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The title has a Gold Star medal, an insignia of honour that identifies recipients. The title is awarded to persons for "service to the Russian state and nation, usually connected with a heroic feat of valour". [2] The title is bestowed by decree of the president of the Russian Federation. [3]
This is a list of people who have been awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation. It has been awarded more than 970 times, of which more than 440 were ...
Russia: Hero of the Russian Federation: Honorific title for service to the Russian state and nation, usually connected with a heroic feat of valor; precedes all other Russian military and civil orders and medals. Order of St. George: 26 November 1769 (O. S.), revived on 20 March 1992: Highest military decoration of the Russian Federation. Senegal
This is a list of people who have been awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation. The title was established in 1992, and was awarded more than 970 times since then, including more than 440 times posthumously.
The Medal "Defender of a Free Russia" is a 34mm in diameter circular medal made of silvered red brass. Its obverse bears a straight equilateral cross, on the cross center in relief, St George on horseback slaying the dragon. On the lower arm of the cross, the relief inscription "August 21, 1991" (Russian: "21 августа 1991 г."). Between ...
Coat of arms of Russia.. The State Award System of the Russian Federation has varied and distinct origins. The first being pre-1917 orders of the Russian Empire re-established after the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union, the second is from former Soviet orders that were slightly modified and retained post 1991, we also find many completely new awards resembling Imperial awards in basic ...
The Medal of Honor, in an earlier iteration, was first established in 1861, and there have been 3,519 recipients, including more than 1,500 during the Civil War. There were 472 honored for acts of ...
Both medals are the joint-highest civilian awards of China. Medal of the Republic: 2019 9 Colombia: Order of Boyacá: Grand Collar, is the highest grade of the order. Comoros: Order of the Green Crescent: Commander is the highest grade of the order. Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Order of the National Heroes Kabila-Lumumba