A lot of four vintage collectible historical encyclopedia books about Russian and Soviet military insignia, tokens, orders, and medals. 1. Obverse № 2 Soviet badges and tokens, Price guide. Author - Vladimir Dmitrievich Krivtsov, Publishing house - RIO Red Proletarian, Number of pages - 192, Year of release - 1996, Edition language - Russian. The book catalog is of real value and variety of signs and tokens of the USSR. 2. Signs and tokens of the Russian Imperial Navy 1696-1917. Authors - V.D.Dotsenko, A.D.Boinovich, V.A.Kupryukhin, Publisher - Polygon, Year of release - 2004, Number of pages - 240, Edition language - Russian. The book contains information with a detailed description of various badges and tokens of the Russian Imperial Navy in 1696-1917 and historical material dedicated to those people or events in honor of which these badges were issued. 3. Badges and tokens of the Russian fleet 1917-1945 Authors - V.D.Dotsenko, A.D.Boinovich, V.G. Zhivov, V.A.Kupryukhin, Publisher - Polygon, Year of release - 2003, Number of pages - 144, Edition language - Russian. The book tells about the badges and tokens of the Russian Navy in 1917-1945, awarded for exploits and service distinctions, the memory of anniversaries, graduating from military educational institutions, etc. 4. The Comprehensive Guide to Soviet Orders and Medals. Authors - Paul McDaniel and Paul J. Schmitt, Publisher - Historical Research Llc, Year of release - 1997, Number of pages - 409 pages, Edition language - English. This book is cataloged a wide variety of Soviet orders and medals and explains the history of each, contains over 600 photographs.