Jacques Rogge and Dmitry Medvedev 22 November 2011

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The Order of Friendship (russian: Орден Дружбы, ') is a

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of the

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established by

Boris Yeltsin Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin ( rus, Борис Николаевич Ельцин, p=bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn, a=Ru-Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin.ogg; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician wh ...

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442 of 2 March 1994 to reward Russian and foreign nationals whose work, deeds and efforts have been aimed at the betterment of relations with the Russian Federation and its people. The design of order was created by

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. Its statute was later amended by presidential decree 19 of 6 January 1999, presidential decree 1999 of 7 September 2010, presidential decree 1631 of 16 December 2011, and presidential decree 308 of 16 March 2012. It can trace its lineage to the

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...

Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples (russian: oрден Дружбы народов, translit=orden Druzhby narodov) was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military unit ...

, also designed by Alexander Zhuk.

Award statute

The Order of Friendship is awarded to Russian and foreign nationals for special merit in strengthening peace, friendship, cooperation and understanding between nations, for fruitful work on the convergence and mutual enrichment of cultures of nations and peoples; for the active conservation, development and promotion of the cultural and historical heritage of Russia; for great contribution to the implementation of joint ventures with the Russian Federation, major economic projects and attracting investments into the economy of the Russian Federation; for broad charitable activities.

Award description

The badge of the Order of Friendship is made of gilded silver and enamels. It is a pentagonal star created from diverging golden rays. On the

obverse Obverse and its opposite, reverse, refer to the two flat faces of coins and some other two-sided objects, including paper money, flags, seals, medals, drawings, old master prints and other works of art, and printed fabrics. In this usage, ...

at the center of the star is a

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, with the oceans covered in blue enamel. The globe is surrounded by a green enamelled wreath of olive branches. On the

reverse Reverse or reversing may refer to: Arts and media * ''Reverse'' (Eldritch album), 2001 * ''Reverse'' (2009 film), a Polish comedy-drama film * ''Reverse'' (2019 film), an Iranian crime-drama film * ''Reverse'' (Morandi album), 2005 * ''Reverse'' ...

is the inscription "Peace and Friendship" (russian: "Мир и дружба") and the etched serial number of the individual award. The distance between opposite tips of the star is 44 mm. The badge of the order is connected by a ring through the suspension loop to a standard Russian pentagonal mount covered with an overlapping 24 mm wide green silk moiré ribbon with 6 mm wide light blue stripes along its edges. When worn in the presence of other Orders and medals of the Russian Federation, the Order of Friendship is located immediately after the Order of Honour.

Notable recipients (partial list)

The following individuals were awarded the Order of Friendship: * Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysian 4th and 7th Prime Minister *

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* Victor Hochhauser, British music promoter *

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. *

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, Tamil writer (India), 2011 *

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, President of

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, president of the European Jewish Congress *

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and descendant of

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of Russia; a qualified interpreter of

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(UK). He returned the honour in the aftermath of the

. *

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, pop singer *

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, billionaire property developer *

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(Belgium) *

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, three-time Olympic gold medal wrestler *

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, Hungarian actress *

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, film director (Poland) *

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, recognised for contributions to friendly relations between Russia and the UK, and his love of Russian literature (UK) *

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, politician (Latvia) *

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, eighth secretary-general of the United Nations * Xavier Rolet , CEO London Stock Exchange Group *

Valentina Tereshkova Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova ( rus, Валентина Владимировна Терешкова, links=no, p=vɐlʲɪnʲˈtʲinə vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvnə tʲɪrʲɪʂˈkovə, a=Valentina Tereshkova.ogg; born 6 March 1937) is an engine ...

, the first woman in space * Alina Zagitova, a Russia competitive figure skater *

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev ( kk, Қасым-Жомарт Кемелұлы Тоқаев, Qasym-Jomart Kemelūly Toqaev ; born 17 May 1953) is a Kazakh politician and diplomat who is currently serving as the President of Kazakhstan since 12 J ...

, President of Kazakhstan *

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, First Vice-President of

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, 5th President of Indonesia * Alexander (Ishein), Archbishop of Baku and Azerbaijan from 1999 to 2021 *

Péter Szijjártó Péter Szijjártó (; born 30 October 1978) is a Hungarian politician who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade since 2014. He previously served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Parliamentary State Secretary of the ...

Hungarian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, awarded in December 2021 * Boris Dobrodeev, screenwriter *

Maria Zakharova Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova (russian: Мария Владимировна Захарова; born 24 December 1975) is the Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (Spokesw ...

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The Russian Gazette
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