Bronze table medal "100 years since the birth of Henri Barbusse"

Description: table medal "100 years since the birth of Henri Barbusse", tompak, bronze, medallist Baranovskaya O. P., LMD, USSR, 1974. Diameter (mm): 60 mm. Thickness (mm): 7 mm. Item weight (g): 132. Brand: Leningrad Mint (LMD). Henri Barbusse is a French writer, journalist and public figure. Member of the French Communist Party (since 1923). Foreign Honorary member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1933).May 17, 1873 - August 30, 1935) was a French novelist, short story writer, journalist, poet and political activist. He began his literary career in the 1890s as a symbolist poet and continued as a neo-naturalist novelist; in 1916 he published Under Fire, a novel about World War I based on his experiences, which is described as one of the earliest works of the Lost Generation movement or as a work that laid the foundation for He started; The novel had a great influence on later authors of the movement, such as Ernest Hemingway and Erich Maria Remarque.Barbusse is considered one of the important French writers of 1910-1939, who mixed memories of the war with moral and political reflections.Barbusse was a pacifist before World War I, but in 1914 he volunteered for military service and was awarded the Military Cross; during the war he was influenced by the Communists and became convinced that revolution against imperialist governments would be the only quick way to end the war and deal with militarism and reaction.In the post-war years, his work acquired a certain political orientation; he became a member of the French Communist Party, an anti-fascist and an anti-war activist. In the 1930s, he supported the Stalinist regime, despite friendly relations with Leon Trotsky in the mid-1920s, and promoted the cult of Joseph Stalin's personality by writing his biography, which became a "canonical" text for French Stalinists, but did not correspond to the glorification of Stalin in the USSR.He died in 1935 and did not see the events that followed, such as the Moscow trials and the Nazi trial. - The Soviet Pact.He was a lifelong friend of Albert Einstein. The St. Petersburg Mint of Goznak (in 1914-1924 — the Petrograd Mint, in 1924-1996 — the Leningrad Mint) is one of the largest mints in the world for minting coins, including commemorative and jubilee ones made of precious metals, as well as for the manufacture of orders, medals, insignia and other products made of non—ferrous metals and their alloys. It was founded by Peter I in 1724 on the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress. It is one of the oldest industrial enterprises in St. Petersburg. 100% ORIGINAL! USSR Good condition (see photo) nice and rare item for your collection Ask me any questions. Payment: PaypalUSA, European Union - Delivery time is about 14-20 days, by airmail with track numberOther countries - Delivery time about 21-30 days. Please let me know so that we can discuss and solve the problem together.Please check my other items in my store.Thank you for your time. Good luck SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS: When you rate the shipping time part, please, take into consideration - international transit Items sent via standard or special courier. All items will pack very securely, to fully ensure that - the item arrives safely. INTERNATIONAL Buyers Please NOTE: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility and will not be refunded in case the item is returned for a refund. Please check with your country's Customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. For all shipments the value of the item will be declared lower than the auction price for custom duties. Also I will mark item as "gift". The taxes should be minimal.

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