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| 27 DECEMBER 2015 | - |
Badges/Patches - Added still more new Russian Federation
naval patches and
army patches. |
| 22 NOVEMBER 2015 | - |
Badges/Patches -
Added several new Russian Federation
naval patches and
army patches. Civilian Life - Added several 1980's graduation badges, and a 1970's trade unionist ID book. History - Added the organization of the Soviet Motor Rifle Division of the 1970's. Weapons - Added a M-1901 Cossack Lance and TM-35 anti-tank mine main pages. |
| 28 OCTOBER 2015 | - |
Weapons
- Added the
RShG-2 Incendiary Rocket Launcher
main page. Field Gear - Added the No. 75 demolition kit main page. Medals - Added a Soviet Motherhood Order (2nd Class). Badges/Patches - Added a 1990's Officer Qualification badge. Vehicles - Added a new photo of the BMD-20 multiple rocket launcher. |
| 15 SEPTEMBER 2015 | - |
Weapons
- Added the
PMD-6M anti-personnel land mine
main page. Field Gear - Added the main page for the A-DK artillery decontamination kit and MPL River Crossing Suit main pages. Vehicles - Added a photo of the Yak-28 Firebar interceptor. |
| 16 AUGUST 2015 | - |
Weapons - Added the photo gallery of the
PMN-2 anti-personnel mine. Vehicles - Added the Austin-Pulitov armored car and the M-1900 7.62mm field gun. Badges/Patches - Added a 1990's Chemical Troops patch, the 336th naval infantry patch, and the 21st air defense artillery unit patch. Civilian Life - Added several Imperial Russian coins for the 1840's and Crimean War eras. |
| 31 JULY 2015 | - |
Weapons - Added photo gallery of
RPG-26 rocket launcher. Vehicles - Added new photos of the Mig-9 'Fargo', Il-28 'Beagle' and the M-1939 anti-aircraft gun. Also added the BMD-20 rocket launcher, the Yak-24 'Horse' helicopter, M-31 (B-4) 203mm howitzer, and Mig-19 'Farmer' main pages. Civilian Life - Added a postage stamp from 1889. |
| 13 JULY 2015 |
Weapons - Added the history of the
M-1828 bayonet and the
M-1834 Pioneer's Tesak.
Also added the photo gallery of the
PMK-40 antipersonnel land
mine. Vehicles - Added new photos of the BMP-1, T-62, and BTR-60. |
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| 7 JULY 2015 | - |
Badges/Patches -
The
1950 Soldier-Sportsman badge
(2nd Class). Weapons - Added the AKMS main page and history for the M-1848 percussion pistol. Vehicles - Added the ISU-152 assault gun main page, and new photos of the D-30 122mm howitzer, the SU-100 assault gun. |
| 30 JUNE 2015 | - |
Weapons
- Added the photo gallery for the
RGD-5 offensive grenade
and the POMZ-2M land mine. Badges/Patches - Added new M-68 paratrooper badges. Vehicles - Added new photos to the SA-2 'Guideline' missile and added the MiG-17 'Fresco' main page. |
| 22 JUNE 2015 | - |
Badges/Patches - Added
a 1957 Military School
Graduate Badge, a set of
1972 MVD Police
Qualification Badges, a
1986 Excellent MVD Policeman Badge, and a
Border Guard Patrol
Commander Badge. Medals - Added Jubilee Medals for the 60th Anniversary of the Victory over Germany, the 65th Anniversary of the Victory over Germany, and the Jubilee Medal for the 70th Anniversary of the Victory over Germany. Also added 50th Anniversary of the Soviet Militsia medal, the Motherhood Medal 2nd class, the Medal for the 800th Anniversary of Moscow, and the Medal for the Development of Virgin Lands. Patches/Shoulderboards - Added a Russian Federation sailor naval aviation rank board. |
| 12 JUNE 2015 | - |
Field Gear - Added
the main page for the the
KR-I mine marking/clearance
kit. Weapons - Added the main page for the PMD-6F land mine, the PMK-40 mine, the PMN-2 land mine, the RPG-26 anti-tank rocket launcher, and the RPG-40 anti-tank grenade. |
