Before the Fall of the USSR every room of every office had a picture of Lenin hanging in every room. This was the most common. And it was found in all the East European cities and towns, especially government buildings.…
GALLERY- Soviet Era-Wood/Metal Military Award Communist-Czechoslovakia 1970s
One-of-a-kind, Acquired in the Balkans after the fall of the Soviet Empire in Eastern Europe, senior military officers began selling off the awards given to them from other Warsaw Pact joint operations. (The presentation plate has been removed.) This plaque…
Famous Common People I Have Known, “Me”, or Thanks, Cincinnati
I’ve sprinkled little vignettes of my background all over this site, many of “Famous Common People I Have Known” series are drawn from my life among the trees. My fondest memories are of trees and things associated with trees. (see…