Good old USSR started out without even military ranks, everyone the same, no one better than anyone else. That lasted about 6 months, then they started handing out ranks and medals. Pretty soon there were ranks and awards for everything in every walk of life. Back then you got jail time for selling your medals - property of the state, etc. Then in 1992 they apparently looted the medal warehouse and a lot of stuff got cheap. Market is stable now, more or less. A few things are rare, a…
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