| 22 MAY 2015 | - | Weapons - Added the M-1914 grenade, the RGD-33 grenade, the RGD-5 grenade, the RPG-18 rocket launcher, and the RPG-22 rocket launcher |
| 30 JULY 2014 | - |
Badges/Patches- Added
new shoulder boards to the Air Force
section. Field Gear - Added the main page for the NPL-M calculator and the ASR-35 survival raft. Uniforms - Added the Tropical Flight Suit and the Winter Flight Suit. |
| 15 JULY 2014 | - |
Badges/Patches- Added
the 1971 Pilot-Sniper badge,
1971 Navigator-Sniper badge,
Naval Air Force badge, a
1959 Signals Badge, and a
series of Aviation Engineer
badges from the 1950's. Vehicles - Added the intro page for the Tu-14 'Bosun'. |
| 16 JUNE 2014 | - |
Field Gear - Added
the main page for the DP-5
radiation meter and the complete
AP-1 chemical indicator film,
history, and
gallery. Also added
the gallery for the KZO-1
marking kit, the OB/DDDV
chemical training kit, RL
fallout calculator, and the
TD-2 decontamination kit. Vehicles - Added new photographs to the Su-24 'Fencer' section. Also upgraded the SS-4 'Sandal' and SS-X-10 'Scrag' missiles. Added the SS-7 'Saddler' main page. |
| 5 JUNE 2014 | - |
Uniforms - Added the
L-1 lightweight protective suit. Field Gear - Added the TD-2 personal decontamination kit, the OB/DDDV chemical training kit, the RL fallout calculator, and the KZO-1 marking kit. |
| 27 MAY 2014 | - |
Weapons - Added
the TM-62M mine,
POMZ-2 mine main pages. Also
updated Field Gear - Updated information about the IMP mine detector and the DP-12 history. |
| 28 FEBRUARY 2012 | - |
Badges - Added
new Pilot and Navigator Qualification
Badges. Vehicles - Added the M-4 'Molot', Tu-160 'Blackjack', and a new photo of the Tu-95 'Bear'. |
| 5 FEBRUARY 2012 | - | The Sword of the Motherland makes its appearance on Facebook. Now updates can be made available in real time and comments more quickly exchanged. Bi-monthly updates will still be posted here for the convenience of those who do not use the Facebook service. |
| 14 JANUARY 2007 | - |
Weapons - Added a photo gallery for the 1834 Pioneer's Short
Sword, the history of the 1845 percussion musket and 1848 percussion
pistol. Vehicles - Added the Su-24 'Fencer' and aircraft carrier 'Kuznetsov'. History - Added an article about the Soviet Navy of the Patriotic War. Field Gear - Added a Patriotic War era TD-2 personal decontamination kit, and the Lineika RL fallout prediction scale. |
| 29 OCTOBER 2006 | - |
Medals - Added
new Medals for Long Service and their
Ribbons. Uniforms - Improved the OP-1 Chemical Protective Suit. History - Added the Afghanistan War Opposition and early Order of Battle pages. Field Gear - Added the DKP-50A dosimeter. |
| 27 SEPTEMBER 2006 | - |
History - Added
history of Soviet Air Force of the 1960's and 1970's. Field Gear - Added PVN-57A night vision goggles. Vehicles - Added the main pages for the SA-8 'Gecko', D-30 122mm howitzer, BM-21 'Grad', the BMP-1 armored fighting vehicle and T-5E 'Luna-M' (FROG-7) rocket launcher. Badges - Added a Patriotic War excellent scout badge. |
| 29 AUGUST 2006 | - | Vehicles - Added new pictures of the BTR-60, T-55 tank, Mi-8 Hind and M-1939 37mm Anti-Aircraft Gun. Also added the T-44 medium tank, M-1974 / 2S1 self propelled howitzer, SA-3 'Goa', and Mi-1 'Hare' main pages and the history of the 2A3 Kondensator 2p. |
| 25 DECEMBER 2005 | - |
Weapons - Added the
M-1834 pioneer sword. Vehicles - Added the Komar missile boat, Alligator landing ship, Lebed landing craft, Polnocny class landing ship, M-1938 M-30 howitzer, M-1942 ZIS-3 76mm field gun, and a new picture of the Pe-2 'Buck' and Ivan Rogov amphibious assault ship. |
| 27 NOVEMBER 2005 | - |
Weapons - Added the
