order. One of the highest civilian order.

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Size: 2×1.5cm./0.7×0.5inch.

Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Leningrad” also known as St. Petersburg. The statue of Lenin on the pin is the statue at Finland Station in Saint Petersburg is one of the most famous statues of Vladimir Lenin in Russia. Erected in 1926, it was one of the first large-scale statues of Lenin, being completed within three years of his death. It depicts the man making a speech from atop an armoured car, soon after his 1917 arrival at the station from exile abroad. It was designed in an early constructivist style by sculptor Sergei A. Evseev and architects Vladimir Shchuko and Vladimir Helfreich. The style and pose of the statue were imitated by later works. The statue is one of few in Saint Petersburg that survived after the fall of the Soviet Union. It was damaged in a 2009 bomb attack but has since been repaired.

Price: 2.00 euro
Size: 3x3cm./1.1×1.1inch.

Pin made in the Soviet Union. The text reads:”Ulyanovsk”. The city of Ulyanovsk is the birthplace of Lenin in 1870. Ulyanovsk is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River 705 kilometers (438 mi) east of Moscow. Nowadays it has little more than 600.00 inhabitants.
The city, founded as Simbirsk but was named Ulyanovsk after Lenin’s death in 1924. Ulyanovsk has been designated a UNESCO City of Literature since 2015. The building on the pin is the Lenin Memorial Building. On the left side on the pin is the Lenin Order. One of the highest civilian order.

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Button with the text:”Leningrad”. The image on teh button is the Palace Bridge.
Although it is only a 20^th century creation, Palace Bridge is one of the famous sights of St. Petersburg, and is quite literally unmissable for most visitors to the city, who will find themselves continually using the bridge to move between Palace Square, home to the Winter Palace and the Hermitage Museum, and the numerous historic attractions on Vasilevskiy Ostrov.

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Button from the Soviet Union. The text on the button reads:”Leningrad”. The image of the button shows one of the 4 Horse Tamers statue.
On each corner of the Anichkov Bridge St. Petersburg (Leningrad) there is a different Horse Tamer statue.

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Size: 4cm./1.5inch.

Button with Leningrad from th cold war era. On the button there is imaged, the Bronze Horseman.
The Bronze Horseman is an statue of Peter the Great in the Senate Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was opened to the public on 7 (18) August 1782. Commissioned by Catherine the Great, it was created by the French sculptor Étienne Maurice Falconet.
The name comes from an 1833 poem of the same name by Aleksander Pushkin, which is widely considered one of the most significant works of Russian literature. The statue is now one of the symbols of Saint Petersburg. The statue’s pedestal is the enormous Thunder Stone, the largest stone ever moved by humans. The stone originally weighed about 1500 tonnes, but was carved down during transportation to its current size.

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Pin from the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Leningrad” Now known as St. Petersburg.
Saint Petersburg (previously Leningrad) is a city situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. With 5 million inhabitants in 2012, it is Russia’s second largest city after Moscow. An important Russian port on the Baltic Sea. It was founder by Peter The Great in 1703.
During World War II, German forces besieged Leningrad following the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. The siege lasted 872 days, or almost two and a half years. The Siege of Leningrad proved one of the longest, most destructive, and most lethal sieges of a major city in modern history. More than one million civilians were killed, mainly from starvation. Many others escaped or were evacuated, so the city became largely depopulated.
On 1 May 1945 Joseph Stalin, in his Supreme Commander Order No. 20, named Leningrad, alongside Stalingrad, Sevastopol, and Odessa, hero cities of the war. A law acknowledging the honorary title of “Hero City” passed in 1965. The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR awarded Leningrad as a Hero City the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal “for the heroic resistance of the city and tenacity of the survivors of the Siege”. The Hero City Obelisk bearing the Gold Star sign was installed in April 1985.

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Pin from the Soviet Union. The text on the pin reads:”Leningrad”.

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The text on the pin reads:”Leningrad”. The 2 anchors on the pin can also been found on the flag and coat of arms of Leningrad. The year 1703 is the year Peter The Great founded the city.
Sint Petersburg (previously Leningrad) is a city situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. With 5 million inhabitants in 2012, it is Russia’s second largest city after Moscow. An important Russian port on the Baltic Sea. It was founder by Peter The Great in 1703.
During World War II, German forces besieged Leningrad following the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. The siege lasted 872 days, or almost two and a half years. The Siege of Leningrad proved one of the longest, most destructive, and most lethal sieges of a major city in modern history. More than one million civilians were killed, mainly from starvation. Many others escaped or were evacuated, so the city became largely depopulated.
On 1 May 1945 Joseph Stalin, in his Supreme Commander Order No. 20, named Leningrad, alongside Stalingrad, Sevastopol, and Odessa, hero cities of the war. A law acknowledging the honorary title of “Hero City” passed in 1965. The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR awarded Leningrad as a Hero City the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal “for the heroic resistance of the city and tenacity of the survivors of the Siege”. The Hero City Obelisk bearing the Gold Star sign was installed in April 1985.

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Soviet Union pin. The text on the pin reads:”Leningrad”. Now known as St. Petersburg. The gate is probably the gate t the Presidental Library.