Orders, Decorations, and Medals of the Soviet Union

Download or read book Orders, Decorations, and Medals of the Soviet Union written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: Civil awards and decorations of the Soviet Union, Military awards and decorations of the Soviet Union, List of Shevchenko National Prize laureates, USSR State Prize, Hero of the Soviet Union, Badges and Decorations of the Soviet Union, Orders and Medals of Soviet Republics, Order of Victory, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner, Lenin Prize, Ribbon of Saint George, Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, People's Architect of the USSR, Order of Maternal Glory, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, Order of Glory, Order of the Patriotic War, Order of Suvorov, Order of the Badge of Honour, People's Doctor of the USSR, Order of the October Revolution, Order of the Red Star, Mother Hero, Gold Star, Order of Ushakov, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Order of Kutuzov, Order of Labour Glory, Order of Friendship of Peoples, People's Teacher of the USSR, 800th Anniversary of Moscow Medal, Medal of Valour, Order for Personal Courage, Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 Medal, Order of Nakhimov, 250th Anniversary of Leningrad Medal, Ushakov Medal, Distinguished Service in Guarding the State Border, Medal for Combat Service, To the Valiant Soldier of the Karelian Front, Veteran of Labour Medal, Medal for the Liberation of Prague, Miner's Glory Medal, 50 Years of the Soviet Militia Medal. Excerpt: Awards and decorations 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 still issued by the Russian Federation as of 2010. Many of the awards were simply reworked in the Russian Federation, such as the transition of Hero of...