Russian Veteran

I see a very old man in the picture. According to the clothes he wears he is WWII veteran and he served in the navy. He touches his cap in salute. His hat has a white color but shield is dark blue and he has a red star, crest and yellow piping that signify a navy officer.  His face is covered with wrinkles. His age is probably about eighty years old. He is turned half profile and you can see one ear which is rather large. His nose is a bit long. He had small eyes that are close to his nose and they are deep- seated. The eyebrows are gray and bushy. The mouth is tightly close and the corners of the mouth are turned down. His facial expression and figure project dignity. His dark blue jacket covered with bunch of medals. The man has three stars on each of his shoulder boards. Three stars in combination with the anchor that is clipped to his jacket defines him as Admiral of navy. He is wearing the Russian navy uniform with Russian medals.

The image gives a sense that person on that picture got dressed for the very special event, and the visual clues are the bunch of medals, neat look, and navy uniform. He is very proud to be at the place he is at. He salutes to somebody so it seems that he has at least couple of other people around him. She background is blurry but I would suggest that he is rather outdoors. The golden color corners and anchor are symbols of navy service, bunch of medals suggest that he was highly rewarded for his services.

LIST OF SYMBOLS:

 Medals- sign of a high reword

Anchor- belongings to the navy

Hat signifies navy officer or higher as well as crest and piping

Shoulder board with 3 stars (high rank) in addition with 3 stars indicates Admiral