Rare Soviet Russian_Honorary Dobrokhim Badge "To a Friend of Dobrokhim"_Silver

Description

Rare Soviet Russian Honorary Dobrokhim Badge "To a Friend of Dobrokhim"
.
It is a unique piece of Soviet history of the early stages of the new Soviet state.
Silver, gild and enamels. Riveted 2-piece construction.
Dimensions:
30 mm in height, 35 mm in width; the flag portion is 19 x 33 mm; weighs 12 g.
Green flag
with a bayonet
and with an overlay in the form of a Red Army man in Budyonovka and in a gas mask. The green color of the flag symbolizes chemical weapons.
The inscription on the
flagpole
is
"To a Friend of Dobrokhim"
.
Such Honorary Badges were awarded for special achievements.
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Society of Friends of Chemical Defense and Chemical Industry of the USSR -  Dobrokhim (Общество друзей химической обороны и химической промышленности СССР, Доброхим) was be established by an organizing Assembly on May 19, 1924 and at the first session of the Central Council in June, 1924.
The key point of the
Dobrokhim
was thesis that  developing of chemical weaponry in the West, especially in the USA, as proceeding at a feverish pace. Moreover, it declared that a chemical attack would touch most of the civilian population in a future war. These alleged realities and assumptions left the Soviet population with only one choice: “the entire populace must be prepared for chemical warfare”. "We want to create a gas fence in which a new society will be built" - L. Trotsky.
Thus, preparation for chemical war became a main Dobrokhim imperative. Its purpose was to assist the Red Army by providing civil defense in the rear. The whole population had to be taught basic elements of chemical defense and mass support for chemical industries as well as chemical research was necessary to achieve that aim.