Russian Orders

public’s attention to the history of Russian Orders.

interesting, unusual and bright.
I have skimmed some historical books

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I have read a few newspaper articles and have scanned Web sites related to my topic.

of the Russian state. The customs of awarding a special

sign of distinction for military exploits, a neck gold "grivna" (medallion), existed in Kiev Russ already in the 11th-12th centuries. Later, in the I5th-16th centuries, the tradition of the mass awarding of special medals to all participants in a campaigns originated in Russia, and it was the only country in the world at the time to do so.

Origin

instituted at the very close of the 17th century by

Peter the Great.

few military commanders to receive the St. Andrew Order for

the victorious Battle of Poltava. It is the only surviving Russian star of the first half of the 18th century.

in Russia during Peter's reign. It was instituted in memory

of events connected with the unsuccessful Prut campaign undertaken by the Russian army in 1711.

outstanding military distinctions and it was named after the famous

Russian military commander Alexander Nevsky.

services had not been forgotten and the St. George Order

was instituted in 1769.

was instituted early in the 19th century for soldiers and

non-commissioned officers.

of the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. As

a rule, the new awards were named after outstanding military commanders of our country.

the Decree of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated

May 20, 1942. It has two degrees. The 1st degree is the highest.

decision of the presidium the Central Election Commission of the

USSR dated April 6, 1930 .

is founded by the Decree of the Supreme Soviet of

the USSR dated November 8, 1943 .

The Order of Victory has only been awarded 20 times to 17 outstanding military leaders. The names of the first three holders were announced on April 10 of 1944. These were marshals Georgy Zhukov, Alexander Vasilevsky and Josef Stalin.

Soviet order. It is a 72 mm ruby star made

of platinum and studded with 170 diamonds with a total weight of 16 carats.

a sign of courage.
Secondly, it is recognition of

men’s services.
I think it is very useful to know about Russian awards because we must proud of our heroes and our country.
For us the Great Patriotic War has become a thing of the past. But is very important to remember the people who stood up for Russian in those years.

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