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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 are still issued by the Russian Federation as of 2024.
This article is a list of Badges and decorations of the Soviet Union. They were awarded primarily for military service, but also for sports, graduation and community participation. The badges were not only given to award service or achievement, but to inspire loyalty and patriotism to the Soviet regime.
Pages in category "Military awards and decorations of the Soviet Union" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Flags of the Soviet Republics This page was last edited on 16 April 2022, at 07:30 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Military awards and decorations of the Soviet Union (3 C, 61 P) Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Union" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The Order of the Red Banner recognised military deeds and functioned as the highest and only military order of the RSFSR. This award was phased out after the establishment of the Soviet Union equivalent which was based on this design. c. 22,000 Order Of The Red Banner Of Labour Орден Трудового Красного Знамени
USSR republics coat of arms display on USSR State Television.. The emblems of the constituent republics of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics all featured predominantly the hammer and sickle and the red star that symbolized communism, as well as a rising sun (although in the case of the Latvian SSR, since the Baltic Sea is west of Latvia, it could be interpreted as a setting sun ...
The flag of the Soviet Union consisted of a plain red flag with a gold hammer crossed with a gold sickle placed beneath a gold-bordered red star. This symbol is in the upper left canton of the red flag. The colour red honours the red flag of the Paris Commune of 1871; the red star and the hammer and sickle are symbols of communism and socialism.