Name/Title
"Winner of Socialist Competition" Badge with Lenin Profile (Победитель социалистического соревнования)Entry/Object ID
2025.20.20Description
A pin-back suspension badge in two parts. The upper element is a gilt scroll/banner-shaped suspension bar filled with red enamel, carrying gilt lettering now almost entirely rubbed away (for this award type, the banner reads "ПОБЕДИТЕЛЬ СОЦСОРЕВНОВАНИЯ" with a year); a horizontal pin is fitted to the reverse. A loop and ring connect it to the hanging medallion: a circular red-enamel field bearing a gilt high-relief left-facing profile bust of Vladimir Lenin, framed by a gilt wreath of wheat ears (with laurel) gathered at the base.Context
The "Winner of Socialist Competition" badge was a Soviet labor-honor award of the socialist-emulation (соцсоревнование) system, issued annually from 1973 with the year named on the banner. It recognized outstanding workers and specialists for top results in the all-Union competition to meet and exceed the state economic plan, and was conferred jointly by ministries/agencies and the trade unions. The Lenin profile and grain wreath are the award's standard iconography. As a Soviet labor badge, it connects to Cuba through close Soviet–Cuban ties and a shared culture of "emulación socialista"; the specific route of this example into the collection is not established (tentative).Acquisition
Accession
2025.20Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Place
Country
U.S.S.R.Region
Eastern EuropeContinent
EuropeNotes
Issuer/Attribution: All-Union state/trade-union award (CPSU CC, USSR Council of Ministers, VTsSPS, Komsomol), USSR. Mint/maker unmarked on the visible face.
Date: 1973 or later — the badge type was instituted 5 January 1973 and issued annually through the 1970s–1980s. The specific year on the banner is worn and illegible here (flag; the type is post-1973, within the collection period).Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Banner inscription worn to illegibility in this image; for this type it reads "ПОБЕДИТЕЛЬ СОЦСОРЕВНОВАНИЯ" with a year.Dimensions
Height
3.5 cmDiameter
2.3 cmParts
Enamel banner suspension bar (with reverse pin) and hanging Lenin medallion, joined by loop and ring.Materials
Material
MetalMaterial Notes
enameledGilt metal (brass/tombac) with red vitreous enamel; gilt Lenin profile and wreath.Condition
Overall Condition
Very GoodRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Vladimir I. LeninNotes
imageryCreated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
March 31, 2022Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 18, 2026