Talk:Mikhail Minin

Hero of Russia/USSR
Was he given that medal nothing that referenced says that. Russian page says that he was not recognized with Hero of Russia or Hero of USSR. It says that he was given a medal but it was not official. 208.37.187.2 (talk) 15:57, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Is this guy really the one who hoisted the flag first?
According to this page on the Victory Banner, and another of it's pages here, Stepan Andreyevich Neustroyev was the man who first hoisted the flag onto the Reichstag. Alexei Kovalyov is the one in the photo, held in place by the guy with two watches, a Dagestan sergeant.

However, further research like this WWI forumstates that Michail Petrowitsch Minin was the first to hoist the flag, according to a German TV production. Any information on this?

The Red Baron


 * Note: Something is wrong here. In Wikipedia’s Link to the “Article in Russian”, Minin’s name is: Georgiy Ivanovitch Minin. In the Link to the German article, the name is Michail Petrowitsch Minin. Also, Minin’s pictures on the German and Russian articles are of two different people (The shoulder pads as well as the medals don’t match either). -- Comment by User:206.248.132.5

period?
I have a feeling the bit about the red cloth symbolizing a period is inaccurate...

German war documentary?
Is it the right name for it? The War of the Century? im trying to look it up on the internet to see if i can find it, but no success yet. or is it the one produced by the BBC in 1999? Any suggestions? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fender190 (talk • contribs) 06:43, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

I JUST watched the documentary (by the way - a true piece of art) on Viasat History. The credits said it was "Der Sturm" only I couldn't find it on the internet. It is, in fact, a GERMAN documentary.--194.44.48.4 (talk) 11:57, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Rewrite
This article is to a large degree copied directly from the Times article wich has a link at the bottom. I'll take a look at this when I've got a few moments to spare. HADRIANVS (talk) 19:09, 14 June 2009 (UTC)