Vintage Soviet-era Litton Industries Brass Lapel/Hat Pins Lot of 2

The pin in the image is a vintage Soviet-era GTO physical fitness badge, which stands for Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR (Russian: «Готов к труду и обороне СССР», Gotov k trudu i oborone SSSR). The image on the pin depicts a runner on a background and the Russian letters ГТО. The GTO program was an All-Union physical culture training program introduced in the USSR in 1931, which aimed to physically educate and prepare the population, covering people of almost all ages from 10 to 60. Participants who met the established standards were awarded a corresponding GTO pin, which could be gold, silver, or bronze depending on their achievement. The program was eliminated after the dissolution of the USSR in 1991, though it was restored in modern Russia under the same name in 2014.