Historical Hockey Memorabilia Winter 2012
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Huge collection of honorific diplomas awarded to the late Anatoli Tarasov offers testimony to his status as the Father of Russian hockey. Among the 13 diplomas displayed in covers is an October 1983 diploma with a large green cover presented to Tarasov for the 65th anniversary of the Red Army Sporting Clubs, signed by six, including Viktor Tikhonov, Vladislav Tretiak, Sergei Makharov and Olympic champion Helena Vodorezova. Tretiak and Starshinov are among those who signed a diploma presented to Tarasov for his 70th birthday in 1988. Two with red covers included one from the Sport Committee of Minister of Defense signed by Shashkov and Kynyakin, and another "To Colonel Tarasov from Minister of Defense" Deputy-Minister Grenkevich. Another diploma is signed by members of the Spartak hockey club on the occasion of Tarasov's 1981 retirement. Among the 22 loose diplomas are frequent examples of the Hammer and Sickle and images of Lenin. Comes with an LOA from the Tarasov family.
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