M-1856 bayonet. Badges/Patches - Added Russian Federation Border Guard badges and a Soviet Long Voyage badge. History - Added the Navy organization of the 1830's. |
| 15 NOVEMBER 2005 | - | Vehicles - Added the SU-100 assault gun, SS-1 'Scud' missile launcher, and new photos of the Hind helicopter, the BTR-60, and the SA-4 missile launcher. |
| 31 OCTOBER 2005 | - |
Weapons - Added the
M-1828 bayonet. History - Revised the Crimean War history timeline. Badges/Patches - Added a Excellent Military Construction Badge and ribbons for the Lenin Centenary Medal and Grateful Afghan People Medal. Vehicles - Added the Kondensator 2P howitzer. |
| 30 SEPTEMBER 2005 | - |
History - Revised
civilian timeline of Nicholas I era, added history and
organization of
the army of Nicholas I. Badges/Patches - Added M86 enlisted shoulderboards. Vehicles - Added the battleship Retvizan. |
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12 SEPTEMBER 2005 | - |
Badges/Patches - Added
a Soviet Space Troop and
Mine Clearing Badge; and a
Russian Federation Officer Qualification
Badge. Two new Russian
Army patches were added. Weapons - Added the M-1870 Berdan II Rifle. |
| 21 AUGUST 2004 | - | Vehicles - Added photographs of the Kashin class destroyer, the Internatsional class tanker, the Kotlin class destroyer, Kilo class submarine, and the Kara class cruiser. |
| 16 AUGUST 2004 | - | Vehicles - Added the Slava missile cruiser, and more photographs of Sovremenny class destroyer, Kynda class cruiser, Golf class submarine, Victor class submarine, Echo class submarine, the Udaloy class destroyer, and the Charlie class submarine. |
| 31 JULY 2004 | - | Vehicles - Added new photographs of the Kiev class carrier, the Kara class cruiser, the Tarantul class corvette, the Oscar submarine, and the Sverdlov class cruiser. Also expanded the Udaloy class destroyer photo section and added the Il-28 'Beagle' bomber. |
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27 MARCH 2004 | - | Fourth anniversary of the Sword of the Motherland Foundation web site!! |
| 15 MARCH 2004 | - |
Badges/Patches - Added
many more Soviet Air Force and Navy
shoulderboards. Also added a modern Russian paratrooper
pin, and a Soviet air force long
service pin. A severe wound patch
was added along with some Navy length
of service chevrons. Vehicles - Added the Mi-6 'Hook' helicopter. |
| 29 FEBRUARY 2004 | - | Badges/Patches - Added modern Russian qualification and soldier-sportsman badges, a modern 'For Long Voyage' badge, and a patch for the modern Black Sea fleet. |
| 14 FEBRUARY 2004 | - |
Weapons - Added the M-1848
percussion pistol main page. Badges/Patches - Added two modern Russian patches, a modern Russian badge, and many new shoulder boards for the Soviet Navy. Vehicles - Added the GAZ AAA truck. History - Added a military serviceman's record booklet from the late 1800's. Uniforms - Added a M-69 enlisted everyday/field uniform, an Officer's Winter Parade Uniform, and a Navy No. 2 sailor uniform. |
| 30 JANUARY 2004 | - |
Badges/Patches - Added
a military police 'Patrol' badge. Vehicles - Added the Yak-17 'Feather' fighter, Mirnyy class intelligence ship, the Internatsional class tanker, and Kazbek class tanker to the vehicles section. Also added photos of the Foxtrot class submarine. |
| 25 JANUARY 2004 | - |
Badges/Patches - Added
many new badges and patches from 1960
to 1991. In fact, we completely
reorganized those sections with more information! Vehicles - Added many new photos of the Kresta cruiser, Udaloy class, Kanin class and Sovremenny class destroyers, the Grisha class and Petya class frigates. Added the Poti corvette, Kronshtadt class patrol craft, the Krupny class destroyer, and the Moma class and Bal'zam intelligence ships. |
