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Orders, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Union

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Awards, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Union are decorations from the former Soviet Union that recognised achievements and personal accomplishments, both military and civilian. Some of the awards, decorations, and orders were discontinued after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, while others are still issued by the Russian Federation as of 2024. Many of the awards were simply reworked in the Russian Federation, such as the transition of Hero of the Soviet Union to Hero of the Russian Federation, and Hero of Socialist Labour to Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation. A wide range of Soviet awards and decorations cover the extensive and diverse period of history from 1917 to 1991.

Honorary titles

[[File:Народный художник СССР.jpg90pxcenter]]People's Painter of the USSR
Народный художник СССР
Narodnyj chudožnik SSSR16 July 1943This decoration was awarded for exceptional achievements in visual arts as painting, sculpture, drawing and photography.

Orders

Military orders

[[File:Order For Service to the Homeland 3.jpg100pxcenter]]
[[File:SU Order For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR 3rd class ribbon.svgcenter]]Order "For Service To The Homeland In The Armed Forces of the USSR"
3rd class
Орден **«За службу Родине в Вооружённых Силах СССР»
третьей степени**
Orden «Za službu Rodine v Vooruzhennykh Silakh SSSR»
tret'ej stepeni28 October 1974This order was awarded for exemplary service in the armed forces, both during a war and during peacetime. A recipient was first awarded a 3rd class order, then if further deeds were made, the second and the first class. Like the civilian Order Of Labour Glory upon which it is modeled, it gave a certain number of material benefits to their owners.69,576

Military and civil orders

[[File:Orden De La Amistad De Los Pueblos.png90pxcenter]]
[[File:SU Order of Friendship of Peoples ribbon.svg150pxcenter]]Order of Friendship of Peoples
Орден Дружбы народов
Orden Druzhby narodov17 October 1972This order was awarded to persons, organisations, enterprises, military units, as well as administrative subdivisions of the USSR for "accomplishments in strengthening of inter-race and international friendship and cooperation, for economical, political, scientific, military and cultural development of the Soviet Union".77,719

Civil orders

[[File:Орден %22За личное мужество%22.jpg80pxcenter]]
[[File:SU Order For Personal Courage ribbon.svgcenter]]Order "For Personal Courage"
Орден «За личное мужество»
Orden «Za lichnoe muzhestvo»28 December 1988This decoration could be awarded to any USSR citizen showing outstanding courage and bravery during life-saving, keeping of public order and safeguard of State property, as well as for fighting crime, environmental catastrophes and other exceptional events.529

Military medals

General

[[File:MVeterVSA.jpg80pxcenter]]
[[File:SU Medal Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR ribbon.svg150pxcenter]]Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Медаль «Ветеран Вооружённых Сил СССР»
Medal «Veteran Vooruzhennyh Sil SSSR»20 May 1976title = Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 20, 1976publisher = Legal Library of the USSRdate= 1975-04-25url = http://www.libussr.ru/doc_ussr/usr_8864.htmlanguage = ruaccess-date =2012-03-01}}c. 880,000

Campaign medals

Second World War defensive campaign medals

[[File:Medal-Kijev.jpg80pxcenter]]
[[File:SU Medal For the Defence of Kiev ribbon.svgcenter]]Medal "For the Defence of Kiev"
Медаль «За оборону Киева»
Medal «Za oboronu Kieva»21 June 1961Awarded to all Soviet military and civilians who participated in the defence of Kiev between 7 July and 26 September 1941.107,540

Second World War offensive campaign medals

[[File:Victory Against Japan OBVERSE.jpg80pxcenter]]
[[File:SU Medal For the Victory over Japan ribbon.svgcenter]]Medal "For the Victory over Japan"
Медаль «За победу над Японией»
Medal «Za pobedu nad Japoniej»30 September 1945title = Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of September 30, 1945publisher = Legal Library of the USSRdate= 1945-09-30url = http://www.libussr.ru/doc_ussr/ussr_4566.htmlanguage = ruaccess-date =2012-03-06}}c. 1,831,000

Civilian medals

Development/restoration campaigns

[[File:Medal For Development of the Petrochemical Complex of Western Siberia.jpg80pxcenter]]
[[File:SU Medal For the Tapping of the Subsoil and Expansion of the Petrochemical Complex of Western Siberia ribbon.svgcenter]]Medal "For the Tapping of the Subsoil and Expansion of the Petrochemical Complex of Western Siberia"
Медаль «За освоение недр и развитие нефтегазового комплекса Западной Сибири»
Medal «Za osvoenie nedr i razvitie neftegazovogo kompleksa Zapadnoj Sibiri»28 July 1978title = Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 28, 1978publisher = Legal Library of the USSRdate= 1978-07-28url = http://www.libussr.ru/doc_ussr/usr_9718.htmlanguage = ruaccess-date =2012-04-28}}c. 38,000

Maternity medals

[[File:Motherhood Medal1.JPG80pxcenter]]Medal Maternity 2nd class
Медаль Материнства II степени
Medal Materinstva II stepeni8 July 1944This decoration was awarded to all mothers bearing and raising five children. It was awarded upon the first birthday of the last child, provided that four other children (natural or adopted) remained alive. Children who had perished under heroic, military, or other respectful circumstances were also counted.c. 8,000,000

Commemorative medals

Soviet Armed Forces jubilees

[[File:70YSAF.jpg100pxcenter]]
[[File:SU Medal 70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR ribbon.svgcenter]]Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Юбилейная медаль «70 лет Вооружённых Сил СССР»
Yubilejnaja medal «70 let Vooruzhennyh Sil SSSR»28 January 1988Awarded to9,842,160

Second World War jubilees

[[File:40yearsvictory.jpg95pxcenter]]
[[File:SU Medal Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 ribbon.svgcenter]]Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Юбилейная медаль «Сорок лет Победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941–1945 гг.»
Yubilejnaja medal «Sorok let Pobedy v Velikoj Otechestvennoj vojne 1941-1945 gg.»12 April 1985title = Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR No 2205-XI of April 12, 1985publisher = Legal Library of the USSRdate= 1985-04-12url = http://www.libussr.ru/doc_ussr/usr_12647.htmlanguage = ruaccess-date =2012-03-01}}11,268,980

Other commemorative medals

[[File:100 years Lenin OBVERSE.jpg80pxcenter]]
[[File:SU Medal In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin ribbon.svgcenter]]Jubilee medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"
Юбилейная медаль «В ознаменование 100-летия со дня рождения Владимира Ильича Ленина»
Medal «V oznamenovanie 100-letija so dnja rozhdenija Vladimira Il'icha Lenina»5 November 1969Awarded to foreign leaders of the international communist and labour movement and other progressive activists abroad.11,005,000

*Note: Several Soviet decorations were worn in full, so a ribbon bar was not created. However, since the fall of the USSR, some medals have had ribbon bars created for them. An asterisk, , denotes these medals. Awards not showing a ribbon are worn in full at all times.

References

Sources

  • Paul D. McDaniel, Paul J. Schmitt (1997). The Comprehensive Guide to Soviet Orders and Medals. .
  • V.D. Krivchov (2003). AVERS No. 6 Definitive Catalog of Soviet Orders and Medals. Moscow.
  • V.D. Krivchov (2008). AVERS No. 8 Definitive Catalog of Soviet Badges and Jetons 1917–1980. Moscow.

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