Stories from spetznas veterans

[Jonatan]

Just wanted to share this great webpage with you guys,

A photojornalist, Dmitry Beliakov/Newsweek, have won a category called "best portrait 2010". The portraits are of spetznas veterans from Afghanistan and Chechnya, and each picture comes with a story of the person in the picture. Also, some pictures have great views of medals and insignias.


http://bop.nppa.org/2010/still_photo...nners/?cat=SPP

Regards

Jonatan

[Ralph P]

Jonatan - Thank you for posting a link to the site and reading what those veterans did during their careers. I also agree with you about the interesting medals...

[Jonatan]

Jonatan - Thank you for posting a link to the site and reading what those veterans did during their careers. I also agree with you about the interesting medals...

Thanks Ralph!

[Anthony T]

That last picture of Yushkov......looks like one mean SOB!,,,,,,Thanks for posting.

[Jonatan]

Recently I´ve came across other some other photos, seems to be mostly private photos taken by soviet soldiers in Afghanistan.

Shows intresting uniform/equipment combinations

http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2...tan/#more-2311

http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2...778/#more-1778

http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2...1983/#more-408

Regards,

Jonatan

[Ralph P]

Jonatan - Thanks much forthe links...very interesting photos of history...