| 17 DECEMBER 2003 | - |
Field Gear - Added
an IMP mine detector
and a spetsodezhda camouflage
armor vest. Vehicles - Added the Ivan Rogov amphibious assault ship main page. |
| 4 DECEMBER 2003 | - |
Badges - Added
two new Cold War period
paratrooper badges. Also added a Soviet warship
commander and submarine
squadron commander badges, as well as a modern Russian
submarine commander badge. Vehicles - Added a new picture to the M-1927 field gun page, a photo section for the Kirov guided missile cruiser, and added the Pe-2 'Buck' light bomber main page. |
| 17 NOVEMBER 2003 | - | Vehicles - Added the STZ NATI artillery tractor and GAZ-51 truck main pages. Also added the history of the KS-12 85mm anti-aircraft gun and MBR-2 seaplane. A new BA-10 armored car and BT-7 tank picture. |
| 3 NOVEMBER 2003 | - |
Vehicles - Added new pictures to the Stalin
II heavy tank, T-26 light tank,
the T-34/76 tank, MiG-21 'Fishbed', a M-1927
field gun, and T-28 tank.
BP-43 and OB-3
armored train main pages and history were also added. The IL-4
bomber history was also added. Military Life - Added a Red Army document stating that a soldier was killed in action. |
| 10 OCTOBER 2003 | - |
Weapons - Added a photo gallery of the
RPK. Vehicles - Completed the descriptions of the ASU-57 and added the BTR-60 armored fighting vehicle. Uniforms - Added a navy everyday shirt sleeve uniform, and a VDV everyday field uniform. |
| 25 SEPTEMBER 2003 | - |
Vehicles - Added
the M-1944 (KS-12) anti-aircraft gun,
Il-20 'Coot-A', the Pevek
Class Tanker, and the Tsarevich
battleship. Completed descriptions of the MTU bridgelayer,
Su-15 'Flagon', and Su-27
'Flanker'. Badges/Patches - Added two other Soldier-Sportsmen pins, Naval Aviation Patch, and a new navy shoulder board. Civilian Life - Added newspapers and a drivers license from the early Cold War period. |
| 15 SEPTEMBER 2003 | - |
Vehicles - Added
the history of the Yak-25
'Flashlight'. Many modern color pictures of the Tu-16
'Badger', MiG-23 'Flogger',
Be-12 'Mail', Tu-95
'Bear', and Su-15 'Flagon'
were also added. Also added
the MiG-15 'Fagot' fighter and Konda
tanker main
page. History - The Soviet air force of the early Cold War was added. Added several Great War documents. |
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5 SEPTEMBER 2003 | - |
Weapons - Added the history of the
RPK-47 light machine gun. Vehicles - Added the history of the November and Alfa class submarines, and some amazing photographs of the Golf I submarine. Modern color pictures of the Oscar, Kilo, Akula, Delta, and Alfa were also added. |
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30 AUGUST 2003 | - |
Weapons - Will add the M-91
Infantry Rifle history and photo
gallery. Medals - Added the St. George's Medal. Vehicles - Added the M-1927 field gun, 1886 field gun, and the history for the Gangut class battleship. Added a new page of pictures of the Ka-25 'Hormone' helicopter. History - Will add the history of the Imperial Russian Navy of the Great War. |
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22 AUGUST 2003 | - |
Weapons - Added the M1907
'Bebut' dagger and new pictures of the M-1895
Nagant revolver. Badges/Patches - Added many more modern Russian patches. Vehicles - Added the Osetr (Lake) class submarine and the T-62 tank, Akula and Sierra submarine main pages. Completed the M1910 field gun history section. History - Added the Imperial Russian Air Service for the early 20th century, added naval aviation to the turn of the century Navy. |
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16 AUGUST 2003 | - |
Vehicles - Added history of Rossiya
and Admiral Nakhimov cruisers.
