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The Order of Saint Vladimir (Russian: Орден Святого Владимира) was an Imperial Russian Order established in 1782 by Empress Catherine II (r. 1762-1796) in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptizer of the Kievan Rus'. The order had four degrees and was awarded for continuous civil and military service. People who had been awarded with the St.Vladimir Order for mil...
The Military Order of Virtuti Militari (War Order of Virtuti Militari) (Latin for "For Military Valour") is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war. It was created in 1792 by Poland's King Stanisław August Poniatowski and is one of the oldest military decorations in the world still in use. The Virtuti Militari Order (Latin: To military coura...
This project is dedicated to highlighting persons who received the medal "People's Artist of the RSFSR" during the years of the Soviet Union. Please include the recipients of the medal. People's Artist of the RSFSR (Russian: Народный артист РСФСР, Narodnyj artist RSFSR) was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, actors, choreographers, music p...
The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (Russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, romanized: Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports, health, social, and other spheres of labour activities. It is the labo...
The Order of the Patriotic War (Russian: Орден Отечественной войны, romanized: Orden Otechestvennoy voiny) is a Soviet military decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and partisans for heroic deeds during the German-Soviet War, known in the former Soviet Union since the mid-1960s as the Great Patriotic War. History The Order was established o...
The Order of Lenin (Russian: Орден Ленина, romanized: Orden Lenina), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930 . The order was the highest civilian decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union. The order was awarded to: Civilians for outstanding services rendered to the State Members of the armed forces for exe...
The Order of Friendship of Peoples (Russian: oрден Дружбы народов, romanized: orden Druzhby narodov) was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military units, as well as administrative subdivisions of the USSR for accomplishments in strengthening inter-ethnic and international friendship and cooperation, for economic, poli...
Honored Artist of the Russian Federation This project is dedicated to highlighting persons who received the medal "Honored Artist of the RSFSR" during the years of the Soviet Union. Please include the recipients of the medal. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (Russian: Заслуженный артист РСФСР, Zasluzhenny artist RSFSR) was an honorary title granted to Soviet artists, including theatre and film d...
Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis ir visaugstākais Latvijas valsts apbalvojums, ko piešķir par sevišķiem nopelniem Tēvijas labā. Tie var izpausties valsts, pašvaldības, sabiedriskajā, kultūras, izglītības, zinātnes, sporta vai saimnieciskajā darbā. Par nopelniem uzskatāms gan atsevišķs izcils darbs, gan ilgstoša, priekšzīmīga un panākumiem bagāta darbība, gan īpaši nopelni Latvijas neatkarības atjaunošana...
The Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas is the Lithuanian Presidential Award which was re-instituted to honour the citizens of Lithuania for outstanding performance in civil and public offices. Foreign nationals may also be awarded this Order. The Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas was instituted in 1928. It features the Columns of Gediminas, one of the national symbols of Li...
The Order of the Red Star (Russian: Орден Красной Звезды, romanized: Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 1930 , but its statute was only defined in the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 5 May 1930. That statute was amended by decrees of the Presi...
The Order of the Red Banner (Russian: Орден Красного Знамени, romanized: Orden Krasnogo Znameni) was the first Soviet military decoration. The Order was established on 16 September 1918 , during the Russian Civil War by decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee. It was the highest award of Soviet Russia, subsequently the Soviet Union, until the Order of Lenin was established in 1930...
The Hero of Socialist Labour (Russian: Герой Социалистического Труда, romanized: Geroy Sotsialisticheskogo Truda) was an honorific title in the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries from 1938 to 1991 . It represented the highest distinction in the USSR and was awarded for exceptional achievements in Soviet industry and culture. It provided a similar status to the title of Hero of the Sov...
This project is dedicated to highlighting persons who received the medal "For work on the excellent implementation of the general mobilization of 1914" during the rule of the Russian Empire. Please include recipients of the medal. This medal is considered to be the last award of tsarist Russia and the first award in the world, introduced in connection with the mobilization of the army If in yo...
The Gold Sword for Bravery (Russian: Золотое оружие "За храбрость") was a Russian award for bravery. It was established with two grades on 27 July 1720 by Peter the Great, reclassified as a public order in 1807, and abolished in 1917. From 1913 to 1917, it was renamed the Saint George Sword (Георгиевское оружие) and considered one of the grades of the Order of St. George. Continue reading on W...
The Order of the October Revolution (Russian: Орден Октябрьской Революции, Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii) was instituted on October 31, 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferred upon individuals or groups for services furthering communism or the state, or in enhancing the defenses of the Soviet Union, military and civil. It is the second-highest Soviet ...
The Order of Kutuzov (Russian: орден Кутузова - orden Kutuzova) is a military decoration of the Russian Federation named after the famous Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov (1745–1813). The Order was established during World War II to reward senior Red Army officers. It has three classes and was retained by the Russian Federation after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. His...
The Order of Suvorov (Russian: орден Суворова, romanized: orden Suvorova) is a military decoration of the Russian Federation named in honor of Russian Generalissimo Prince Alexander Suvorov (1729–1800). History The Order of Suvorov was originally a Soviet award established on July 29, 1942 (during World War II) by decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. It was created to ...
The Order of Vytautas the Great is the Lithuanian Presidential Award. It may be conferred on the heads of Lithuania and foreign states, as well as their citizens, for distinguished services to the State of Lithuania. The Order was instituted in 1930 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytautas the Great. The badge of the Order, struck in pre-war Lithu...
Instead of using the suffix or display name, please use the label "Awards" for the highest award (and the year), regardless of profession, that the person had achieved in his or her lifetime, leaving other awards to the bio in the Overview. As a rule of thumb, it's something you can't neglect to mention when introducing them to a public event. See blog post for personalizing the display of name...
The Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise is a Ukrainian award. It is awarded for distinguished services to the state and people of the Ukrainian nation in the field of state building, strengthening the international prestige of Ukraine, development of economy, science, education, culture, art, health care, for outstanding charitable, humanistic and public activities. The Order is named for Yarosla...
The Cross for the Rescue of the Perishing is an award of the State of Lithuania, which, by decree of the President of the Republic of Lithuania, is awarded to persons who, regardless of the imminent danger to their lives, distinguished themselves by rescuing people who are dying. Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania and foreign countries who saved people on the territory of the Republic of Lit...
Righteous Among the Nations is an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis.According to Yad Vashem of January 1, 2013, there were 24811 people in the List of Righteous, of which 844 are Lithuanian citizens (see link below). For a long time the facts of the rescue of the Jews in Lithuania w...
President's Hundred Tab/Brassard Presidents 100 Metal Tab.jpg USN-USCG Presidents 100 Tab.jpg US Navy Presidents Hundred Brassard.png Top: U.S. Army variant Middle: U.S. Coast Guard variant Bottom: U.S. Navy variant Awarded by Civilian Marksmanship Program Type Tab Awarded for Awarded to the 100 top-scoring military and civilian shooters in the President's Pistol and President's Rifle Matches...