Rank insignia of the Soviet Union/Russian Federation (1955-1991), here Army "Colonel" (OF5) – shoulder strap dress uniform/ Airborne forces, Air force, and Aviation of the Air Defence Forces.
<ul><li><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RAF_AF_F5Col_since_2010par.svg" title="File:RAF AF F5Col since 2010par.svg">RAF AF F5Col since 2010par.svg</a>: <b><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:F_l_a_n_k_e_r" title="User:F l a n k e r">F l a n k e r</a></b></li>
<li>derivative work: <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Mboro" title="User:Mboro">Mboro</a> (<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Mboro" title="User talk:Mboro"><span class="signature-talk">talk</span></a>)</li></ul>
2010-03-17 20:51
various images of the real thing