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EXTREMELY RARE RUSSIAN SOVIET SILVER CIGARETTE CASE, NATIONAL INDUSTRIALISATION, KOLYMA CAMP, 1936
For your viewing pleasure, we present a fine and highly sought-after Russian Soviet silver cigarette case from the 1930s, featuring a depiction of the Soviet National Industrial Revolution. The case also bears an extremely rare 'DC' (Dalstroy) badge. This particular item was awarded to the chief of a large industrial project built by prisoners from the Kolyma labor camp - more information can be found below. The case bears an inscription in Cyrillic: 'To Comrade Kun G.S. for the development of Kolyma from Dalstroy (DC), 1936.' Today, it is nearly impossible to find cigarette cases awarded to individuals associated with the Kolyma labor camp. This Extremely Rare and Highly Collectible item comes with a LIFETIME WARRANTY. If you're concerned about your INVESTMENT, this item is an excellent choice.
HALLMARKS: '875' for silver content and letters in Cyrillic for silvermaster.
CONDITION: Very good for age. No visible damage or repair. For further details, please refer to the pictures.
PROVENANCE: 1. From a large, old collection, Carrollton, Texas, USA, 1965-2022. 2. Sofe Design Auctions, Carrollton, Texas, USA (a screenshot will be provided to the winner). 3. A reputable international online auction in the USA sold this item for $2,400 (a screenshot will be provided to the winner). 4. Our sale of this item adds another layer of provenance (please save this page). The history of sale is very important for serious collectors.
DIMENSIONS: 4 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 5/8 inches (11 x 8 x 1.6 cm). Weight: 5.6 oz (160 grams).
ESTIMATED PRICE: $2,000 - $2,500. This price is significantly below today's market value — please check the HISTORY of SALES. You have a GREAT CHANCE to purchase a unique item for your collection - over the years it will only INCREASE in price.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago, Russian Soviet silver cigarette cases were sold on LiveAuctioneers for $3,254 (5 years ago), $3,688 (3 years ago), $4,900 (5 years ago), and $4,989 (6 years ago), underscoring the rarity, historical significance, and growing collector interest in these exceptionally scarce artifacts. Please refer to the screenshots for further details (please note: the international currency was converted to USD at the time the item was sold). Today, prices have risen significantly compared to 5-10 years ago, and even more so when compared to 20 years ago.
WARRANTY: This item qualifies for unconditional return. The buyer has 10 days from the date of sale to inspect items valued up to $5,000, and 15 days for items valued at $5,000 or more, to assess originality. The item may be returned to the seller for a refund - please refer to the Terms for full details. The buyer is responsible for return shipping.
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INDUSTRIALISATION and COLLECTIVISATION: Industrialisation in the Soviet Union was a process of accelerated building-up of the industrial potential of the Soviet Union to reduce the economy's lag behind the developed capitalist states, which was carried out from May 1929 to June 1941. The official task of industrialisation was the transformation of the Soviet Union from a predominantly agrarian state into a leading industrial one. The beginning of socialist industrialisation as an integral part of the "triple task of a radical reorganisation of society" (industrialisation, economic centralisation, collectivisation of agriculture and a cultural revolution) was laid down by the first five-year plan for the development of the national economy lasting from 1928 until 1932.

KOLYMA: Kolyma is a region located in the Russian Far East. It is bounded by the East Siberian Sea and the Arctic Ocean in the north and the Sea of Okhotsk to the south. The region gets its name from the Kolyma River and mountain range, parts of which were not discovered until 1926. Under Joseph Stalin's rule, Kolyma became the most notorious region for the Gulag labor camps. Tens of thousands or more people may have died en route to the area or in the Kolyma's series of gold mining, road building, lumbering, and construction camps between 1932 and 1954. It was Kolyma's reputation that caused Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, author of The Gulag Archipelago, to characterize it as the "pole of cold and cruelty" in the Gulag system. The Mask of Sorrow monument in Magadan commemorates all those who died in the Kolyma forced-labour camps and the recently dedicated Church of the Nativity remembers the victims in its icons and Stations of the Camps.

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