Russia, Soviet Union. A 1959 Medal For The 250Th Anniversary Of The Battle Of Poltava, With Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac a photo album

a photo album

with a piece of period red velvet sewn in place to multiple loops on the inside of the frame

Dolan's service number is recorded as 21345 on the National Archives website (not 21045 as per the medal)

in the snow

Equestrian School and annexes

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1959 Medal For The 250Th Anniversary Of The Battle Of Poltava, With Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac a photo albumConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised depiction of Imperial Russian infantry, cavalry, and artillery, circumscribed by a Cyrillic dedication to glories of the Battle of Poltava with dates 1709 1959, the reverse bearing a similar raised scene featuring Russian Army personnel with a central standard bearer situated atop a pedestal, surrounded by Russian Cyrillic inscriptions praising the courage of Russias soldiers and hailing the battle