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So I know I'm woefully behind on #SovietSpaceSundays, so this week, we are going to do something a bit different!
I'm going to give you a glimpse into my large collection of space "znachki" (badges)!
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I'm going to give you a glimpse into my large collection of space "znachki" (badges)!
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Before we begin the visual tour: what are «значки» (znachki)?
They were popular lapel pins in the Soviet Union (and in Russia today) that commemorated various events/accomplishments.
They were, and still are, also heavily peddled to tourists.
2/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/soviet-pin-collectors
They were popular lapel pins in the Soviet Union (and in Russia today) that commemorated various events/accomplishments.
They were, and still are, also heavily peddled to tourists.
2/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/soviet-pin-collectors
OK, first up, one of my favs (and many others favs). The 1975 Apollo-Soyuz flight!
These pins commemorate the first joint US/USSR space mission.
You'll notice on the big pin, it says *Soyuz*-Apollo.
The small pin says "experimental space flight" around the border.
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These pins commemorate the first joint US/USSR space mission.
You'll notice on the big pin, it says *Soyuz*-Apollo.
The small pin says "experimental space flight" around the border.
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Next up is a znachki celebrating the first crewed simultaneous spaceflight.
It was carried out in August (VIII) 1962 by Vostok 3 & 4 (you can barely make out the labeled rockets on the pin).
The mission was carried out by Andriyan Nikolayev (V. 3) & Pavel Popovich (V. 4).
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It was carried out in August (VIII) 1962 by Vostok 3 & 4 (you can barely make out the labeled rockets on the pin).
The mission was carried out by Andriyan Nikolayev (V. 3) & Pavel Popovich (V. 4).
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This pin commemorating solely Vostok 3 (poor Nikolayev 
) is one of my favorites in my collection. I just think the design and forced prospective is really striking.
And it's still in remarkably good shape!
The bottom is labeled, of course, "Vostok 3."
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) is one of my favorites in my collection. I just think the design and forced prospective is really striking.And it's still in remarkably good shape!
The bottom is labeled, of course, "Vostok 3."
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This next one commemorates the successful docking of a Soyuz spacecraft to the Salyut space station. It doesn't seem to specify a specific mission.
The text at the bottom says «станция союз-салют» (Soyuz-Salyut Station).
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The text at the bottom says «станция союз-салют» (Soyuz-Salyut Station).
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This pin commemorates Soyuz 4 (labeled on the bottom), a mission that launched on January 14, 1969 (seen in the top right).
Soyuz 4 met up with Soyuz 5 in orbit and successfully docked & transferred crew back-and-forth between the spacecraft.
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Soyuz 4 met up with Soyuz 5 in orbit and successfully docked & transferred crew back-and-forth between the spacecraft.
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I find this one really interesting because it commemorates Gagarin's famous first crewed flight to space, but makes no reference to Gagarin (which is unusual).
It simply says "Spacecraft Vostok" and the date of the flight, April 12, 1961.
I dig the simplicity.
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It simply says "Spacecraft Vostok" and the date of the flight, April 12, 1961.
I dig the simplicity.
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Speaking of simplicity, I love this pin celebrating Luna-9—the first (uncrewed) spacecraft to achieve a survivable landing on another celestial body (the moon) on February 3, 1966.
But you wouldn't know any of that from the simple design of the spacecraft silhouette & name!
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But you wouldn't know any of that from the simple design of the spacecraft silhouette & name!
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This one is great due to the relative mundanity of the subject matter.
This is celebrating the classification of military and communication satellites called молния (lightning) that were launched from the USSR/Russia from 1965 until 2004.
To be fair, they look pretty cool.
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This is celebrating the classification of military and communication satellites called молния (lightning) that were launched from the USSR/Russia from 1965 until 2004.
To be fair, they look pretty cool.
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So those are my current favorites from my collection of znachki!
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