{"product_id":"vintage-scsp-lusatian-mountains-czech-soviet-friendship-hike-pin-badge","title":"Vintage SCSP Lusatian Mountains Czech Soviet Friendship Hike Pin Badge","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gold coloured, metal badge 2cm high with a long stick pin fastener to the rear. Featuring the Soviet and Czechoslovakian flags over the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lusatian_Mountains\"\u003eLusatian Mountains\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe text reads 'Pochod družby Lužickým pohořím' meaning 'March of Friendship through the Lusatian Mountains'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cs.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Svaz_%C4%8Deskoslovensko-sov%C4%9Btsk%C3%A9ho_p%C5%99%C3%A1telstv%C3%AD\"\u003eSČSP \u003c\/a\u003ewas established in 1948 to popularise Soviet science, literature and culture in Czechoslovakia. \u003cspan\u003eThe SČSP organized book discussions by Soviet writers, tours to the Soviet Union, and Russian language\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e courses. Membership was largely collective, whereupon work places joined on behalf of the workforce.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMembership numbers are recorded as 1,535,600 in 1949, remaining around this level throughout the 1950's and then dropping to 293,673 in 1969 in response to the Soviet armed invasion (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prague_Spring\"\u003ePrague Spring - Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e) in 1968.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe SČSP disbanded in 1990 with the collapse of the Soviet Union.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Badgecrazy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58560326795612,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/3272\/8412\/files\/Screenshot2026-07-26185727.png?v=1786028638","url":"https:\/\/shop.badgecrazy.com\/products\/vintage-scsp-lusatian-mountains-czech-soviet-friendship-hike-pin-badge","provider":"Badgecrazy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}