Also added the T-38 light tank
and Mi-4 'Hound' main page and better
pictures of the SU-27 'Flanker', the
Yak-38 'Forger', the Mi-24
'Hind', the Il-14 'Crate'. History - Added the complete chronology of Russian involvement in the Great War as well as a biography on General Brusilov. Civilian Life - Added some war bonds for 1916 and a few banknotes of 1909. |
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30 JULY 2003 | - |
Weapons - Added the M-91 Dragoon,
M-91/30 rifle and RPG-2 photo
galleries and history of the RPK-74
light machine gun. Badges/Patches - Added many more modern Russian patches. Uniforms - Added the VK-3 Flight Suit, a ladies Field Uniform, and a ladies Air Force winter uniform. Vehicles - Added the Kashin and Kotlin destroyers. The I-16 fighter, and Delta submarine. Completed the history sections of the Golf submarine. |
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15 JULY 2003 | - |
Vehicles - Completed the history sections of the MiG-9
'Fargo', the M-1942 AT gun,
and ZU-23. Added the MiG-21
'Fishbed' mainpage. Lots of photos of the MiG-31
'Foxhound', Mi-14 'Haze', Be-12
'Mail', the Mi-24 'Hind'
were also added. Badges/Patches - Added another variety of late Soviet service stripes and chevrons. Medals - Added the St. George's Cross, Zhukov Medal, 300th Anniversary of the Fleet, and the Partisan Medal 1st class. History - Added the First Chechnya Campaign. |
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30 JUNE 2003 | - | Vehicles - Added the Yak-1 fighter and the Su-17 'Fitter' attack aircraft. Kresta ASW cruiser and Whiskey class submarine also added. History of the T-54/55 tank also completed. |
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24 JUNE 2003 | - |
Weapons - Added the M-1870
bayonet. Badges/Patches - Added a variety of late Soviet stripes, insignia, chevrons, and patches. The Excellent Cook badge from the Great Patriotic War was also added. Uniforms - Added the M-88 pattern Army service uniform and an Army Major's summer overcoat. |
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7 JUNE 2003 | - | Vehicles - Added 12 more photographs: the Ka-25 'Hormone' and Ka-27 'Helix' helicopters. New photos also include the Il-38 'May', the Be-12 'Mail', Su-15 'Flagon', Yak-36 'Forger', Tu-142 'Bear', and MiG-25 'Foxbat'. |
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26 MAY 2003 | - |
History - Completed
history of Khalkin Gol campaign. Weapons - Added the SVT-40 semi-automatic rifle and the M-91 Infantry Rifle. Medals - Added the Soldier-Internationalist medal, the Victory over Japan medal, and the Capture of Budapest Medal. Also added an NKVD identification document for the Great Patriotic War era. Vehicles - Added the ASU-57, MTU bridgelayer, and ZU-23 vehicle main pages. |
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18 MAY 2003 | - | Vehicles - Added many more Tu-95/142 'Bear' photographs. Also added the Be-12 'Mail' seaplane, An-12 'Cub', An-24 'Coke', Il-14 'Crate', MiG-31 'Foxhound', a Yak-3, the T-26 tank, the MiG-23 'Flogger' fighter, BA-10 armored car, and Yak-36 'Forger' main pages. The 'Hotel' class submarine, Yankee class submarine, and Kynda class cruiser main pages were also added. Also added a new BT-5 tank and Krivak class frigate photos. |
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10 MAY 2003 | - |
Weapons - Added
the M-1845 Musket and photo
gallery. Vehicles - Added the Mi-24 'Hind' helicopter section, Rossiya and Admiral Nakhimov armored cruisers. Also added new photos of the Tu-16 'Badger', Su-15 'Flagon', Il-38 'May', Ka-25 'Hormone', MiG-25 'Foxbat', and Su-27 'Flanker'. |
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27 MARCH 2003 | - | Third anniversary of the Sword of the Motherland Foundation web site!! |
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20 FEBRUARY 2003 | - |
Vehicles - Added a Ka-25
'Hormone', a Mi-14
'Haze' helicopter, another Su-27
'Flanker' picture, a Tu-16 'Badger'.
