Lot of sign and award plaques for F. M. Zyavkina

Very rare lot which includes:

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   The sign "In honor of the 50th anniversary of Lenin's Main workshops. 1874-1924". Unknown workshop. On the reverse of the badge is the number "113"on a silver background – the number "110" on one side and the inscription "Savkino" on the other. Silver, enamel. Size 41*34 mm. Krivtsov, No. 532. Very rare. Preservation is satisfactory, the chipped enamel on the obverse.

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   Award plaque on a folder, case, or holster for pistol Mauser C96 microwell™, awarded to F. M. Savkina in honor of the 5th anniversary of the bodies of the Cheka-GPU. Without the gold samples. The size of the plates 31*66 mm, weight 22 grams.

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   Commemorative silver plaque with the inscription "an Indispensable friend Fede 26.XI.1928 G."

Lifetime guarantee of authenticity on the items. All items purchased directly at the family of the heirs of the hero of the Civil war. Rare.

Fyodor Mikhailovich Savchin is an active participant in the Civil war, the President Donck, a prominent Soviet and party workers. Born in 1894 into a large family of the worker. From 12 years started working life — first in a carpentry metal workshop, then to the galvanizing plant. From a young age, Theodore is attached to the revolutionary struggle, first performing the role of liaison or on duty during meetings at the safe house of the father.

To the king's army went Savkin already convinced that the country needed a change. Here he showed himself a talented propagandist and a skilled conspirator. As explained in one of essays about Savkina, "he was known as the Executive campaigner, along with his comrades in the service. The soldiers were not afraid to turn to him with troubling questions and received simple and clear answers. Their "loyalty" he has shown in the Pskov school of ensigns, where he was sent as a man with extraordinary military skills.

And later, as an ensign, he served in the Rostov 252-m reserve infantry regiment, none of his superiors had no idea that their so strict on the part of the subordinate service kept in constant touch with the Rostov-Nakhichevan Committee of the RSDLP and through reliable men among the soldiers conducted a campaign to expose the policy of the Provisional government.

Then, commanding the squadron in the same regiment, informed about all military Affairs of koledintseva, Sawkin at the same time was Chairman of the underground Committee on the Temernik. And only for trying to disrupt mobilization of the Cossacks in the white army during the offensive of the red guards in January 1918 he was arrested and sentenced to death. But the underground workers were able to arrange his escape. Savkin took an active part in establishing in Rostov the new government, ensured order in the city during the work of the first Congress of Soviets of the don.

To return to Rostov he happens twenty months later. In unfolding in the South the Civil war he commanded a partisan detachment that operated in the don and Kuban, the head of reconnaissance Department of a staff of southern front, led underground work in the rear white. For skillful fighting, he was awarded the order of the red banner and honorable inscribed weapon. And after Savkin few years has worked as the Chairman Donck, and then in the Terek region, and they were uncovered and eliminated many of the hotbeds of counter-revolution on the don and the North Caucasus, he was awarded the badge "Honorary security officer" and combat with a personal weapon autographed by Dzerzhinsky. Even such a cursory glance of military Affairs F. M. Zyavkina shows that he was extraordinary man that he believed in the ideals that he served.

"Vice-President "Amtorg" — red spy! The security officer of Savkin — Communist propagandist! Red Russian incites American workers for demonstrations against the government!" - noisy newspaper campaign in the United States was in 1929, an expression of the desire of certain circles of the country at all was to prevent the establishment of normal relations with the Soviet Union. At the time, "Amtorg" was the only channel of communication between the USSR and the USA, and even this thread detractors could not wait to cut!. F. M. Savkin was arrested. But his courageous and determined conduct, and convincing evidence of American Communists was biased, accusations made the U.S. government to abandon high-profile trial over the Soviet citizen. He was released from custody and sent Home.

And there was a two-year overseas posting in China with the special task of the Central Committee of the CPSU (b). Then a few years of work at the Central Committee — and the arrest. The charges of sabotage and four years of imprisonment... thought of Fyodor Mikhailovich with the beginning of the great Patriotic war, was summoned to Moscow, offered to organize underground resistance behind enemy lines. However, a public tuberculosis did not allow him to accomplish this task. Had unused his extensive experience underground, acquired in Rostov...

Buried Fyodor Mikhailovich in Moscow, where he lived his last years. But don alive the memory of him. In 1964 in connection with the 70th anniversary from the birthday of the brave officer street South the decision of the Rostov Executive Committee of the city Council was renamed to the street Zyavkina.