The items presented in this section are displayed in the museum organised by the Russian Union of Angola war veterans in Moscow in 2010. Some objects that were photographed during the research visit to the Museum will be published here with the permission of the the Veterans Union.
MPLA and FAPLA medallions (picture 1) of different kinds are displayed in the museum.
The ID documents issued in Angola to Soviet advisors (picture 2), either as a simple card or a driving licence, were the only legal documents that the Soviet soldiers had during their service. The cards had a name of a serviceman and a title “Assessor Soviêtico” without mentioning the military rank of the ID holder. In Angola the “Assessor Soviêtico” nickname was used widely with reference to all Soviets, and became part of the lexicon of the FAPLA soldiers of that time.
After the arrival back home some of the Soviet soldiers were honoured with internationalist medals (picture 3 in this gallery), but very many remained unrecognised due to complex bureaucratic procedures of proving one’s presence in Angola.
The soldiers’ mannequin installation located in the central part of the Russian Veterans of the Angolan War Museum (picture 4) symbolise the interaction of different soldiers who participated in the Angolan Civil War, as seen by the Russian veterans.