Also added the Admiral Nakhimov
cruiser. Patches/Shoulderboards - Added a selection of modern Russian army and navy patches. Also a new WWII airforce service shoulderboard. Badges - Added a Nahkimov and Suvorov school badges of the Soviet era. Medals - Added the modern Russian Defense of Democracy medal. |
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14 FEBRUARY 2003 | - | Vehicles - Added a number of new photographs and basic descriptions: the Il-38 'May', the MiG-25 'Foxbat', the MiG-9 'Fargo', the Yak-25 'Flashlight', the Su-27 'Flanker', and the Tu-22 'Blinder'. |
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9 JANUARY 2003 | - | Vehicles - Added a number of new photographs: Kilo class submarine, Gangut class battleship, an armored train, a KV-1 tank, a T-37 tank, a T-35 heavy tank, a T-34/76, and a BT-7 medium tank. |
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31 DECEMBER 2002 | - | History - Added a new improved timeline of the Russo-Japanese war. |
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24 DECEMBER 2002 | - | History - Added a section on the Army of 1857-1876, and a detailed timeline of the Russo-Turkish War. |
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12 DECEMBER 2002 | - |
History - Added the
main page, civilian timelines, and weapons pages for the
Crimean War, the Conquest of Asia, and the Complacency
and Rebellion section. Vehicles - Added the M-1910 122mm field gun and Aurora class warship history. |
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30 NOVEMBER 2002 | - |
History - Added the History of the Red
Army of the early 1930's. Vehicles - Added the history of the T-28. The Khasan class river monitor was also added. Weapons - Added the F-1 hand grenade, the M1939 mortar, a photo gallery for the M-91/30 sniper rifle, and the TT-30 pistol photo gallery. |
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10 NOVEMBER 2002 | - |
Vehicles - Added the M-1939
37mm AA gun and Series XIV (Katyusha)
submarine. A history of the T-37 amphibious tank will also be
added. Medals/Badges - Added the badge for the Lake Hasan campaign. |
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31 OCTOBER 2002 | - |
History - Added
the Naval History for the early and mid-1980's.
Naval Spetsnaz will also be profiled. Vehicles - Added the Quebec, Kanin, Mirka, Kildin, Petya, Zulu, Romeo, Echo, Juliet, and November main pages. The Kilo submarine and Kirov Missile Cruiser were also fully described. Uniforms - Added a naval infantry officer's uniform, an officer's tropical uniform, and a No. 3 navy uniform. Patches - Added more enlisted shoulder boards for the Navy. Weapons - Added a photo gallery for the RPK-74 squad automatic weapon. |
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22 OCTOBER 2002 | - |
History - Added
Navy history during the late final years of the Soviet Union. Vehicles - Added the history of the Moskva and Kiev class aircraft carriers, the Kirov cruiser, and the Riga class frigate. The Oscar, and Alfa class submarine main pages were added. The Udaloy, Sovremmeny, Riga, and Krivak class warship main pages were also added. Click here to read the article about the Red Navy of The Great Patriotic War. It was written for Frontovaya Illyustratsiya by our chief writer! |
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12 OCTOBER 2002 | - |
Vehicles - Added more photos of the Sverdlov and
Kara class
cruisers, the Kiev carrier, the Charlie,
Victor, and Foxtrot class
submarines. The Kirov (Pyotr
Velikhiy) class missile
cruiser, Grisha frigate, and Moskva carrier intro pages were also
included along with a history of the IL-38 'May' recon aircraft. Weapons - Added the PM Makarov photo gallery. |
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30 SEPTEMBER 2002 | - |
History - Added the history of the T-54/55 tank. Patches - Added more shoulder boards and shoulder patches to the Great Patriotic War section. Medals/Badges - Added the 'Ready for the Medical Defense of the USSR' and and 'Excellent Sportsman' badges. |
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20 SEPTEMBER 2002 | - |
Vehicles - Added the Gangut
class battleship, Kirov class
cruiser, and Aurora class cruiser.
A M1942 45mm anti-tank gun, BT-7
fast tank, and a T-28 Medium tank
was
also added. New photos of the T-37
and KV-2 tanks were added.
