The rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union was in practice the highest military rank of the Soviet Union. (The highest rank in theory, Generalissimo of the Soviet Union, was created for Joseph Stalin and held by him alone). The rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union was created in 1935 and abolished in 1991. (Information from Wikipedia.com).

This very uniform was purchased from the Yazov family in 1994 by a U.S. collector and brought to the USA where it was kept in a collection until sold to Soviet-Uniforms.com through D.A. Drabik Militaria. This Marshal of Soviet Union parade-walkout uniform may well be the last (or one of the very last at least) MSU uniforms produced in the Soviet Union.

The uniform set consists of jacket, trousers and visor cap. The jacket is a gray parade-walkout M/69 type with embroidery on collar and sleeves, with six general/marshal type buttons marked "Moschtamp 90". The jacket is fitted with MSU shoulderboards that are in spotless excellent condition. This uniform type was initially introduced in 1959 and slightly modified in 1969. The visor cap is a late manufacture from the famous Moscow 43TSePK factory with '88' side buttons and very rich enbroidery in front and a correct marshal/general cocarde. The trousers are straight leg parade trousers.

There are traces from Yazov's massive ribbon bar on the right side of the tunic. This has been removed at some stage. On the left side is a hole from the graduation badge. On the collar is also a small trace from the Highest Soviet - badge that was worn by all members of the Highest Soviet-assembly. These badges are missing; however the graduation badge may be substituted with a similar badge if asked for.

Dmitri Timofeyevich Yazov (born November 8, 1923, Omsk Oblast) was the last Marshal of the Soviet Union to be appointed before the collapse of the Soviet Union (on April 28, 1990). He was the only Marshal of the Soviet Union to be born in Siberia.

In 1979-1980, Yazov was a commander of the Central Group of Forces in Czechoslovakia. He was commanding the Far East Military District in the northern summer of 1986, when, according to Time magazine, he made a favourable impression on General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, which led to later promotions. He held the post of Soviet Defense Minister from May 1987 until late 1991 when succeeded by Yevgeny Shaposhnikov. In 1987-1990, Yazov was a candidate for membership in Politburo. Yazov was responsible for deployment of Russian OMON commando units to Latvia and Lithuania in early 1991. During the August Coup of 1991, Yazov was a member of the State Emergency Committee, for which he was prosecuted and acquitted in 1994. Information provided through Wikipedia.

The uniform comes with two documents of authenticity, one written by D.A. Drabik Militaria from whom we managed to aquire the uniform and one document from us. Due to the value of this set, shipping with insurance is adviced.

Further images can, and will, be made upon request.

Price for this excellent set (jacket, trousers and visor cap) is 5000 USD.