{"product_id":"russian-kalmykia-cossack-medal-for-the-revival-of-the-cossacks-of-kalmykia-elista-city-cossack-society-original-issue","title":"Russian Kalmykia Cossack Medal “For the Revival of the Cossacks of Kalmykia” – Elista City Cossack Society, Original Issue","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item – Only One Available. An original Russian Cossack award medal “For the Revival of the Cossacks of Kalmykia”, associated with the Elista City Cossack Society in the Republic of Kalmykia. The decoration belongs to the post-Soviet revival of Kalmyk Cossack institutions that began in 1990, when descendants of the region’s historic Cossack communities reorganized around the preservation of Cossack identity, traditions and material culture. The movement developed into organized Cossack societies and the Cossack Host of Kalmykia, while regional legislation later formally addressed the restoration and organization of Cossack communities. This medal functioned as a merit decoration for individuals who contributed to that revival and to the development of Cossack life in Kalmykia; documented recipients include religious and educational figures as well as participants and supporters of Cossack cultural and institutional work, rather than the medal being simply an ordinary membership badge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe medal is a substantial gold-toned metal issue, suspended from the traditional Russian pentagonal mount with a distinctive golden-yellow ribbon divided by a narrow blue stripe, colors closely associated with the Republic of Kalmykia. Its obverse carries the full inscription “For the Revival of the Cossacks of Kalmykia” surrounding a strongly modeled mounted Cossack figure, with a stylized flag of Kalmykia on the lower scroll. The reverse is deliberately plain with a textured finish, while the suspension retains its original pin assembly. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegional Cossack awards of this kind form a particularly specialized branch of modern phaleristics: they represent individual hosts and local Cossack societies rather than the standardized federal award system, and their significance lies in their direct connection to the organizations created during the Cossack revival of the 1990s and subsequent decades. An original example of the Kalmykia revival medal is therefore especially appropriate for a collection centered on Russian Cossack history, post-Soviet regional awards, Kalmykia, or the modern continuation of historic Cossack institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Russia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53069701579064,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/1256\/7096\/files\/IMG_2833.jpg?v=1790945339","url":"https:\/\/khanmilitaria.com\/products\/russian-kalmykia-cossack-medal-for-the-revival-of-the-cossacks-of-kalmykia-elista-city-cossack-society-original-issue","provider":"KhanMilitaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}