The history of the Stalin II
tank was added. Uniforms - Added the KZS and ZMK camouflage uniforms. |
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26 AUGUST 2002 | - |
History - Completed
a comprehensive section on the PVO (air defense
forces) of the early Cold War.
Medals/Insignia - An Excellent Artilleryman Badge from the Great Patriotic War, an Order for Service to the Homeland 3rd Class, a Jr. Officer's academy pin, a Senior Officer's academy pin, and more army and air force shoulder boards from the Cold War era. |
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20 AUGUST 2002 | - |
History - Completed
Political and Civil history of the
Soviet Superpower era and the Great
War, and the Early 1930's. Vehicles - Added the main pages for the Kiev Carrier, the Kilo and Charlie class submarines, the MiG-25 'Foxbat' and Su-15 interceptors, and the Il-38 'May' aircraft. Also added the full section on the MAZ-537 Prime Mover and Stalin II tank. Weapons - Added the SVD photo gallery (finally). |
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9 AUGUST 2002 | - |
History - Added
section on the Second Chechen
Campaign. Vehicles - Added the KS-30 anti-aircraft gun, M-1943 anti-tank gun, and the T-60 light tank. Weapons - Added AK-47 main page. |
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25 JULY 2002 | - |
History - Added
more on the Russian Navy of the
Russo-Japanese War and set up section for
the Chechnya war. Vehicles - Added a K-8 Class Minesweeping Boat, the T-54/55 Tank, the IS-2 'Stalin' Tank, the 'Tachanka' Machine Gun Cart, the T-60 Light Tank, and the T-37 Light Amphibious Tank |
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10 JULY 2002 | - | History - Added histories of the 7.62x54R cartridge, the KV-1 Tank, the KV-2 Tank, the SA-2 Anti-Aircraft Missile, more on the SA-4 'Ganef' Missile, the SS-X-10 'Scrag', the SVD Sniper Rifle, and the Dragoon Rifle. |
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30 JUNE 2002 | - |
Uniforms - Added a KLMK camouflage
uniform, a KGB officer's uniform,
a M68 field uniform, and a Navy No. 3 uniform
photo. Weapons - Added a history and photo gallery for the SVD sniper rifle. Medals - A Defense of Moscow Medal, a Komsomol badge, a Victory over Japan Medal, a military school pin, and badge for the Okean 70 naval exercise. |
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17 JUNE 2002 | - |
Vehicles - Added
a Pe-8 heavy bomber,
SS-10 'Scrag', KV-2 heavy tank,
and additional
BT-5 photo. Patches - Added more shoulder boards and shoulder patches to Soviet Superpower section. Medals - Added a Chernobyl medal, 50 Years Victory in the Great Patriotic War Medal, and the Friendship of Nations Order. History - Added a section on Red Army life of the 1920's. Weapons - Added a photo gallery for the 1881 Shashka. |
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30 MAY 2002 | - |
History - Also added a history
Army for the Era of Rebuilding and updated Army life for the same era. Vehicles - Histories of the SU-152, BT-5, T-35, T-34/76, M1937 gun-howitzer, and FROG-2 were also added. Uniforms - Restructured the uniforms sections from 1938 to 1989. |
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17 MAY 2002 | - |
Vehicles -
Added FROG-1, FROG-2, SU-152, KV-1b, T-34/76, BT-5, and SA-2. Added
history of FROG-1. History - Also added a history of the Navy in the Russian Republic and Era of rebuilding sections. The Strategic Rocket Forces early history was added. |
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09 MAY 2002 | - |
Vehicles -
Added the Sverdlov class cruiser and the Askold cruiser, and an SS-4
'Sandal' ballistic missile. History - Also added a history of the Soviet Navy in the Soviet superpower section. Weapons - Added the M91/30 sniper rifle section. |
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30 APR 2002 | - |
Vehicles - Added history and details of Foxtrot and Tango Submarines.
