For over a decade, Pennsylvanian James Sinclair has been collecting Soviet military uniforms and preserving them to museum presentation status. But not just any Soviet military uniforms: only wartime uniforms of Soviet marshals, generals and admirals.
Some of the pieces in Sinclair’s collection are truly amazing: one of the Joseph Stalin’s plain tunics; dress uniforms of Marshal Budyonny, in one of which Sinclair said he found, of all things, a mustache hair; a parade uniform of Andrei Vyshinsky, Stalin’s feared show-trial prosecutor, UN Ambassador and Foreign Minister.
A book containing superb photos and descriptions of about half of Sinclair’s collection has been published by Schiffer; a second volume containing the rest of his collection is in preparation.
Several of the uniforms were displayed at the Russian Embassy in Washington last May and Sinclair is considering the possibility of exhibitions elsewhere.
Russian Life is a publication of a 30-year-young, award-winning publishing house that creates a bimonthly magazine, books, maps, and other products for Russophiles the world over.
Russian Life 73 Main Street, Suite 402 Montpelier VT 05602
802-223-4955
[email protected]
