Soviet Crests

Soviet Crests refer to special collectible Documents found in Rise of the Tomb Raider.

There are ten total Soviet Crest documents in the game.

Star of Progress
A plaque celebrating the scientific achievement of the Soviets. It reads "Motherland! You've been the first to light a star of progress and peace over the Earth. Glory to science, glory to labor! Glory to the Soviet regime!"

Lara's Thoughts
''In praise of Cosmonauts. i can get behind that...''

The Warmth of Labor
Another plague to promote a good work ethic. It reads "Work hard to fight cold and hunger." If only it were that easy...

Lara's Thoughts
They had to keep production up, to compete with the West...

Warning for the Unjust
The plaque is a little more... belligerent than the others. It reads: "Enemies must answer for their crimes against the Motherland." The symbolism isn't exactly subtle.

Lara's Thoughts
A grim sentiment...

Night Work
An image of a man working a farm in the dead of night. It reads "Night won't prevent us from working." I can't imagine smiling about that...

Lara's Thoughts
Propaganda to keep people working...

Man of the People
The text reads "Lenin Lived, Lenin Lives, Lenin will live forever."

Lara's Thoughts
In praise of Lenin...

For the Motherland
The text on this one is a promise of redemption: "With hard work, you can help the Motherland and your crimes will be forgotten." Even in a prison, nationalism is a powerful motivator.

Lara's Thoughts
They wrung everything they could from the prisoners...

Dedication
It's a dedication marker, for when Freedom Station first was first constructed. This place held untold prisoners for decades before it fell. There's no telling what horrors occurred in this facility.

Lara's Thoughts
The crest was placed when the construction was completed...

Just Rewards
It's a warning, of sorts: "We will eradicate the spies, saboteurs, and the agents of fascism." The cold war engendered paranoia and distrust on all sides, it seems.

Lara's Thoughts
Even out here, they were watchful...

A Happy Land
The text here is simple: "Long Live our Happy Soviet Land." Whoever placed this here had a cruel sense of irony...

Lara's Thoughts
Hard to imagine anyone being happy out here...

All Empires Fall
This one was once a simple message in praise of the heroes of the Soviet Union, but someone has etched another sentiment in the metal: "All Empires Fall." I wonder if the writer ever got to see her prediction come to pass.

Lara's Thoughts
Someone has added their own marks...