Tu-95 'Bear' picture added with history to follow. Medals added: Order of the Red Banner, medal for Combat Service, Medal for Distinguished Labor, 40th Anniversary of the Red Army Jubilee Medal, 30th Anniversary of the Red Army Jubilee medal, Medal for the Anniversary of Leningrad, Medal for the Anniversary of Kiev, Motherhood medal - 1st class, Defense of the Caucasus Medal, Defense of the Polar Region Medal, Defense of Kiev, an Order of Glory 3rd Class, Medal for the Liberation of Warsaw, a Ten Year Service Medal, and two versions of the Lenin 100 yrs Medal. |
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15 APR 2002 | - |
We've moved to
Russianwarrior.com!! Vehicles - Added a photos of Foxtrot and Tango class Submarines and SA-4 missile system. Also added another T-34 photo. History of SA-4 also added. Basic data for Tu-95 'Bear' added, picture to follow soon. Weapons - Finally added the OZM-3 close-up pictorial section. |
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30 MAR 2002 | - |
Vehicles - Added
a photo of the Kara Missile Cruiser and data. Two year anniversary of The Sword of the Motherland web site!! |
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31 OCT 2001 |
- | Added a rough timeline for the October Revolution, three new medals - 1938 valiant labor medal, a 50th anniversary of the Red Army medal, and the Armed Forces Service Medal dated 1978. We also added a section on the SB-2 bomber. |
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11 OCT 2001 |
- | Added a section on the Victor I submarine with picture, the 7.62x54R ammunition, added another T-34/85 picture. The 1944 timeline was finally finished completing the section on the Great Patriotic War timeline. Added beginning section on the M-91 dragoon rifle. We also began upgrading the Afghan war and end of the Cold war sections. The civilian/political histories of many sections have been improved. |
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30 SEPT 2001 |
- | Added the Order of the October Revolution and its ribbon, a picture of the PO-2. Also added a KGB officer parade uniform, a propaganda leaflet from the Great Patriotic War, and began adding the M91/30 rifle. A section on the T-34/85 was also added. |
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15 SEPT 2001 |
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history to 1890's section, the Russo-Japanese War era, The end of the
Cold War Era, and the Russian Republic era. Added section on the OZM-3 pop-up land mine, full pictorial to follow soon. Added a section about the Po-2 aircraft, more to follow after its picture gets here. |
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25-26 AUG 2001 |
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Added add a full pictorial of the RPG-2 rocket launcher and PG-2 rocket. We also included a few shoulder boards for the MVD and KGB Border Guards. The Makarov pistol was also added. Also added four bayonets (M91, M91/30, M47, and the M-59 bayonet) in sections ranging from 1890 to the present. |
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2 AUG 2001 |
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Added a full pictorial of the M-44 rifle and added 1945 to Great Patriotic War chronology. Pictures of Naval officers from the 50's were also added during this update. Also added Imperial medal pictures and text to The Great War pages. |
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28 JUL 2001 |
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Added a full pictorial of the SKS-45 rifle and a picture for the Winter War chronology. Several naval badges from the 1960's. We also added ribbons to many more of our medals. |
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18 JUN 2001 |
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Large section of the wars of the late 1930's (Finland, Poland, Khalkin Gol). Beginning pictorial section on M-38 carbine. Added photos of several medals from the Great Patriotic War period. Also added a section on the M1895 Nagant revolver, with pictorial close-up section. |
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14 JUN 2001 |
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Added full descriptions of many medals from the Great Patriotic War. |
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12 MAY 2001 |
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Added many new things to the Soviet Superpower section, as well as Army rank shoulder boards, new Navy, Army, and Air Force badges, and two new uniforms. Also added to Afghan War - Military Life and Awards and Decorations |
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14 APR 2001 |
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Added two new uniforms to the 'Soviet Superpower' section, and added much more to the awards, badges, patches section as well. |
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24 MAR 2001 |
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Added section on PMN anti-personnel mine, photos, description, and more! |
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18 MAR 2001 |
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Added a LARGE section for the LPO-50 flamethrower. |
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12 SEP 2000 |
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Added pictures of many uniforms and the LPO-50 flamethrower section. |
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29 MAR 2000 |
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Added beginnings for The Days of Terror. Added pictures of 1930's communist ID in civilian life section. |
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27 MAR 2000 |
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Sword of the Motherland is created. |