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Patches, Badges, and Insignia of The Russian
Federation
(1992-2005)
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On 11 February 1993 the
Russian Federation issued a series of laws regarding military service.
Article 38 of the law allowed servicemen to wear patches belonging to the
Russian Armed Forces and individual units. Shortly after this units,
academies, detachments, and schools all began working out their own
patches. In 1994 the Department of Military Heraldry of the General Staff
was formed to codify the patches that were to be worn and stop the wearing of
unofficial patches. They were unsuccessful in this last endeavor. In
1997 the Ministry of Defense made another attempt to regulate the patches with
Order #210. This order put several guidelines for patches into
effect. Even with this order units continued to make many unauthorized
patches. Because of this no one can accurately say how many patches are in
use by the Russian military.
We will attempt to show a small portion of the
patches, badges, and insignia of the Russian Federation. This section is divided into
four major areas. The first area is for all army items, the second is for air force
and paratrooper items. The third section is for all naval (including Naval
Infantry) items. The final section will cover agencies that did
not fall under the Ministry of Defense (FSB, MVD, and Militsia).
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Patches,
Badges, and Awards
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