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The State Award System of the
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has varied and distinct origins. The first being pre-1917 orders of the
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re-established after the 1991 dissolution of the
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, 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 design since the reintroduction of Russian heraldry. Originally set up following the dissolution of the
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by Decision of the
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of the Russian Federation No. 2557-I of March 20, 1992, the statutes of all state awards was later ratified in
Presidential Decree A decree is a legal proclamation, usually issued by a head of state (such as the president of a republic or a monarch), according to certain procedures (usually established in a constitution). It has the force of law. The particular term used for ...
No. 442 of March 2, 1994. The entire state awards' system of the Russian Federation was amended on September 7, 2010 by presidential decree No. 1099, this all encompassing decree distanced modern Russian awards from their Soviet roots. Presidential Decree No. 1631 of December 16, 2011 amended and finalized the order of precedence of all modern Russian awards. Awards can be revoked by the State Duma if the recipient is not deemed fit to receive the award.


Honorary titles of the Russian Federation


Orders of the Russian Federation


State decorations of the Russian Federation


Medals of the Russian Federation


State commemorative medals of the Russian Federation

NOTE:
Presidential Decree A decree is a legal proclamation, usually issued by a head of state (such as the president of a republic or a monarch), according to certain procedures (usually established in a constitution). It has the force of law. The particular term used for ...
No. 1099 of September 7, 2010, states the following: "In order to improve the state award system of the Russian Federation that commemorative medals of the Russian Federation, awards established by federal authorities and other federal government agencies, public authorities of the Russian Federation, public and religious associations were not state awards of the Russian Federation". This serves to clarify who can be recommended for the higher state awards of the Russian Federation, many of them requiring the previous award of lower state awards to be eligible. Commemorative awards and ministerial or departmental awards do not qualify as such.


Russian dynastic orders

Royal
dynastic order A dynastic order, monarchical order, or house order is an order under royal patronage. Such an order is bestowed by, as a legitimate , a sovereign or the head of a once-sovereign ruling family. These are often considered part of the cultural ...
s of the
House of Romanov The House of Romanov (also transcribed Romanoff; rus, Романовы, Románovy, rɐˈmanəvɨ) was the reigning imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917. They achieved prominence after the Tsarina, Anastasia Romanova, was married to th ...
. Defunct since
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; conferred in exile. *
Order of Saint Catherine The Imperial Order of Saint Catherine (russian: Императорский Орден Святой Екатерины) was an award of Imperial Russia. Instituted on 24 November 1714 by Peter the Great on the occasion of his marriage to Catherine ...
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Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky The Imperial Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky was an order of chivalry of the Russian Empire first awarded on by Empress Catherine I of Russia. History The introduction of the Imperial Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky was envisioned by Emperor ...
* Order of the White Eagle *
Order of Saint Vladimir The Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir (russian: орден Святого Владимира) was an Imperial Russian order established on by Empress Catherine II in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptize ...
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Order of Saint Anna The Imperial Order of Saint Anna (russian: Орден Святой Анны; also "Order of Saint Anne" or "Order of Saint Ann") was a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry. It was established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Hol ...
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Order of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker The Imperial Military Order of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker ( in Russian: Импepaтopcкий Boeнный Opдeн Cвятитeля Hикoлaя Чyдoтвopцa) was originally a medal, instituted in 1929 by the Russian pretender, Grand Duke ...
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Order of Saint Anastasia The Imperial Order of Saint Anastasia the Holy Great Martyr 'Alleviatrix of Captives' is a dynastic order of the former Russian Imperial House for women. It was established and its statutes approved on August 20, 2010 by Grand Duchess Maria Vl ...
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Order of Saint Stanislaus The Order of Saint Stanislaus ( pl, Order Św. Stanisława Biskupa Męczennika, russian: Орден Святого Станислава), also spelled Stanislas, was a Polish order of knighthood founded in 1765 by King Stanisław August Ponia ...
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Order of Saint Michael the Archangel The Imperial Order of Saint Michael the Archangel (russian: Императорский Орден Святого Михаила Архангела), is a dynastic order of knighthood instituted in 1988 by Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich, claiman ...
* (
Insignia of Saint Olga The Insignia of Saint Olga (russian: Знак отли́чия Свято́й Равноапо́стольной княги́ни О́льги) was an award that briefly existed from 1913 to 1917. It was established on by Emperor Nicholas II of R ...
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See also

* Ministerial awards of the Russian Federation *
List of awards of independent services of the Russian Federation This article features the awards of non-ministerial and independent services of the Russian Federation. Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation Federal Protective Service of the Russian Federation National Guard of the Russian Fe ...
* Awards and emblems of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation *
Awards of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Russia Known internationally as EMERCOM, Russia's Ministry for Civil Defence, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief is composed of both military and civilian personnel. It encompasses land, naval and air assets, the State Fire Service, rescue teams an ...
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Awards of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Known internationally as the MVD, The Ministry of Internal Affairs of The Russian Federation encompasses all militia (police) forces, Interior Troops and the State Migration Service. It has its own ministerial awards system subordinate to state aw ...
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Awards of the Federal Border Service of the Russian Federation An award, sometimes called a distinction, is something given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration. An awar ...
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Awards of the Federal Protective Service of the Russian Federation The Federal Protective Service (FSO) of the Russian Federation is a federal government agency mandated by the relevant laws with the tasks related to the protection of many high-ranking state officials including the President of Russia, as well as ...
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Awards of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation The Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation is the main domestic security agency of the Russian Federation and the main successor agency of the Soviet KGB. Its main responsibilities are counter-intelligence, internal and border se ...
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Honorary titles of Russia Honorary titles of the Russian Federation (russian: Почётные звания Российской Федерации) are titles given to citizens of the Russian Federation for professional and/or social achievements, but can be revoke ...
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List of Heroes of the Russian Federation 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. Due to the list's size, it i ...
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Orders, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Union 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 ...
* List of "Umalatova" awards *
Russian nobility The Russian nobility (russian: дворянство ''dvoryanstvo'') originated in the 14th century. In 1914 it consisted of approximately 1,900,000 members (about 1.1% of the population) in the Russian Empire. Up until the February Revolution ...


References


External links


Official site of the Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on State Awards
In Russian
''Rossiyskaya Gazeta'' (''Russian Gazette'')
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