Description: Soviet Lenin Canal Badge, circa late 1950s- 1960s issue.Guaranteed 100% ORIGINAL old Soviet piece, not a recent issue or a replica! The badge is brass and high quality “hot-baked” enamel, VERY NICELY MADE, of typical 1950s-60s quality! Measures 21.7 mm by 18.7mm. There is an inscription ““Canal Named after V.I. Lenin”. The badge is in GREAT CONDITION! There is only light surface wear to enamel, no chips, flakes or other noticeable damage. The pin attachment is intact and sound. This badge was given to passengers – mostly foreigners - of one of the Volga River cruise boats who traveled via the Lenin Canal. Little did these passengers know, the canal had been built from mid 1940s with a large contribution by hundreds of thousands “canal soldiers” (prison laborers). About half of this number were German POWs and the other half Soviet prisoners, many of them political. Thousands had died due to the nearly meager rations and terrible labor conditions while digging the canal, which in 1952 connected the Volga and the Don River. Please note, penny in our photo is for size reference. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE FREE SHIPPING (USPS 1st cl. Mail) WITHIN USA ONLY! We WILL NOT ship our eBay items outside USA.
Price: 34.99 USD
Location: Tenafly, New Jersey
End Time: 2025-01-30T15:51:14.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
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Country: Soviet Union
Original or Reproduction: Original
Region or Culture: Russian
Category: Collecribles
