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Altyn (helmet), the Glossary

Altyn (Russian:Алтын; named after Altyn) is a titanium helmet developed in the Soviet Union and adopted by the KGB.^[1]

21 relations: Alpha Group, Altyn, Beslan school siege, Bulletproof glass, Combat helmet, First Chechen War, KGB, OMON, Russian language, Scientific Research Institute of Steel, Second Chechen War, Soviet Union, Soviet–Afghan War, Spetsnaz, Switzerland, Tajbeg Palace assault, Titanium, TT pistol, Visor (armor), Vympel, 7.62×25mm Tokarev.
Combat helmets of Russia
Soviet military uniforms

Alpha Group

Spetsgruppa "A", also known as Alpha Group (a popular English name), or Alfa, whose official name is Directorate "A" of the FSB Special Purpose Center (TsSN FSB) (Russian: Спецназ ФСБ "Альфа"), is a stand-alone sub-unit of Russia's special forces within the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).

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Altyn

Altyn (Russian алты́н, also алты́нник altýnnik) is a historical Russian currency (symbol). The name in Tatar is altın (алтын) meaning "gold"Этимологический словарь русского языка.

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Beslan school siege

The Beslan school siege (also referred to as the Beslan school hostage crisis or the Beslan massacre) was a Islamic terrorist attack that started on 1 September 2004.

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Bulletproof glass

Bulletproof glass, ballistic glass, transparent armor, or bullet-resistant glass is a strong and optically transparent material that is particularly resistant to penetration by projectiles.

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Combat helmet

A combat helmet or battle helmet is a type of helmet designed to serve as a piece of personal armor intended to protect the wearer's head during combat.

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First Chechen War

Chechen resistance against Russian imperialism has its origins from 1785 during the time of Sheikh Mansur, the first imam (leader) of the Caucasian peoples.

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KGB

The Committee for State Security (Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti (KGB)) was the main security agency for the Soviet Union from 13 March 1954 until 3 December 1991.

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OMON

OMON is a system of Military special police units within the Armed Forces of Russia.

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Russian language

Russian is an East Slavic language, spoken primarily in Russia.

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Scientific Research Institute of Steel

The Scientific Research Institute of Steel (Научно-исследовательский институт стали), also known as NII Stali, is a Russian research institute (NII) located in the capital city of Moscow.

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Second Chechen War

The Second Chechen War is also known as the Second Chechen Campaign (Втора́я чече́нская кампа́ния) or the Second Russian Invasion of Chechnya from the Chechen insurgents' point of view.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Soviet–Afghan War

The Soviet–Afghan War was a protracted armed conflict fought in the Soviet-controlled Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA) from 1979 to 1989. The war was a major conflict of the Cold War as it saw extensive fighting between Soviet Union, the DRA and allied paramilitary groups against the Afghan mujahideen and their allied foreign fighters.

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Spetsnaz

SpetsnazThe term is borrowed from p; abbreviation for or 'Special Purpose Military Units'; or are special forces in many post-Soviet states.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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Tajbeg Palace assault

The Tajbeg Palace assault, known by the military codename Operation Storm-333 (Шторм-333), was a military raid executed by the Soviet Union in Afghanistan on 27 December 1979.

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Titanium

Titanium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ti and atomic number 22.

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TT pistol

The TT-30, commonly known simply as the Tokarev, is a Soviet semi-automatic pistol. It was developed during the late 1920s by Fedor Tokarev as a service pistol for the Soviet Armed Forces and was based on the earlier pistol designs of John Moses Browning, albeit with a number of detail modifications to simplify production and maintenance.

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Visor (armor)

A visor was an armored covering for the face often used in conjunction with Late Medieval war helmets such as the bascinet or sallet.

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Vympel

Directorate "V" of the FSB Special Purpose Center, often referred to as Spetsgruppa "V" Vympel (pennant in Russian, originated from German Wimpel, and having the same meaning), but also known as KGB Directorate "V", Vega Group, is one of the two tier one spetsnaz units of the FSB under the command of the FSB.

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7.62×25mm Tokarev

The 7.62×25mm Tokarev cartridge (designated as the 7.62 × 25 Tokarev by the C.I.P.) is a Soviet rimless bottleneck pistol cartridge widely used in former Soviet states and in China, among other countries.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altyn_(helmet)